Cookeville PD Still Searching For Hit-And-Run Suspect
Cookeville Police Department still searching for the suspect involved with a pedestrian hit-and-run last week. The incident occurred one week ago. Initial investigation indicated that a pedestrian was jogging on Brown Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle that was traveling southbound. The vehicle did not stop and was last seen on video traveling […]
Algood Parks And Rec Takes Next Steps With Tennis Courts Upgrades
Algood Parks and Recreation taking the next steps to upgrade its dilapidated tennis courts. Director Roy Phipps said the city had put out requests for qualifications for engineer work on the courts. He said they received three RFQs that met the specs provided by the city including, what they were looking for in the project […]
December 2022 Sales Tax Collections Highest In History For Cookeville And Putnam
Sales tax collections from December 2022 were the highest in history for the City of Cookeville and Putnam County. That’s according to Cookeville City Manager James Mills. He said for the first time ever, total county sales tax collection exceeded $6,000,000 with $4.6 million collected in the City of Cookeville. Mills said December 2022’s collection […]
Highway 127 Widening Project Making Progress
A T-DOT Highway 127 project still on schedule for 2025 completion. Senator Ken Yager said the widening project from Lowe Avenue in Cumberland County to north of State Route 62 in Fentress County will widen the highway to a four-lane road. He said the project has been long in the works. “We broke ground there […]
FAFSA Applications Due March 1st
Monday marks the beginning of “Finish FAFSA Week,” a department of education campaign to encourage high school seniors to finish their application before the March 1st due date. Livingston Academy Gear Up Coordinator Vanessa Farris said that FAFSA applications open the door for grant and loan opportunities for higher education. She said that the deadline […]
Cookeville Water Department Reminds Of New Tap Fee Increases
Cookeville Water Quality Control Department reminding customers that a new sewer tap fee will be implemented March 1st. Director Barry Turner said the last time the fees were updated was in 2005. He said with so much new development going on, it was important to update these fees to recoup the cost of creating sewer […]
