Cookeville PD Applying For Violent Crime Intervention Grant
Cookeville Police Department applying for grant money through the new state Violent Crime Intervention Fund. Chief Randy Evans said the fund has some $100 million set aside for local law enforcement agencies. “They’re mainly for evidence-based programs, technology, and any strategies developed for violent crime reduction,” Evans said. “It’ll be a grant period from March […]
Daylight Savings Time Ends: Check Smoke Alarms
Daylight Savings Time coming to an end serves as a good reminder to check the status of your smoke alarm. Overton County Fire Chief’s Association Chair Scott Ray said it’s as easy as pressing a button. “It’s good to do it at least twice a year,” Ray said. “And this time of year it’s when […]
PCSO Forming Transition Team For New Jail Annex
Transitioning to the new part of the Putnam County Jail addition is underway. Sheriff Eddie Farris said they are continuing to work with the contractor and architect as the project progresses. He said things are on schedule and moving along well. “There are lots of things to do, lots of training on our end, lots […]
Overton Conservation District Hosting Annual Awards For Local Farmers
The Overton County Conservation District will host its annual awards ceremony Thursday night at the Overton County Fairgrounds. USDA District Conservationist Robert Halfacre said the event highlights the good work done by farmers and producers throughout the last year. “Agriculture is definitely a prominent part of the community here in Overton County,” Halfacre said. “There’s […]
White Co BOE Approves Bid For Bon De Croft Addition
The White County Board of Education awarded a $6.38 million bid Thursday night for its Bon De Croft School project. School Board Member Jayson McDonald said the bid came in just over the $6 million budget established by the board. “For me, it was lower than what I thought we were going to get,” McDonald […]
Two Cookeville Cattle Farmers Elected As Delegates For American Angus Association Convention
Cookeville’s Richard Brown and his daughter Kristen Brown have been elected as delegates for the Annual American Angus Association Convention. They run a cow-calf feed stock operation with about 100 head of cattle. Richard Brown said rising costs are the most prevalent issues that cattle farmers in the Upper Cumberland face today. “It’s been kind […]
VEC Planned Power Outage Saturday For Some 3,000 Crossville Customers
About 3,200 Volunteer Electric Cooperative customers in Crossville will be without power early Saturday morning. Crossville Service Area Manager Kevin Hembree said the planned outage is due to TDOT’s road widening project on Highway 127 North. “We’ve been moving power lines there for going on about a year now, and we need to set a […]
Sparta Leaders Meeting With TDEC Officials Over Sewer Issues Next Week
Sparta leaders will meet with TDEC officials next week to discuss ongoing efforts to lift the city’s sewer moratorium. Mayor Jerry Lowery said the city has a proposal from a vendor to install temporary flow meters across the system. Lowery said the data gained from the technology is required by TDEC. “Probably next meeting we […]
Wind Advisory In Effect For Middle TN Until Saturday Evening
Wind Advisory in effect for all of Middle Tennessee until 4 p.m. on Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, expect 15 to 25 miles per hour with gusts up to 45 miles per hour. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. […]
3-Year-Old Girl Passes Away After Accidental Shooting In Algood
A three-year-old girl passed away Thursday night after suffering an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound in Algood. Algood Police Chief Dale Armour said the incident happened between the Algood schools and IWC Food Service on Dry Valley Road. Armour said the child was left unattended in a vehicle and accessed a loaded handgun. Armour said no […]
