Sparta Prepping Now For City Paving Project Starting Next Week
Crews are beginning the prep work for phase one of Sparta’s city paving project. Public Works Director Dillard Quick said work will start next week, lasting roughly three weeks to complete. Quick said this round of paving is going after the roads deemed the worst of the worst. “There’s so many cuts in the road […]
Cookeville To Explore Geotechnical Services For Land Development
Cookeville City Council will consider a proposal for geotechnical exploration land off of Highway 111 and I-40. Economic Development Coordinator Melinda Keifer said the location has some 100 acres at Mackie’s Farm that could be developed. She said the service is a common practice for land development. “Basically we’ll take some soil borings and we’ll […]
Livingston Fire Chief Wants Local Oversight For Burning
Livingston Fire Chief Rocky Dial said he wants to implement city burn permits, along with other layers of protection. Dial presented a change to open burn ordinances to the board of aldermen on Monday, however no action was taken. Dial said he wants to add local oversight because he has seen what happens when people […]
Algood Home Fire Controlled By Homeowner, Neighbors Quick Response
The Algood Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire Wednesday after a breaker panel caught fire. At 1:45 fire crews dispatched to North Deerhaven Drive off of Mirandy Road. Upon arrival, light smoke was seen coming from the garage area. The thermal imaging camera was able to determine the fire did not spread from […]
Smithville Downtown Businesses Extending Hours Each First Thursday
Downtown Smithville starting a monthly, “Shop Late Local,” event to accommodate those who work late. Male Room Brotique is one of 16 local stores staying open until 7:00 p.m. every first Thursday. Owner Sommer Britt said she knew there was a need as someone who used to clock out after business hours. “That’s a large […]
DA Dunaway Said No Criminal Activity Involved In CPD Canine Team Findings
District Attorney Bryant Dunaway said the findings of a State Comptroller’s investigation into the Cookeville Police Department Canine Team are not criminal in nature. “There will be no action by my office,” Dunaway said. “As far as I am concerned, it was an audit report from the Comptroller’s Office, which is the case for many […]
Cookeville Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Arson
A Cookeville man has pled guilty to to arson on Monday, being sentenced to six years in state prison. The guilty party is Dusty S. Troglin who was determined to be a person of interest after a structure caught fire at 220 East 16th Street on June 7. Two people were inside the home at […]
One Killed, One Critically Injured In Cookeville Motorcycle Accident
A Cookeville man killed and one woman left in critical condition after a Tuesday night motorcycle accident on West Jackson Street near Buffalo Valley Road. Thirty-One-Year-Old James Austin was driving westbound on West Jackson with 30-year-old Megan Massa as a passenger. A truck attempted a left turn into a gas station when the two vehicles […]
Speedway Gas Station Submits Two Zoning Appeals For S Jefferson Avenue Work
Speedway Corporation has submitted two variance appeals for their new 10-pump gas station and convenience store on South Jefferson Avenue. Cookeville Planning Director Jon Ward said the two appeals are to expand their access point on South Jefferson Avenue and to exceed parking lot grades. “It’s a redevelopment of several properties there,” Ward said. “I […]
LA Alumni Association Completing New Courtyard For Students
The new Livingston Academy students will notice some new improvements to the high school entrance when returning to class. Assistant Principal Lesley Riddle said the new Alumni Association Courtyard is complete and gives the opportunity for outside learning. “Every year they are trying to find new projects to help the students at Livingston Academy,” Riddle […]
