TDOT Begins Audit On UCHRA Transportation Program
The Tennessee Department of Transportation began conducting an audit today against the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency’s transportation program. The audit comes in response to several allegations of misconduct against the agency’s Executive Director Luke Collins, including a report that he used the agency’s charter service to travel to to a political event in Nashville […]
Cumberland Commissioners Concerned With Sales Tax Numbers
Cumberland County Commissioners received some unfortunate news this week in regards to sales taxes. Early numbers from December 2017 show the county bringing in $821,000 in sales tax receipts against a projected $927,000. That’s over $100,000 below budget. Year-to-date the county is down $175,000 to budget, but 4th District Commissioners Allen Foster said the county […]
Cookeville PD Says Lock Your Car Doors
Cookeville Police officials are urging residents to protect their vehicles from break-ins. Captain Bobby Anderson said rarely a week goes by where police don’t take a report of a vehicle break-in and sometimes the cases are hard to solve. “A lot of the property that’s being taken from vehicles don’t have serial numbers or they […]
Property Tax Deadline Approaching
The deadline for Putnam County residents to pay 2017 property taxes is February 28th at 4:00 p.m. Putnam County Trustee Freddie Nelson said if taxes aren’t paid, penalty and interest will kick in March 1st at rate of 1.5-percent per month. “We’ve collected a little bit over $29 million and we still have about $13 million […]
Threat Closes Fentress Co. Schools Tuesday
It wasn’t just illness that caused Fentress County Schools to close Tuesday. Thursday morning School Superintendent Mike Jones confirmed that a school threat also led to his decision to close schools Tuesday. Jones said he received a call Monday night from Sheriff Michael Reagan, who informed him about a complaint involving a social media post […]
Crash Injures Two In Overton County Wednesday Afternoon
A two vehicle crash injured two people in Overton County Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened around 3:00 p.m on Highway 111 at State Route 293. The Tennessee Highway Patrol has cited 79-year-old Lula Barriger with failure to yield at the right of way. Officials said the crash happened when Barriger stopped her vehicle in the […]
