UCHRA Considering Move From From Jefferson Location
UCHRA again considering moving its headquarters from the South Jefferson Avenue location in Cookeville. UCHRA has spent the past 15 years in the location. UCHRA Executive Director Mark Farley said moving would allow the agency to find a smaller facility “One of the issues that has caused this to come about is because we are […]
Two Putnam Men Arrested For Crimes Against Children
Two Putnam County men arrested on charges of crimes against children in two separate incidents. Cookeville Police arrested 29-year-old Matthew T. Whitehead of Baxter and 27-year-old Jake Tyler Osorio of Cookeville. Both face felonies. Local law enforcement conducted a search warrant on Whitehead’s and Osorio’s residence and seized multiple devices. Both Whitehead and Osorio admitted […]
Geotechnical Dive Finds Bad Soil Causing Road Issue
Cookeville conducted a geotechnical subsurface investigation on Interstate Drive Monday between Starbucks and Smart Bank. The investigation is a study of the soil and rock beneath a road or construction site to understand its composition. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the city wanted to figure out out what has caused the dip in the […]
Cookeville Applying For $190K Grant For Hazardous Materials
Cookeville applying for an estimated $190,000 grant in hopes of purchasing new training equipment for the city’s fire department. Cookeville Fire Chief Benton Young said the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant is administered by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. With I-40 and Highway 111 being popular routes to transport hazardous chemicals, Young said the fire […]
Cookeville Trying 3-Way Stop At North Oak, West Broad
Cookeville will install a new three-way stop at the intersection of North Oak Avenue and West Broad Street Monday. The intersection currently only has one stop sign on North Oak Avenue. Cookeville Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the parallel parking on West Broad Street has made the intersection unsafe. “It is hard to […]
Cookeville Celebrates Phase Two Of East 10th Street Completion
Cookeville officials celebrated the completion of phase two of the East 10th Street widening project Monday morning. Phase two widened East 10th Street from Wilson Avenue to Fisk Road. Cookeville Mayor Laurin Wheaton said that completing phase two is a huge accomplishment. “It was ahead of schedule, it was under budget, and this is going […]
Cookeville Installing Four-Way Stop At Freeze & Jefferson
Cookeville began work on Monday to install a four-way stop at the intersection of Freeze Street and Jefferson Avenue. Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the city has been working on the streetscape project near the intersection and has noticed an issue of cars trying to pull out from Freeze Street. Elrod said the […]
McMenamin New Cookeville Legal Lead For Non-Profit
Christine McMenamin will serve the region as the new Cookeville Legal Lead for the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands. Legal Aid Society is Tennessee’s largest non-profit law firm and helps provide free legal assistance to those in need. McMenamin will supervise the Cookeville office that serves ten counties in the Upper […]
Cookeville Considering Drive-Thru Ordinance Changes
A recent zoning request for a new fast food restaurant prompted Cookeville officials to discuss changes to its drive thru ordinances at a Monday work session. The proposed change would permit drive-thrus in a neighborhood commercial zone only upon appeal. In 2018, the city amended its ordinance permitting such facilities so long as they were […]
Downtown Cookeville Buildings Nearly Full, Called Accomplishment
Cookeville has a good problem: no vacancies in the downtown area. Few vacant commercial spaces available. CityScape Executive Director Ferran Kefauver said that due to growth, Cookeville is no longer the hidden gem it once was. Kefauver said having a fully occupied downtown says a lot about the people in Cookeville. “Most everyone has a […]
