White County Arson Case Bound To Grand Jury
A White County grand jury will hear a Cookeville man’s arson case. Defendant Richard Hunger learned the news during a preliminary hearing Tuesday. White County Deputies arrested the 27-year-old after investigating a Country Club Road house fire two months ago. Hunger faces six counts of aggravated arson after allegedly admitting to setting the fire. At […]
Astronaut McCulley Visits Livingston Hometown
Livingston native and NASA Astronaut Mike McCulley celebrated a visit to his hometown Monday. Captain McCulley said even though he wasn’t born in Livingston, the area always felt like home. “And I truly was raised by this village. Which meant a couple of things. One, I couldn’t get away with anything as a young kid […]
Ben Danner Appointed Overton Co. ADA Coordinator
Overton County commissioners approved County Executive Ben Danner to serve as their ADA Coordinator. Danner said the added responsibility will help save Overton County funding as they work to make buildings more ADA compliant. “I talked to some consulting companies, and it was going to be upwards of $100,000 to do this and we put […]
Clay County Jail Nearing Completion of Financial Studies
Clay County is nearing the end of several financial studies for the new jail. County Mayor Dale Reagan said the county needs additional information from a bank before moving forward with the $7 million USDA loan. “We are down to hopefully the final window as far as looking into what else they are needing from […]
Jamestown To Solicit Bids for Main Street Paving
The City of Jamestown will solicit bids for the Main Street paving project. Mayor Lyndon Baines said the project will begin in front of the Courthouse and end on South Main Street. “We have put it in the budget this year for that, to do the paying. We try to do paving every year,” Baines […]
Riddle Arrested For Strangling Ex-Girlfriend In July
Authorities arrested a Cookeville man Monday on charges that he strangled his ex-girlfriend last month. Cookeville Police charged 32-year-old Susej Will Riddle with aggravated assault. He has not posted his $35,000 bond. Riddle allegedly strangled the victim on July 24, causing her to lose consciousness. An arrest report said Riddle fled the scene after a […]
Gorge at Cummins Falls State Park to Re-Open
The Gorge at Cummins Falls State Park will reopen Wednesday. State Representative Ryan Williams said new safety policies will be in place as visitors return to the popular swimming destination. “If they bring children 12 years or under that, they be required to have a life vest on them. They can bring their own or […]
Cookeville To Consider Agreement For City Hall HVAC
Cookeville City Council will vote Thursday to move forward with upgrading city hall’s HVAC unit. City Manager James Mills said the council will consider an agreement to allow Maffett Loftis to design and prepare bids for the project. “You can feel it in here right now. You know, we need it. Our system is 50-years […]
Cookeville Considering Radio Communications Change
The Putnam County Emergency Communications District (ECD) might be taking over Cookeville’s two-way radio equipment. City Manager James Mills said council members will consider an agreement Thursday that allows the transition to move forward. “We would turn over ownership of our radio equipment to the emergency communications district,” Mills said. “and then they would be […]
Clay County Passes Budget, Employees Receive Raises
Clay County Commissioners voted Monday to pass its new budget which includes a 1.5 percent salary increase for employees. County Mayor Dale Reagan said raises will go into effect once the budget is approved by the state Comptroller’s Office. “Once they do that, my office and the finance clerk will go back to July 1 […]
