Case Against Cookeville Officer Sent To Grand Jury
A Cookeville Police Officer appeared in court Tuesday on charges accusing him of assaulting his wife last year. A White County judge has ordered a grand jury to review domestic and aggravated assault charges against officer Kyle Farley. White County deputies arrested the 29-year-old earlier this year after he allegedly used his city-issued stun gun […]
Senate Committee Passes Wine Distribution Bills
The Tennessee State and Local Government Committee passed two bills Tuesday in an effort to help local wineries. Senator Paul Bailey sponsored Senate Bill 1483 allowing wineries producing under 10,000 gallons or less per year to transport their product to adjacent counties. “The story behind this is there’s some small farm wineries in my district, […]
Hospital Closure May Hinder Economic Development
The closing of Celina’s Cumberland River Hospital may hinder economic development in Clay County. That according to Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kevin Donaldson. “We have had a good local hospital for well over a good half century now,” Donaldson said. “And that is part of any pitch that we might make in terms of […]
Cookeville Looking At Potential Water, Sewer Rate Increase
Cookeville City Council will consider an ordinance Thursday adjusting water and sewer rates beginning this May. Water & Sewer Department Director Ronnie Kelly said the additional revenue would go towards additions at the city’s waste water plant and sewer rehab projects. “[Adjusting rates] is not something that we look forward to doing. We haven’t had […]
Bloomington Springs Man Faces Weapon Charges
A Bloomington Springs man faces multiple weapon charges following a traffic stop Monday. Authorities arrested 42-year-old Paul David Hunter Jr. for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, and two counts of possession of prohibited weapon. Officials stopped the vehicle for a failure to use a turn signal. Authorities […]
Livingston Amends, Approves Park Alcohol Resolution
Livingston’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen amended and approved an ordinance Monday allowing special events to serve alcohol at Central Park. Pastor John Copeland spoke to the Board in opposition of the original ordinance. “It seems to me there are those who are obsessed with making alcohol available to as many people as they possibly […]
Monterey Getting New Water Feature
Kids in Monterey will have a new place to chill at this summer. John Ross Albertson is the Putnam County Parks and Recreation Director. He said the county will be using state grant funding to construct a water feature at Whitaker Park. “We looked at several different ideas of what we could do to help […]
Cookeville Approved for Downtown WiFi Grant
Cookeville has been approved for funding to install free public WiFi in the downtown area. Economic Development Coordinator Melinda Keifer said the city was awarded the Appalachian Regional Commission Grant to cover some of the project costs. “We’ve put together a plan to put about 25 wired and wireless access points in the downtown area […]
Governor Approves Pre-App For Monterey Water Project
Monterey is a step closer to installing a new eight inch water line from South Holly Street to Interstate 40. Monterey Grant Writer Dawn Kupferer said Monday night that Governor Bill Lee has approved a pre-application for an Appalachian Regional Commission grant. “We originally put in an application for $825,000. It was a 50-50 grant […]
TEMA Analyzing Flood Damage, Costs in Livingston
The City of Livingston expects to know whether they will receive flood relief funds within the next couple weeks. Mayor Curtis Hayes addressed the flooding during Monday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. “TEMA is evaluating and forming an analysis… on exactly what it cost Livingston,” Hayes said, “also homes that were destroyed on the […]
