Cookeville Submits Bid For TSSAA Blue Cross Bowl
The Cookeville-Putnam County Visitors’ Bureau has submitted its bid to host the TSSAA High School Football Championships. Director Molly Brown said the 2020 Blue Cross Bowl was a success and looks forward to continue hosting. “We’re rebidding for 2021 and 2022,” Brown said. “We just submitted that bid on Friday, and we will hear back […]
Contractor Indicted For Alleged Fraud In Tornado Aftermath
A contractor has been indicted by a Putnam County Grand Jury for allegedly committing fraud in the aftermath of the March tornado. The contractor is Jonathan Rathunde, he faces felony home contractor fraud charges. District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway said as complaints of contractor fraud come in, more indictments could occur. “There are other situations […]
Putnam Co. Senior Centers Plan To Reopen In May
Putnam County Senior Centers are set to reopen on May 3rd with strict COVID guidelines put in place by the board. Assistant Director Julie LaForest said the tentative plan requires all members to be COVID vaccinated before entering the facility. “We have a much bigger center than must people, so making sure everything is safe […]
Cookeville Hires Knoxville Attorney For Shelton Hiring Investigation
Cookeville has retained the services of a Knoxville attorney for its investigation of CRMC’s hiring of Mayor Ricky Shelton. That attorney is William J. Carver from the firm Kramer Rayson LLP. City Manager James Mills said Carver met the qualifications he was looking for. That includes extensive experience in local government and having no ties […]
Bells Ring At Tech, Across Putnam Honoring 19 Lives Lost
Hundreds of Tennessee Tech students signed up for volunteer efforts over the Spring semester and Spring break as part of the campus remembrance of the 2020 tornado. Tennessee Tech President Dr. Phil Oldham said Tech is blessed to be a part of a community with a strong, healthy spirit. “Words cannot express our gratitude to […]
CRMC Medical Staff Honored For Tornado Response
Cookeville Regional honored the medical professionals who treated 95 tornado victims in the hours after the storm. “As everyone knows, March 3rd 2020 changed the lives in the matter of minutes. Families were torn apart. Nineteen lives were lost,” CRMC CEO Paul Korth said. “As quickly as the storm hit and left, Cookeville Regional Medical […]
Baxter Reflects On Five Lives Taken Too Soon
Baxter’s Reflection Park will serve as a cornerstone of the Seminary Park project, a chance to remember the five children who died in the March tornado. That’s according to Baxter Mayor John Martin. “Putnam County is strong and we have a team, anything that ever happens in our community we work together,” Martin said. “That’s […]
Putnam Co. Community Dedicates Hope Park
The building of Hope Park will begin after Wednesday’s dedication of the park in the Highway 70 corridor. “Without hope, we don’t have much,” Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said. Three families, the Asantes, the Barnetts, and the Pitts, sold their land to the county for the building of the park. All three families lost […]
Community Remembers March 3 Wednesday
The community remembers the one year anniversary of the Putnam County tornado Wednesday. 19 people died in the early morning hours of March 3rd including five children. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said the day offers the community the chance to reflect. “Families lost loved one, lost everything they had sometimes, homes, vehicles and everything,” […]
Cookeville Survey For 10-Year Recreation Master Plan
Cookeville is asking residents to take a survey about what they want to see for a 10-year recreation master plan. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the community is the best source for what the city is missing and can improve on. Woods said planning without reaching out is not the way to use city […]
