Expenditure Approved For Fentress AG Pavilion Design
Fentress County Commissioners approved a small expenditure this week for its future agriculture pavilion. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said Upland Design Group received the green light to begin drawing up plans for the facility. “We have a gentleman that is going to do some preliminary drawings of what we need. The commission allowed us to […]
Cookeville’s Latest RAO District Request On Hold
Plans to redevelop the corner of North Washington Avenue and Jere Whitson Road will be delayed. Cookeville Planning Director John Ward said developers withdrew their Redevelopment Area Overlay (RAO) zoning request for the location. “The underlying zoning controls what is permitted on the properties, and the RS-5 District is pretty much where that stops,” Ward […]
Crossville, Cumberland County Awarded $50,000 ThreeStar Grant
Crossville and Cumberland County will be looking to create a new marketing message in the near future. County Mayor Allen Foster said a $50,000 grant will help develop the new message. “We’ve got a lot going on here in Cumberland County and in the City of Crossville,” Foster said. “But sometimes we don’t have a […]
Two Men Arrested Following Smith County Investigation
A Smith County grand jury has returned indictments charging two men with abuse of a corpse. TBI Special Agents arrested 41-year-old Donald Lee Reynolds of Antioch and 31-year-old Justin Gage Cease of Lexa, Arkansas on Monday. The investigation began June 9 when authorities found the body of 19-year-old Cameron Wilson near Seabowisha Lane in Lancaster. […]
Deputies Find Four Ounces Of Meth During Traffic Stop
A Cookeville woman faces drug charges following a Wednesday traffic stop for speeding. Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputies charged Macara S. Page with manufacturing, delivering, selling, and possessing methamphetamine. An arrest warrant said authorities conducted a search of the vehicle after a K-9 received positive indication for drugs. Deputy Brandon Burnette’s report said a backpack belonging […]
Motorcyclist Airlifted Following Wednesday Crash
A man from Rickman suffered injuries when his motorcycle rear-ended a vehicle on Buck Mountain Road in Putnam County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said the crash happened Wednesday just before 4 p.m. Officials said a medical helicopter airlifted 49-year-old Sean Patrick Donaghy to Vanderbilt Medical Center for treatment. A crash report said Donaghy was traveling […]
Pedestrian Killed In Putnam County Wednesday Night
A vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Putnam County Wednesday night. Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased as 28-year-old Randall Bilbrey of Bloomington Springs. The incident happened in the southbound lanes of Highway 56 at Hulon Ferrell Road. A crash report said Bilbrey was struck by a 2013 Buick, driven by […]
