Infinite Entertainment Hopes To Break Ground Next Month
Groundbreaking for Cookeville’s Infinite Entertainment facility should take place within a month. Turfway Entertainment Founder and President David Wallace said crews should begin constructing the family entertainment center by December. “We have completed our footprints for the facility and we have a couple renderings that we have finalized,” Wallace said. “We are running a little bit […]
Temporary Injunction Prevents Hawkins from Taking Office
Judge Ronald Thurman issued a temporary injunction Friday preventing Algood Council candidate Ruby Hawkins from being sworn into office. A trial is set for Oct. 3 which could ultimately decide whether Hawkins or current councilman Justin Grant takes the final seat on the city council. Grant’s Attorney Bill Cameron said he supports Judge Thurman’s decision. […]
Injured Lineman Released From Hospital
A Cookeville Electric Department employee has left the hospital after suffering injuries on the job Friday morning. Cookeville Electric Department Director Tony Peek said an arc flash injured fourth year apprentice lineman Will Dunson while he was performing maintenance work on a utility pole near the intersection of Jackson Street and Walnut Avenue. “From our […]
Lineman With Cookeville Electric Injured Friday Morning
A Cookeville Electric Department lineman suffered injuries this morning while performing maintenance work. Cookeville Electric Department Director Tony Peek said the accident occurred near the intersection of Jackson and Walnut when an arc flash occurred. The employee has been transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. Power was temporarily disrupted but all […]
No Injuries After Jeep Strikes School Bus In Cumberland County
A Crossville teenager faces charges of failure to yield and due care after his Jeep Cherokee struck a school bus Friday morning. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said no injuries occurred during the crash on Highway 70 West and Dillon Street. According to a crash report, the front bumper of the jeep struck the school bus’s […]
No Injuries After Tractor-Trailer Fire on I-40
No one was injured after a tractor-trailer fire shut down I-40 eastbound near Monterey Thursday afternoon. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Scott Stanfield, of Kentucky, pulled his truck on the side of the interstate when he noticed smoke from the passenger side of the cabin. Upon further inspection, Stanfield discovered flames coming from passenger […]
