Tennessee’s Deer Gun Hunting Season Opens Saturday
Tennessee’s statewide gun hunting season for deer opens this Saturday. TWRA Region 3 Biologist Casey Mullen said the outlook for this year seems to be good. While deer season started slow, it seems to be picking up with the cooler weather. “It looks like the weather is going to cooperate it’s cool weather,” Mullen said. […]
Cookeville FD Seeking New Recruits
Cookeville Fire Department seeking to hire an additional four firefighters. Battalion Chief Daniel Snyder said potential recruits do not need to have any training. “They’re a people person, someone that wants to serve the community that’s a big driver,” Snyder said. “We can train any skills that are needed as long as they’re willing to […]
Overton Sheriff’s Office Toy Drive Underway
Overton County Sheriff’s Office Toy Drive now underway. Sheriff John Garrett said the families experiencing financial hardship can apply with things their children want or need. He said the department has done this for years. “It’s about community service and what can we do to make our communities a little bit better,” Garrett said. “And […]
PTO Helps Raise Funds For Baxter Primary New Playground Equipment
Baxter Primary School set to get new playground equipment thanks to the help of the PTA. Principal Marsha Wyatt said they helped to raise thousands of dollars to purchase new equipment for the Pre-K and Kindergarten playground. “So we just thought that it was time to upgrade and get some more developmentally appropriate playground equipment,” […]
Cookeville Author Publishes Memoir To Inspire Others
What started as a memoir for his family has turned into a book for a Cookeville man. Jim Greeson authored “A Collection of Life Stories.” Greeson said he originally wrote the collection of some 50 stories for his daughter and grandchildren. “When they get older and if they are interested and want to know more […]
Tennessee Ranked Highly For Efforts To Curb Sex Trafficking
Circuit Court Judge Caroline Knight said she is glad to see state leaders prioritize putting an end to sex trafficking. The state’s efforts once again ranked as the best in the nation by a leading organization called Shared Hope International. Knight said as a judge, she has seen firsthand how increased funding and additional support […]
Putnam School Board Members Feel “Energized” After State Conference
Putnam County School Board has returned from the annual Tennessee School Board Association Conference. The conference was the first for new board members Kerry Ledbetter and Jill Ramsey. Ramsey said her experience included learning about the legislative side of school boards and getting to work more closely with her fellow board members. “I’ve been everything […]
Drivers Expect Traffic Shifts On SR-56 As Part Of T-DOT Improvement Project
Part of State Route 56 will see a traffic shift as part of T-DOT’s improvement project from the Warren-DeKalb County line to East Bryant Street. Starting Thursday, traffic will be shifted to a newly-constructed alignment from south of Webb Lane to the north of state route 288. This will affect drivers using Magness Road, Webb […]
Four Injured In Three-Vehicle Collision Tuesday
Four were injured in a three-vehicle collision Tuesday night in Putnam County. 33-year-old Christopher Hussein of Lexington, Kentucky was traveling in the right-hand lane on Highway 111 near the intersection of I-40 when he rear-ended the vehicle of 55-year-old Khamla Rattanvong of Cookeville. The impact of the crash pushed Rattanvong’s car into the vehicle of […]
Fall Creek Falls Christmas On The Mountain Returns With Changes
Fall Creek Falls State Park will be hosting Christmas on the Mountain this year with slight changes from previous celebrations. Assistant Park Manager Devin Simmons said while planning the festivities, they realized there would not be enough space to hold both the craft fair and the traditional Appalachian Christmas. He said they decided to cancel […]
