Two Cookeville Power Outages Over Weekend
Two circuit outages through the Fourth of July weekend caused some Cookeville residents and businesses to lose power. Electric Department Director Carl Haney said the outage Friday took over three hours to repair. “It was caused by a transformer failure in one of our subdivisions,” Haney said. “When that happened it also caused a piece […]
Cookeville Police Buying New Patrol Cars
The Cookeville Police Department ordering eight new patrol cars at a price tag of some $250,000. “We generally try to surplus our [vehicles] around the 100,000 mile mark,” Evans said. “The Sheriff’s Department and THP will probably get a little more mileage out of their because they’re on longer stretches of highway at higher speeds. […]
Algood Water And Sewer Rates Increase
The City of Algood’s water and sewer rates increased to begin the new fiscal year. A nine percent increase went into effect July 1. City Administrator Keith Morrison said since Cookeville sells water to Algood, when Cookeville’s rates increase so must Algood’s. “As time goes on they have to increase our rates to cover making […]
Cookeville Planning Looking At Parking Issue On 8th
The Cookeville Planning Department considering options to limit parking along Eighth Street. This comes in response to several residents filing complaints about Tennessee Tech students parking in front of their homes. Planning Department Director Jon Ward said residents approached city officials a few months ago. “You know, the city has parking standards where you can […]
Cookeville Hotel Booking Returning To Normal
Cookeville hotel bookings are beginning to return to normal, according to hotel administrators. Holiday Inn Chief Operating Officer Rich Tuckwell said bookings dropped to 20 percent occupancy in March when it would normally be 80 percent. “April was even more solid,” Tuckwell said. “[In] May we really started to notice a big turnaround, and June […]
Cookeville Planning To Redeem $7 Million Bonds
The Cookeville City Council plans to redeem over $7 million in bonds used to build the Highlands Business Park. This debt payoff will save the city over $300,000 in interest. Paying off these bonds will allow the city to move forward with the $19 million police station project. Finance Director Brenda Imel said paying off […]
KC-135 Flyover Coming Saturday Night
The fireworks won’t be the only thing lighting up the Cookeville sky Saturday night. The Tennessee Air National Guard of Knoxville will fly a KC-135 Stratotanker across the center of town. “If you’ve ever seen on a movie, these very large aircraft that has almost looks like a tail hanging off the back, that’s where […]
Miller: No Body Negates City Contract
Although Cookeville City Council members thought they put the issue of a Confederate monument behind them, it appears Councilman Mark Miller will raise the issue again. Miller said the Sons of Confederate Veterans are in violation of a section of its 2000 contract with the Cookeville City Cemetery. He said he plans to raise the […]
Cookeville GIS Drone Pilot FAA Certified
Cookeville now has an FFA certified drone pilot for the first time in about a year. David Bailey was hired last July without the FAA certification, but with the understanding he would certified within one year of employment. Planning Department Director Jon Ward said using the drone has been beneficial for the city. “With the […]
Race Issues Need Dialogue
Cookeville Vice-Mayor Laurin Wheaton said she feels more community dialogue needs to take place on the topic of race. Wheaton said that although she is sympathetic to Councilman Mark Miller’s concerns over Confederate symbols on city property, she feels like more discussion is needed to help keep the community united. “The way I want to […]
