Man Arrested After Pursuit with CPD, PCSO
Authorities arrested an Allons man on several charges following a joint effort by Cookeville Police and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Jordan Lee Seber, 32, faces multiple charges, including two counts evading arrest, and driving on a revoked or suspended license. Seber was also arrested on outstanding CPD and PCSO warrants, including two counts failure […]
Cumberland Container Gets New Machine
A new piece of machinery purchased by Cumberland Container will be only the second of its type in Tennessee and the 80th in the country. Cumberland Container Director Mark Jared said workers began installing the new Baysek flatbed die cutter last week. “It’s a pretty unique machine,” Jared said. “We believe that it will be […]
TTU President Oldham Donates Bonus Back to School
Tennessee Tech President Phil Oldham is donating his bonus back to the university to help students in financial need. TTU’s Board of Trustees voted to give Oldham a $60,000 bonus on top of a two percent pay raise during last week’s trustees meeting. “I was not aware that the Board of Trustees were going to […]
Cookeville Looking Into Free Downtown Wi-Fi
Cookeville officials are looking into bringing free Wi-Fi to the downtown area in the near future. Economic Development Coordinator Melinda Keifer said the city recently submitted a “pre-application” for an Appalachian Regional Commission grant to help fund the project. “Ultimately, we could probably have things installed fairly quickly,” Keifer said. “If the installation was all we […]
Academy Sports Opening at Eagle Point Nov. 3
Sports and outdoors retailer Academy Sports will open its doors at the new Shoppes at Eagle Point Nov. 3. Academy Sports currently has a distribution center in Cookeville at 4700 Academy Road. The new retail location will be the only location for the sports and outdoors retailer between Nashville and Knoxville, and will be one […]
Cookeville Looking To Settle Tennessee Ave. Cases
The Cookeville City Council has voted to use left over Tennessee Avenue funds for right-of-way condemnation negotiations. Cookeville Attorney Dan Radar said 11 of the 39 total condemnation cases remain active. “Chancellor Ron Thurman is going to do a mediation on all those 11 on October 17th and 18th,” Radar said. “We are going to […]
Ongoing Project May Effect Willow, 12th Street Proposal
An ongoing sidewalk project in Cookeville may determine whether a proposal for sidewalk along North Willow Avenue and West 12th Street is approved. Planning Director James Mills said TDOT officials told the city despite having an ongoing project, Cookeville is still eligible to receive funding for a new one. “We were approved for a similar […]
Cookeville Man Arrested for Prohibited Weapon
A Cookeville man faces multiple charges after an altercation involving a prohibited weapon. Authorities arrested Alan Short, 29, for aggravated assault and possession of a prohibited weapon on Saturday. Short attempted to use his Chevrolet pickup as a weapon by hitting another vehicle. The victims had to swerve in order to avoid a collision. In the […]
