Man Arrested for Public Indecency, Intoxication near Jere Whitson Elementary
A Cookeville man faces charges after being arrested Saturday near Jere Whitson Elementary School for public indecency and public intoxication. Cookeville Police Captain Bobby Anderson said 39-year-old Tomas Mendez was arrested on Jere Whitson Road. “He had urinated off the front porch of the residence while in front of a minor child and the mother,” […]
Cummins Falls Overlook Project to Move Forward
The Cummins Falls State Park overlook project will move forward with a TDEC-awarded Recreational Trails Program grant. Park Manager Ray Cutcher said the project will pick up with a workshop meeting. “There will be a workshop set up for those who have been awarded each grant to cover all the processes we have to do […]
Sparta Man Killed In Tuesday Morning Crash
A Tuesday morning crash claimed the life of a Sparta man. The crash happened at 5:15 a.m. on Sparta Highway in Cumberland County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol has identified the deceased as David Joseph Palmer. According to the THP crash report, Palmer was driving a 2009 Volkswagen when the vehicle crossed the center line and […]
Putnam County Remains in Clear from Measles Outbreak
Putnam County remains in the clear from the Tennessee measles outbreak. Director of the Putnam County Health Department Lisa Bumbalough said people can prevent measles with vaccinations. “The best protection against measles, of course, is to be protected by the MMR vaccine. Which is the Measles Mumps and Rubella vaccine,” Bumbalough said. “Most teens and […]
Dunham Charged With 8th Revoked License Offense
White County authorities charged a man with his 8th driving on a revoked license offense following a short pursuit Sunday. Deputies also charged 43-year-old Richard Dunham Jr. with simple possession of schedule VI drugs, felony evading arrest, and leaving the scene of an accident. According to a press release from the White County Sheriff’s Office, […]
Fentress County Historical Society to Move Buildings
The Fentress County Historical Society will move into the Regan Building once the Finance Department sets up in the County Courthouse. County Executive J. Micheal Cross said both moves will benefit the county. “It puts all the main county offices in one building under one roof. So we should have cohesiveness, better communication. Just all […]
Boards Approve Merger Between UCHRA, UCDD
A merger between the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency and Upper Cumberland Development District was approved Tuesday morning. According to UCHRA interim executive director Mark Farley, the merger creates two deputy directors – one for each organization – with a finance director and executive director over both. Farley said Rebecca Harris will oversee the UCHRA […]
Monterey House Fire Under Investigation
An investigation is underway after a fire destroyed a home in Monterey early Tuesday morning. Monterey Fire Chief Kevin Peters said the fire broke out around 3:00 a.m. at a home on South Holly Street. Peters said crews responded to the scene and found the home totally engulfed in flames. A cause of the blaze […]
Putnam to Reconsider Parent-Teacher Conference Dates
The Putnam County School System will consider changing the Parent-Teacher Conference Dates in the future school schedules. Director of Schools Jerry Boyd said teachers and principals have expressed their concerns about the early conference date. “We are really having a discussion about in the future do we need to push that back a couple of […]
Putnam Co. To Purchase Property For New Fire Stations
Putnam County Commissioners voted Monday night to purchase property for three new fire stations. “There’s a new station going in the 10th district down in the Gainesboro Grade County Farm Road area,” County Executive Randy Porter said. “We’re moving the station in Monterey out of the city limits and putting a new one up on […]
