Cookeville Budget Includes 10-Cent Property Tax Increase
The City of Cookeville’s upcoming fiscal year budget includes a 10-cent increase in property taxes. Finance Director Brenda Imel said Thursday the increase would be the first for the city in nearly seven years. “That 10 cents is restricted and going into a new fund that we want to create called the infrastructure fund,” Imel […]
Fentress County Limited In Assisting Jamestown Regional
Fentress County officials have met with the Tennessee Department of Health over concerns about Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s future. That according to County Executive Jimmy Johnson. He said the hospital being privately owned by Rennova Health Systems gives little room for assistance. “We have no authority over the hospital since we don’t own the building […]
Livingston Seeking CDBG Funding For Facade Updates
Livingston will seek funding through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for facade upgrades. Downtown Revitalization Committee Chair Ray Evans said the grant could provide up to $100,000 in storefront improvements. “We were very successful with our smaller program last year which was $15,000 total and $1,500 per application,” Evans said. “[We were] extremely successful […]
Gainesboro Nears Completion on Sidewalk Repairs
The City of Gainesboro expects to complete sidewalk repairs in the next month. Mayor Lloyd Williams said the project began in September 2018. “We have completed a little bit over half of it. And we have done South Main Street and we are working on Murray Street and then Quarles Avenue,” Williams said. “We started […]
Putnam Planners Approve Pembrooke Pines Subdivision
Developers have resumed efforts to build a 48-lot subdivision in southern Putnam County. Planning Department Director Kevin rush said the Pembrooke Pines project originally got underway in 2007. “They went through and got preliminary plat approval, but the economy started to tank and they just held off,” Rush said. “Preliminary approval over the past 10-years […]
Livingston to Hire New City Codes Enforcement
The Livingston City Codes Administrator will continue serving the city until July. Mayor Curtis Hayes said despite previous actions, Darius Sims does not intend to leave the position before Livingston finds a replacement. “I just want to make it real clear, Darius Sims has done us a great job for the City of Livingston. He […]
Two Putnam County Individuals Face Meth Charges
Algood police arrested two Putnam County individuals following a consensual search Thursday. Officers charged 30-year-old Edward Mcabee of Cookeville and 29-year-old Destiny Tirey of Monterey with possession of methamphetamine. Authorities made contact with Mcabee and Tirey during a casual encounter with a vehicle at 285 E. Main Street. Mcabee was identified as the driver. Arrest […]
Traffic Stop Results in Methamphetamine Arrest
Cookeville Police arrested a 54-year-old man on meth charges following a traffic stop Wednesday. Jeffery Leal of Cookeville faces one count of possession of methamphetamine and was booked into the Putnam County Jail under $7,000 bond. Arrest warrants state Cookeville Police were dispatched to a motorist driving recklessly. The officer pulled the vehicle over and […]
