Drawings to be Submitted for New Taco Bell in Baxter
Drawings for the new Taco Bell in Baxter will be submitted to the city on Friday. Mayor John Martin said it will go on Fast Lane, near the liquor store. Drawings were originally submitted in April, but it was decided they need reviewing. Construction is set to start in June.
Cookeville Among Cities For Nationwide Votercade Event Saturday
The Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP is hitting the streets to celebrate the life of U.S. Representative John Lewis and the right to vote. President Thomas Savage said Cookeville will be joining 180 other U.S. cities on May 8 at 1:00 PM. He said participants will use their vehicles in a votercade across Cookeville, starting at the […]
Council Approves Actuarial Study To Clean Up Retirement Issues
Cookeville City Council approved an actuarial study Thursday night to try and correct the retirement records of the city and Cookeville Regional. The state made a mistake in the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System during the 1999 medical center split from the city. Hospital employees should have been transferred from the city account to the hospital […]
2 Cookeville Firemen Indicted On Payroll Scheme
A former Cookeville Fire Captain faces charges after he allegedly took some $32,212 in compensation he did not deserve. Marvin Montgomery worked for the Cookeville Fire Department and as a part-time instructor at the Tennessee Fire and Codes Enforcement Academy in Bell Buckle. The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office found in an investigation that Montgomery put down […]
