Putnam Schools Closed Monday and Tuesday Due To Illness
Putnam County Schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday due to a variety of seasonal illnesses affecting students, teachers, and support staff. Interim Director of Schools Corby King said the system-wide absenteeism rate jumped to 8.5-percent on Friday. King said five schools reported absenteeism rates over 10-percent and three over 9-percent. 5-percent of teachers and […]
TWRA’s New Refer-A-Friend Campaign
The Wildlife Resources Agency is launching a new campaign to give out camping discounts. The Refer-a-Friend campaign rewards licensed hunters and anglers who refer a non-licensed friend to purchase their license by giving a discount on cabins or camping. This is in conjunction with Tennessee State Parks for the first perk of the year. If […]
Change To White County Fair 2020
Visitors to the White County Fair will notice a change this year. Fair Board President Mike Wilson said the nine-day event will take place a week earlier this year. “With the leap year, our carnival cannot be at our fair the traditional dates that they normally are,” Wilson said. “So it was either try to […]
Tech Ranks High For Online MBA Program
Tennessee Tech ranked high for their online Master of Business Administration program for the military. According to College Consensus, the MBA program ranked 22nd in the nation after viewing over 570 other programs. College of Business Dean Thomas Payne said the program offers flexibility without sacrificing reputation. “Students can conveniently access course content and communicate […]
Cookeville Woman Charged With Child Abuse/Neglect
Police have arrested a Cookeville woman after finding a seven-month-old child lying unattended in a hotel room next to an empty bottle of alcohol. Cookeville officers charged Brandi Macia Mendez with child neglect, public indecency, and public intoxication. An arrest warrant said officers found Mendez late last week outside the Fall Creek Inn wearing nothing […]
Cookeville Man Charged With Aggravated Kidnapping
A Cookeville man faces charges after he allegedly placed a revolver against a woman’s head and threatened to kill her. Cookeville Police arrested Devan Alan Clanton on Thursday for aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping. He’s behind bars on $175,000 bond. An arrest warrant stated that Clanton held the victim at gunpoint for an undetermined amount […]
