Beware Of Fraudulent Contractors After Storms
After a round of severe storms, the state department of commerce and insurance wants homeowners to be aware of fraudulent contractors who may offer to clean up storm damage or fix up your homes. Department of Commerce and Insurance Communications Director Kevin Walters said there are some red flags you can look out for. “Watch […]
Putnam Co. Voting Machines Receive Certification Wednesday
86 voting machines checked out to be valid and in working condition when inspected during the Putnam County Election Commission meeting Wednesday. The voting machines, required by law to be certified prior to early voting and election day. The county purchased two additional machines this year in order for all 24 precincts to have two […]
Distracted Driving Enforcement Campaign Takes Place In Cookeville
The Upper Cumberland region had 67 distracted driving crashes occur in 2017. That according to Tennessee Highway Patrol Captain R.C. Christian, who said three fatalities occurred as a result of those crashes and 48 injuries. “To us in law enforcement, it’s very real. It’s very real because now we’re seeing the effects of how it’s […]
Hit And Run Suspect Caught In Crossville
A Crossville man driving without a license faces charges after a Monday night accident along Genesis Road. 34-year-old Timothy Robert Henson charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report, and driving without a license. According to police, Henson’s 1997 Jeep Cherokee hit a woman’s car who had stopped to make a turn […]
One Applicant For Jackson Co. Director Of Schools Position
The deadline to apply for the Jackson County Director of Schools position has ended. There’s a lack of interest for the position, according to school board chairman Mark Brown. “At the time we only had one applicant that had turned in,” Brown said. “We’ve set up to do an interview at the next school board […]
I 40 Traffic Backed Up As Crews Remove Tractor Trailer From Ditch
Traffic on Interstate 40 westbound is backed up as crews remove a tractor trailer from a ditch. At 12:30 p.m.Tennessee Highway Patrol Lieutenant Jimmy Neal said the cleanup process would likely take an hour or more to complete. The vehicle crashed Tuesday evening near mile marker 281. TDOT stopped clearing operations on the tractor trailer when […]
Reward Offered In Cumberland Co. Animal Dumping Case
Focus on Cumberland County Animal Shelter has offered a reward for information that could identify the person responsible for dumping bags of deceased animals last month. The organization received three separate reports, according to FOCCAS President Jan Hendrixson. “I don’t know that they are related, these may be different people that are doing this,” Hendrixson […]
Serial Killer Expert Says Numbers Don’t Match Headlines
While serial killers often grab the headlines, Dr. Jack Levin said they do not account for a large percentage of violence nationwide. “I try to emphasize that we are not having an epidemic of serial murder, in fact the real problem in this country is domestic violence, friends that kill one another in a bar,” […]
White County Man Carrying Multiple Knives Arrested
A White County man faces multiple drugs and weapons charges after running from Sparta Police and failing to follow officer directions. Sparta Police responded Sunday night to a call of a suspicious person walking along Oakwood Street. 28-year-old Adam Barlow started to flee when police arrived. When police ordered Barlow to stop, he did and […]
O-Negative Blood Level Critical
If you have O-negative blood, the community needs you to donate blood. Blood Assurance issued a plea Wednesday morning for O-negative donations, calling the need critical. “To most effectively serve local hospitals, we need to have a four to five-day supply of this blood type,” Blood Assurance Medical Director Dr. Elizabeth Culler said, “The need […]
