PCSO Offers Active-Shooter Training To UC Agencies
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has opened its active-shooting training exercises to other Upper Cumberland agencies. According to a press release, the training equips school resource officers both mentally and physically in the event of an emergency. SROs from the Cumberland County and Overton County Sheriff’s offices completed the five-day training course. Vol State Community […]
Progressive Savings Celebrates 10 Years at Interstate Drive Location
Progressive Savings Bank celebrated 10 years at their Cookeville location on Interstate Drive Friday. Marilyn Mullinix serves as Progressive Savings’s community president. “We have been in Cookeville for 14 years, but we’ve been in this location for 10,” Mullinix said. “We’re very community-minded and we love our customers and our community. So we’re very good […]
Cookeville May Consider Cumberland River Hospital Bid Aug. 1
A motion accepting a new bid to purchase Cumberland River Hospital did not appear on Cookeville City Council’s agenda Thursday. Mayor Ricky Shelton said Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) needs to finalize details with Celina Healthcare, LLC before Council can take the next step. “There is some movement on that now. The hospital board will […]
Sparta Receives Rotary Grant for Entrance Signs
The City of Sparta has received a $14,000 National Rotary Greenways Grant. Sparta Mayor Jeff Young said the grant will pay for the construction of two entrance signs. “We are looking at several different types of layouts, whether its brick or stone or fieldstone, whatever it might be,” Young said. “But the goal is to […]
Trial Set In Fatal Cumberland Co. Bus Garage Shooting Case
A Cumberland County man will stand trial this fall after fatally shooting two people at a bus garage in 2018. Warren Nostrom faces two counts of first-degree murder following the deaths of his 58-year-old ex-wife, Joy, and 54-year-old Mark Gunter. The trial will come nearly nine months after a Cumberland County Grand Jury indicted Nostrom […]
Poplar Grove Precinct Could Stay Open
No one showed up to a public hearing for the closure of two Putnam County voting locations Thursday. The Election Commission has recommended closing the Poplar Grove and Cornerstone precincts because of low voter turnouts. Commissioner Perry Bartlett said he would like Poplar Grove to stay open for the time being. “I hate to keep […]
Missing Putnam County Baby Found Safe In Kentucky
A missing child from Putnam County has been found safe in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The TBI announced Thursday evening one-year-old Lachlan Capo was located. Authorities had issued a missing endangered child alert for Capo Wednesday evening after the child was last seen with a Margot Walker. TBI officials have not indicated whether an arrest was […]
Alley Naming Honors Sparta-Local Aaron Shafer
The Sparta Board of Aldermen and Mayor approved naming an alleyway near Rhea Street after Aaron Shafer Thursday. Mayor Jeff Young said the late Shafer brought a bright light into the town. “Aaron Shafer was a good man, thought a lot about our community. Young guy, but wise above his years,” Young said. “He cared […]
Cookeville Council Approves Hotel-Motel Tax On First Reading
Cookeville City Council passed the first reading of its new hotel-motel tax Thursday. Yash Tanwar owns Cookeville’s Best Western and the new Holiday Inn development. He expressed concern during the council meeting over how the tax would affect his businesses and others. “It’s going to put a lot of pressure on our ADRs, by which […]
