60 Years Ago Today: JFK Assassination Remembered By Putnam Resident
Sixty years ago Wednesday, the Upper Cumberland and the nation shaken when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Local resident Chuck Johnson was in his fall semester at Tennessee Tech. Johnson said the tragedy led to months of uncertainty for Cookeville locals and the rest of the nation. “Those were very tense times […]
City Attorney Lays Out Algood’s Control Over Liquor
Algood got an explanation on the power it will have to regulate liquor by the drink at Monday night’s work session. City Attorney Danny Rader explained that liquor is regulated by the Tennessee Alcholic Beverage Commission. Algood would have control over zoning and consumption at special events. Rader said it is in the city’s best […]
