New Irrigation System Needed For CHS Athletic Fields
Cookeville High School athletic fields will be getting a new irrigation system in the near future. Superintendent of Schools Jerry Boyd said maintenance crews installed a temporary fix after the current hydraulic system experienced issues. “With as dry as it’s been, they haven’t been able to get water to their fields,” Boyd said. “We had […]
Smith County Woman Killed In Crash
A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Smith County woman. The incident happened Monday morning on Old Lancaster Road. The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased as 74-year-old Margie Cole. A crash report said Cole was traveling South when her 2002 Honda Accord left the roadway and struck a small tree. The report said […]
State Trooper Injured While Working Crash
A State Trooper suffered injuries while investigating a crash in Putnam County Monday morning. The incident happened on Interstate 40 eastbound at the 270 mile marker. Officials said Trooper Michael Robertson had stopped to investigate a single-vehicle non-injury crash involving 26-year-old Kaci Scudder of Carthage. A crash report said a Hyundai Elantra rear-ended Robertson’s patrol […]
New Ag Pavilion To Be Built In Fentress County
The Fentress County U.T. Extension Office will use a $150,000 state grant to build a new agriculture pavilion. John Gunter is the Director of the Fentress County U.T. Extension Office. He said the project will be one of the largest ever for the office. “There’s never been anything like this on this scale. I guess […]
Leonard Charged In Sexual Exploitation Case
Cookeville Police have arrested a man for allegedly soliciting a teenage girl. 61-year-old Jimmy Lee Leonard faces two counts of solicitation of a minor by electronic means and a single count of soliciting a minor. A press release accuses Leonard of using various social media sites to solicit a 14-year-old girl living in Texas. Officers […]
Cumberland Man Scammed Out Of $20,000
A Cumberland County man recently lost a lot of money after sending $20,000 to a scammer. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said the man received a call from a woman posing as a DEA agent. She told the victim that agents found his social security card inside a burned car containing large amounts of drugs. […]
Baxter To Consider LED Street Lights
A street light conversion project may be in store for the City of Baxter. Mayor John Martin said he’ll be meeting with Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (UCEMC) to discuss LED bulbs. “They’re going to make a proposal for us to do a pilot [project],” Martin said. “Maybe put LED’s on one street and let […]
Cookeville Considers New Fee For Three Districts
The City of Cookeville will soon have a new fee for reviewing final plans of certain developments. The fee would cover the planned residential development, planned commercial development, and redevelopment area overlay districts. John Ward is the Director of the Cookeville Planning Department. “We currently don’t have any fees for the PRD, PCD, and RAO […]
