Electric Outage To Affect Clay County Saturday
A scheduled power outage will affect parts of Clay County early Saturday morning. Tri-County Electric says the outage allows crews to upgrade transmission lines from Dale Hollow to Moss. A temporary loss of power will occur in Moss, Union Hill, Oak Grove, Pine Hill, and Tompkinsville Road. The work will begin at 5:30 a.m. Tri-County […]
Dr. Joe Miller Named New Director Of York Institute
The Tennessee Department of Education has selected Dr. Joe Miller as the new director of the Alvin C. York Institute in Jamestown. Department officials made the announcement via press release Friday. According to the release, Miller comes to AYI from Claiborne County where he most recently served as the director of schools. While in Claiborne […]
Cookeville High Student Arrested For Making Threats
Putnam County authorities have arrested a Cookeville High School student for threatening to shoot up the school. A statement released by Principal Max Petett Friday said the arrest took place late Thursday night at the student’s home. According to the release, the student was overheard by another making threats to bring an assault rifle to […]
Fiesta Cancun Pays $271k In Owed Wages, Fines After DOL Investigation
Fiesta Cancun of Cookeville has paid over $271,000 in fines and owed wages following a federal investigation. The United States Department of Labor (DOL) made the announcement via press release Thursday. According to the release, Fiesta Cancun violated minimum wage requirements by failing to pay servers for the hours they worked. Fiesta Cancun also failed […]
Building Boom Continues In Putnam County To Start Fiscal Year
Putnam County’s increase in building permits and new home construction continued to begin the fiscal year. County Mayor Randy Porter said 28 building permits were issued during the month of July. “Out of those 28 permits, 21 of them were for new single-family residential homes,” Porter said. “15 a month is what we’re averaging over […]
Sparta Looking For Garbage Truck Repair Options
Sparta will look for other options to repair one garbage truck. Public Works Director Dillard Quick said the department planned for the repair last year. “We got it in the budget this year for one of the sidearm trucks to have the rail replaced. The price came back like $46,000 and that’s not in our […]
Cookeville Man Charged With DUI After Vehicle Crash
Authorities arrested a Cookeville man for DUI after a single-vehicle crash Thursday. Authorities came in contact with 22-year-old Bradley Cole Burchett on Highway 135 near the Jackson County line after flipping his Jeep onto its roof. Arrest reports indicate that Burchett had red watery eyes and smelt like alcoholic beverages. Burchett failed all field sobriety […]
DeKalb Schools Amend Policy On Out-Of-County Students
DeKalb County’s board of education has amended the district’s policy on out-of-county students. Students who live outside DeKalb County limits can now attend school in the county by paying a tuition fee of $750 per semester. Director of Schools Patrick Cripps said Thursday the district had considered amending its “closed-door” policy for a few years. […]
