Red Cross Assisting Family After Saturday Night Fire In Monterey
A Monterey family that lost their home to a Saturday night fire continues to be assisted by the American Red Cross today. Red Cross Disaster Program Manager Todd Griffen said folks can help out the McCloud family by giving cash to a Go Fund Me account that’s been set up. “That way they can buy […]
Equipment Failure Causes Power Outage In Cookeville Monday
Parts of Cookeville experienced a brief power outage Monday afternoon. Parts of Walnut Avenue, Interstate Drive, and Spring Street experienced the loss of power. Cookeville Electric Operation Superintendent Carl Haney said an equipment failure on a South Oak Street pole can be blamed for the cause. “Not really sure what caused that, whether it was […]
Cookeville-Putnam Co. Chamber Sets Goal Of 300 New Members
The Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce will have a hefty goal to meet when it’s annual membership drive begins Tuesday. Diane Callahan is the chamber’s Vice President of Organizational Development. “We have a goal of 300 new members in two days,” Callahan said. “To put that in prospective, our membership campaigns in the past have […]
Celina Fire Dept. Working To Improve ISO Rating
The Celina Fire Department wants to improve the city’s Insurance Services Office rating. The rating that directly correlates with the price of homeowners insurance recently went up to a 7 in Celina due to a lack of record keeping. Celina Fire Department Chief Josh Wheeler said the latest ISO evaluation occurred in March of 2016. […]
Cookeville Man Arrested For Allegedly Striking Pregnant Girlfriend
Local authorities have arrested a Cookeville man for allegedly striking his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach. Cookeville Police said the incident happened Friday at a home on Lane Avenue in Cookeville. 36-year-old Jerry Daniel Blackmon charged with domestic assault against the victim and unborn child. Police reported that Blackmon also allegedly strangled the victim and […]
Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic Celebrate New Location
This morning Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic celebrated the opening of their new location. Nancy Knowlton directs the Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic. “Today is the first day, and it really has been a very fast process. J&S Construction and their employees came in and took us on as their 60th-anniversary project.” Knowlton said, “And then we have had […]
Fentress Wants To Build A New 33-Acre Park
Fentress County residents could spend future spring weekends in a new 33-acre park, if a state grant comes through. The county applying for a Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation grant that could be worth up to $500,000. County commissioners purchased the 33 acres just outside Jamestown for $183,000. The cost of the land can […]
Jackson County Mayor Position Set To Be Filled Tonight
Jackson County Commissioners will hear Monday night from men and women who want to serve as county mayor during the next five months. Commissioners will nominate residents to replace Bobby Kinnaird, who passed away last month. State law requires anyone wishing to be considered be nominated by a commissioner. The board will first decide Monday […]
Van Buren Set To Return To Four Ambulances
A dwindling fleet of ambulances had Van Buren County officials worried…but three new ambulances will be rolling over the next several months. At times over the past several months, the county had been down to one working ambulance to serve the community. County Mayor Greg Wilson said the problems started last fall. “We lost an […]
Celina To Be Featured In Film Sneak Peak Saturday
Celina will host a film premiere Saturday as citizens get a sneak peak of a movie featuring Clay County residents. The Income Outcome project chronicles the idea of income in America in this new documentary. The film examines the growing disparity between those with money and those without. “The film is on pockets on poverty […]
