This Week Putnam Commission Fills District Five Seat, Cumberland Considers ARP Projects
This week in the Upper Cumberland the Putnam County Commission will consider seven candidates to fill the vacant district five commissioner seat. Terry Randolph held the seat until moving out of the district last month. Bobby Williams, Johnnie Wheeler, Vinnie Faccinto, Bruce Bailey, Junior Phipps, Tyna Bryan and Brandon Burgess are interested persons. Other candidates […]
White Co Residents From Solved Cold Case Laid To Rest This Weekend
The two White County residents whose remains were discovered in December will be laid to rest this weekend. Seventeen-year-old Jeremy Lee Bechtel and 18-year-old Erin Leigh Foster went missing in 2000. Their bodies were found inside their vehicle in Calfkiller River in Sparta. Bechtel’s funeral will be Saturday at Oak Lawn Funeral Home and laid […]
Clay Road Department Preparing For Weekend’s Weather
Local Highway Departments are making preparations for this weekend’s winter weather. Clay Highway Superintendent Jason Browning said that the forecasted rain Saturday night could pose some issues. He said that the state will salt roads prior to Sunday’s snow, but the rain could wash it all away. “We just treat it as it comes,” Browning […]
Cookeville-Putnam NAACP Chapter Hosting MLK Day Breakfast
The Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP is hosting a breakfast Monday morning in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. President Tom Savage said that the virtual event will be in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He said that they want to recognize King’s integral role in the civil rights […]
Cookeville FD Recipient Of Grant From Firehouse Subs
The Cookeville Fire Department has been named a recipient of a $25,113 grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation and local Cookeville stores. Chief Benton Young said that the funds will be used to purchase an inflatable rescue raft, helmets, personal flotation devices, tow tethers, and throw rope bags, as well as wetsuits to […]
