Truck Crashes Into Tractor Trailer After Wheel Falls Off
A truck collided with a tractor trailer on Interstate 40 in Monterey Thursday. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 41-year-old Jerry Clark Jr. of Monterey was driving a 2005 Dodge 3500 truck and attempting to merge onto Interstate 40 at miler marker 301 westbound. A crash report said the truck’s left front wheel came off, […]
Man Sentenced to Six Years for Killing Crossville K-9
A man accused of killing a K-9 from the Crossville Police Department was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday. 29-year-old Dustin Lee Dixon pleaded guilty to three charges after stabbing a K-9 last August during a pursuit with CPD officers. The K-9 was immediately taken to a veterinarian for treatment where it later died […]
Absolute Care, LLC to Purchase Senior Lifestyles
Senior Lifestyle’s facility in Cookeville will be sold nearly one month after a previous owner’s arrest. Ed Butler – the current owner of Senior Lifestyles – said the facility will be sold to Absolute Care, LLC, adding that selling it was in his best interest. “I think that’s the best thing for myself and my […]
Board Gets Update On Project To Extend Walking Trail
Monterey continues to make progress on extending the town’s walking trail. Cultural administrator Julie Bohannon said the engineering contract for the project was completed July 1 she hopes to have bids out by August 1. Grant Writer Dawn Kupferer said a $45,700 grant from the State Department of Health will pay for the entire project. […]
Senior Lifestyles Owner Reflects on Recent Events
The current owner of Senior Lifestyles opened up about how recent events at the facility have impacted him and his family. Owner Ed Butler co-owned the facility with his wife Stephanie when she was charged last month with two counts of property theft and one count of willful neglect, abuse, and exploitation. “My children and […]
Crash Causes Delays On Interstate 40 Thursday
A motor vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 40 in Monterey Thursday. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said troopers responded to a non-injury crash involving a commercial vehicle at westbound mile marker 301. Putnam County Fire Department officials said the crash caused major delays with both lanes blocked at one point. While working the crash at mile […]
Jackson County to Hold Mayor’s Forum
Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will hold a County Mayor’s Forum Saturday evening. Debbie Kinnard is the Vice President of the chamber. “Between now and then the public is invited to submit questions to the chamber office that they would like to see presented to the candidates,” Kinnard said. “And then they will go as […]
Cookeville Man Drowned in Center Hill Lake
A Cookeville man drowned in Center Hill Lake yesterday. Kenneth Farron Young, 57, was swimming in the Mine Lick Creek area in the Austin Bottom Community when he went under. Dustin Johnson of the Smithville-Dekalb Rescue Squad said the squad originally reported to the lake for a boat wreck. “I was told he was swimming […]
One Dead, Two Injured in I-40 Accident near Baxter
A 22-year-old Monterey man was killed in an accident on I-40 westbound near Baxter Wednesday. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, David Englehardt was traveling with 22-year-old Kirsten McCarty of Baxter and a two-year-old child around 7:40 a.m. McCarty – the driver – attempted to merge into the right lane when she struck the rear […]
Porter Presents Proclamation To Veterans Honor Guard
Putnam County and the city of Cookeville honored the veterans honor guard during a Fourth of July celebration Wednesday. Each member of the honor guard was presented a proclamation recognizing their services. Randy Porter is County Executive of Putnam County. “It doesn’t make any difference rain or shine, cold or hot, inclement weather, holidays…if there’s […]
