Cookeville Receives Dog Park Check
Cookeville received a $100,000 check on Thursday for constructing a new dog park at Cane Creek Park. Mayor Ricky Shelton said this will be Cookeville’s first public dog park. “The timing of this grant award was ideal because we had recently identified a dog park as one of our priorities,” Shelton said. “I think this […]
Cookeville’s Pedestrian And Bike Circulation Plan Nearly Complete
An update to Cookeville’s pedestrian and bicycle circulation plan will be completed soon. The city has posted a draft of the recommendations to its website, allowing citizens to review and make comments. Cookeville hired Nashville-based Gresham Smith and Partners to develop the plan. Company representative John Houghton said the next step will be creating a […]
Jamestown Awards Main Street Paving Bid
The City of Jamestown will spend $186,000 to pave a portion of Main Street. Mayor Lyndon Baines said he expects the project to get underway within the next few weeks. “It’s going to be paving Main Street from right in front of the courthouse to the city limits. We’re going to begin where the state […]
DeKalb School Board Accepting Land Proposals For New School
The DeKalb County Board of Education will accept land proposals for a new elementary school until the end of this month. Director of Schools Patrick Cripps said property within city limits would be most convenient. “We would like to keep our schools as close together as we can,” Cripps said. “There’s more utilities within the […]
Tech Grad Appointed To State Veterinarian Position
State officials have named a Tennessee Tech graduate to the position of State Veterinarian and Assistant Commissioner for Animal Health. Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher announced the appointment of Samantha Beaty on Wednesday. The Jamestown native most recently served as the Interim Director for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s C.E. Kord Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory. […]
Powers To Serve 30-Years For Child Rape
A Cookeville man will serve 30-years behind bars for raping a child. 33-year-old Landon Paul Powers pleaded guilty in Putnam County Criminal Court Tuesday. An indictment accused Powers of raping his girlfriend’s 10-year-old daughter two years ago. District Attorney Bryant Dunaway said a doctor found the girl to be pregnant during a routine doctor’s visit. […]
