TDOT To Conduct Emergency Repairs In Smith Co. Next Week
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will be conducting some emergency repair work in Smith County next week. Work to repair Turkey Creek Highway will begin Monday near State Route 285. TDOT officials said the project will require full road closure of the impacted area. TDOT has decided to wait until schools are on fall break […]
Putnam EMS Hopes To Get New Power Cots With Grant
Putnam County EMS hopes to get new power cots with an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). EMS Director Tommy Copeland said the current cots have reached the age of 12-years-old. “At some point, we’re either gonna have to purchase cots or us be successful in one of these grants,” Copeland said. “It would save the […]
Crossville Pair Nabbed on Multiple Charges After Stolen-Vehicle Recovery
Friday morning, Cumberland County deputies stopped a silver Kia Forte on Highway 70 East. The vehicle had been reported stolen earlier that morning. The driver, 37-year-old Bobby Lynn Norris, and a passenger, 22-year-old Taylor Danielle Davis, both of Crossville, were placed under arrest. According to the arrest report, Norris claimed no knowledge of the vehicle’s […]
Two Arrested After Traffic Stop in Crab Orchard
When Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies attempted to stop a vehicle on Highway 70 East Saturday afternoon, the driver engaged deputies in a chase. The vehicle finally came to a stop near Davenport Crossing, where a passenger, Toby Joe Lee Godsey, age 43, of Crossville, fled on foot. Deputies pursued and apprehended him in a wooded […]
Baxter Man Arrested on Stalking Charge
Authorities charged a Baxter man with stalking after he violated an order of protection against him. Izaya Kennedy, 19, was arrested and booked into the Putnam County Jail Monday. During an investigation, authorities determined Kennedy called the victim from a restricted number on Oct. 4. An arrest warrant indicates Kennedy attempted to find out what […]
Solar Project Ready To Begin In Monterey
A solar energy project is moving forward in Monterey nearly two years after the city approved the project. Monterey Mayor Bill Wiggins said he had doubts about the project taking place, but Atlanta-based Hannah Solar is ready to begin installing the solar panels. “This particular project has been very perplexing because it’s taken so long […]
Putnam Commission Looking to Name Old Baxter Road Bridge
The Putnam County Road Committee will decide whether to name the Old Baxter Road overpass after Francis Marion Roberts who once lived in the area. County Commissioner Danny Holmes presented the idea before the commission Monday before it was moved to the Road Committee. “We’ve been working on this for several, several months, maybe close […]
Juvenile Flown to Vanderbilt After Downtown Cookeville Crash
A juvenile was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center with serious injuries after a collision between two motorcycles and a pickup truck in Downtown Cookeville Monday. The accident occurred at the corner of East Spring Street and South Washington Avenue in front of the Putnam County Justice Center. According to Cookeville Police Captain Bobby Anderson, 18-year-old […]
Man Charged After Not Returning Carlen Motors Vehicle
A Cookeville man faces one count of theft after borrowing a vehicle from Carlen Motors. According to an arrest warrant, Cotie Orcutt, 29, was an employee at the dealership when he was given permission to use one of the vehicles. The owner gave Orcutt permission to use a black 2014 Chevrolet Captiva between Sept. 14 […]
Monterey Man Threatens Woman with Knife
Officials charged a Monterey man with aggravated assault after he pulled a knife on a woman inside his home. Dewey Farley Jr., 43, was arrested and booked into the Putnam County Jail Monday. According to Farley’s arrest warrant, officials responded to a disturbance on Cade Road in Monterey. The arrest warrant indicates Farley pulled a […]
