School System Updates Parents On Safety
The Putnam County Schools Administration updated parents and citizens on its efforts to protect children during a town hall forum Monday. Some 100 people attended the forum at Upperman Middle School. Director Of Schools Jerry Boyd said the system continues to look for ways to improve safety including single-entrance schools and re-enforced doors. “We have […]
Overnight Work Resumes On Cookeville’s Willow
Overnight road work resumed on Cookeville’s Willow Avenue Tuesday morning as crews worked to raise manholes. The project to resurface Willow from Jackson Street to the Tennessee Tech campus has been stalled by bad weather the last several weeks. In addition, the new asphalt surface did not perform as T-DOT wanted. It will be replaced […]
Paroled Murderer Found In Crossville
Crossville Police found a convicted murderer with an outstanding warrant hiding out in a Livingston Road location Sunday night. Officers investigating a theft of items from a vehicle found 64-year-old Kenneth Ray Phifer at 207 Livingston Road. Police reports described the location as “grown up (and) fenced in.” Phifer had been staying inside. Phifer arrested […]
