Dunaway: DA Office Will Not Be Involved In Livingston PD Inventory
District Attorney Bryant Dunaway said in a statement that his office will not be involved in an inventory of the Livingston Police Department. Mayor Curtis Hayes said at Monday’s Board of Aldermen meeting that the city started the inventory process with Dunaway’s office. Dunaway said after the Board of Aldermen’s decision to not make a […]
Gov. Lee Issues Executive Order In Effort To Enhance School Safety
One of the Putnam County Schools’ leads on school safety said Governor Bill Lee’s new executive order is an added resource when it comes to school safety. The order directs accountability measures for school safety and an evaluation of training for Tennessee law enforcement. It also establishes additional resources to support improving school security practices. […]
Cookeville Council Members In Favor Of Donation For TTU Stadium Upgrades
Cookeville has included some $100,000 in its new fiscal year budget to support the upgrades to Tucker Stadium Council Member Mark Miller said that the city decided to raise its hotel/motel tax some years ago to increase its opportunities for economic development. “We feel that Tennessee Tech and Tucker Stadium have a huge potential to […]
Putnam Ambulance Damaged, Crew Sustains Non-Life-Threatening Injuries After Monday Accident
A Putnam County ambulance damaged following a Monday night accident on I-40 in Roane County. EMS Major and PIO Rob Clarke said that the crew had been transporting a patient to UT Medical Center and were on their way back when they got into an accident around 6 p.m. He said preliminary reports and photographs […]
Monterey Hires Wood As New City Attorney
Monterey hired Brad Wood as the town’s new attorney Monday night. Earlier this year, the Monterey Board of Alderman voted to terminate the relationship with former City Attorney Will Mullins. Mayor Nathan Walker said after being without a city attorney recently, he talked to several. Walker said Wood was highly recommended. “I’m glad to be […]
DA Office Leading Inventory Of Livingston Police Department
Livingston Mayor Curtis Hayes said the city will follow District Attorney Bryant Dunaway’s call for an outside group to conduct an inventory of the police department. “Captain Smith has been working with the DA’s assistant today on doing a full inventory, so this is quickly coming,” Hayes said. “Also, I’ve been in contact with the […]
Clay Commission Reviews Departmental Budgets, Include Two Percent Raise
No major budget changes projected for Clay County’s new fiscal year budget. During Monday night’s second budget work session, Finance Clerk Donna Hamilton reviewed the expenditures of the solid waste department and the sheriff’s department. She said that across all departments, most numbers stayed the same with regular increases. “The only in most of these […]
Livingston Police Chief Greg Etheredge Suspended By Aldermen
The Livingston Board of Aldermen voted 3-2 to immediately suspend Police Chief Greg Etheredge for three weeks without pay Monday night. The decision comes after at least $27,000 missing from the police department as well as several evidence-related issues found by the State Comptroller’s Office. Alderman Chris Speck made the motion for the length of […]
