Byrdstown Man Indicted For Fatal 2019 Crash
A Byrdstown man faces charges for a 2019 crash that killed an elderly Cookeville resident. Indictments handed down Monday charge 39-year-old Michael Lynn Owens with vehicular homicide by intoxication and vehicular homicide by recklessness. The two-vehicle crash happened October 16 on Highway 111 in Overton County. A Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) crash report said Owens […]
Planners To Consider Jake Hoot Drive Request
The Cookeville Planning Commission will soon consider a measure to name a street after Jake Hoot. Upper Cumberland Habitat for Humanity has submitted the request. Planning Director John Ward said the organization wants to honor Hoot for winning the 17th season of NBC’s “The Voice.” “Jake Hoot has done a lot of fundraising for Habitat […]
CRMC Committee Discussing Parking Changes
A Cookeville Regional Medical Center committee has begun the process of evaluating some parking changes. Chief Operating Officer Scott Williams said the hospital will move forward with plans to restrict certain parking lots with gates. “We’re hoping that through that restriction it’s going to allow us to move employees into those lots and use them […]
Clay County Still In Need Of Census Workers
Clay County is still in need of Census workers. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kevin Donaldson said as a small county, it’s important to have as much help as possible. “For everyone not counted in the Census in Tennessee over a thousand dollars is lost annually per person per year. Say if we missed 50 […]
Two Arrested Following Drug Trafficking Investigation
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people Sunday following an intensive drug trafficking investigation. Authorities charged 35-year-old Gregory Livers and 25-year-old Mariah Hearld with sell and delivery of methamphetamine. Officials have set bond amounts for both individuals at $140,000. Deputies took Livers into custody for a probation violation after he left his home on […]
Planners To Study Zoning Amendment For Microbrewery Expansion
A Cookeville brewery has requested an amendment to the city’s zoning code in order to expand. Jig Head Brewing Company has identified property in the city’s Commercial Industrial (CI) District. Planning Director John Ward said the zoning code currently doesn’t allow microbreweries in the CI District. “The CI district was amended to allow distribution centers, […]
Crossville Driver Charged In Friday Evening Crash
A Crossville man faces charges following a Friday evening crash. State troopers charged 24-year-old Christopher Farr with reckless endangerment, due care, failure to obey a stop sign and driving on a suspended license. The crash happened when Farr’s Chevrolet truck entered the intersection of Highway 70 West and Browntown Road at a high rate of […]
