Cookeville Hosting Election Seminar Friday
Cookeville will host on Friday the winter seminar for the Tennessee Association of County Election Officials (TACEO). Phil Adams is the Chairman of the Putnam County Election Commission and Vice President of TACEO. He said the daylong event will include a cybersecurity discussion led by TBI Special Agent Cesar Salazar. “There’s a lot of cybersecurity […]
Fentress Sells Convenience Center For 127 Project
Fentress County has accepted $83,000 for the sale of the South Fentress Convenience Center. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said TDOT purchased the property for the future Highway 127 widening project. “It was close to an acre, but there have been some more businesses in that area that have already sold to the state,” Johnson said. […]
Roberts Matthews Highway Bridge To Be Replaced
A Tennessee Department of Transportation project will close the Roberts Mathews Highway Bridge for six months beginning December 2. Built in 1936, the bridge goes over Falling Water River at the White and Putnam County line. The closure allows construction crews to replace the current bridge structure. The $1.4 million project requires the closure of […]
Crossville Seeking Change In State Law
The City of Crossville will ask lawmakers to amend legislation that offers tax-increment financing (TIF) for retail development. Mayor James Mayberry said the state currently offers a sales tax TIF program to tier four distressed counties. He said Crossville should be allowed to participate in the program because three tier 4 counties border Cumberland County. […]
Cookeville Man Charged With Beating, Stabbing Raccoon
A Cookeville man will make a court appearance next month for a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge. An arrest warrant accuses John L. Phillips of beating and stabbing a raccoon to death on Monday. Cookeville Police Officer Matthew Franey reports that Phillips beat the animal with a wrench after trapping it in a cage. He allegedly […]
Man Found Guilty In Fatal 2017 Crash
An Overton County jury has convicted a man on charges stemming from a fatal 2017 crash. Shannon C. Harville found guilty Wednesday on charges of vehicular homicide by intoxication, vehicular homicide by recklessness, and two counts of vehicular assault. The accident happened January 27 on Hanging Limb Highway near the Lovejoy market. Authorities said Harville’s […]
