Cookeville Gas, Electric Budgets Include Automated Meter Reading System
Cookeville’s gas and electric departments plan to partner in the next fiscal year in testing a new automated meter reading system. Gas Department Director Jeff Mills said the new system will be tested in high-density areas before being implemented citywide. “Both of us will do the same areas in the pilot program just so the […]
Airport Road Project Requires Putnam, White County Approval
A project improving Airport Road leading to the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport still needs approval from Putnam and White Counties. Airport Manager Dean Selby said TDOT needs right-of-way access to nearly 1,500 square feet of property in order to begin road improvements. “The governing laws of the Airport require that the four governments that sponsor […]
Monterey Sewer Project Goes Out For Bids
A project to update Monterey’s aging sewer lines will get underway soon. Nathaniel Green is the consulting engineer for the city. “It seems that the culmination of efforts that we’ve had since 2014 to get a CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) up here and apply it to sewer and water is coming to fruition,” Green […]
Planning Commissioners Agree On Road Improvements For Development
A developer can move forward with building 10 homes near Bee Rock after agreeing to widen a road that leads to the property. The Putnam County Regional Planning Commission approved last week the preliminary plat for the 76 acres on San Hall Road. Patrick Rinks is the Putnam County Planning Department engineer. “I guess the […]
Cookeville Hobby Lobby Reopens At Jackson Plaza
Cookeville’s Hobby Lobby has reopened at its new location in Jackson Plaza. The national craft and hobby goods retailer officially opened Monday morning. Jackson Plaza was purchased last year by Rise Partners in Chattanooga. Construction on the former Sears location began last winter to split the storefront into two separate entities, with Hobby Lobby taking […]
Three Women Charged With Rape
Three women face charges for an alleged rape that occurred in the Putnam County Jail last December. Tia Leigh Fabri, Shelby Cheyenne Nunley, and Brandy Nichole Reed face two counts of aggravated rape. The indictment accuses the trio of unlawful sexual penetration against a female victim on December 6. Jail officials said said Monday morning […]
Cookeville Man Identified With Fifty Grams of Meth
A Cookeville man faces multiple drug charges after possessing approximately 54 grams of methamphetamine Friday. Officials arrested 35-year-old Steven Ray Flanigan for methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Authorities dispatched to a house on Dale Ln in regards to a stranger sleeping in a truck in the resident’s driveway. Upon arrival, officials found Flanigan. […]
Former Jackson County Community Coalition Director Indicted
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a 48-count indictment against a former Jackson County non-profit director. The DOJ and Tennessee Comptroller’s Office reports federal agents arrested 48-year-old Patrick Martin of Gainesboro Friday for allegedly using state and federal funding for personal gain. John Dunn serves as the Comptroller Office’s Director of Communications. […]
