Cookeville Man Stabbed In Dispute With Neighbor Sunday Afternoon
A Cookeville man stabbed Sunday afternoon after an apparent dispute with a neighbor that included multiple shots fired. 46-year-old Eddy Dyer taken to Cookeville Regional after the incident at 611 South Willow Avenue. The suspect, identified as 31-year old Lee Anderson of Cookeville, surrendered to Cookeville Police. Anderson reportedly stabbed Dyer, then fired several rounds […]
Lightning Strike Likely Responsible For Willow Ave. Complex Fire
It sounded like a bomb. That’s how one witnesses described the lightning strike at Cookeville’s Eagle Summit Apartments Friday morning. That strike started a fire that led to the evacuation of the buildings. No injuries reported. Fire Chief Benton Young said the roof sustained significant fire damage. The living areas suffered water damage with the […]
Fire Leads To Evacuation Of Willow Avenue Apartments Friday
An early Friday morning fire forced evacuation of residents from the Eagle Summit Apartments just off the Tennessee Tech campus. Residents reported seeing the flames in the roof of one unit around 5:45am. One resident said it appeared the fire was contained as of 6:10am. The complex is located on Willow Avenue across from the […]
New Car Washes Under Construction In Cookeville
Two new car washes are currently under construction in Cookeville. Planning Director Jon Ward said both are part of chains expanding to the area. One will be a Wash-N’-Roll on Willow Avenue next to Bojangles. The other will be a Tidal Wave Auto Spa on Jefferson Avenue. Ward said that the plans had been approved […]
Cookeville Designing Additional Turn Lane For S Willow At W. Jackson
Cookeville is in the process of designing a new turn lane for the intersection of South Willow Avenue and West Jackson Street. Public Works Director Greg Brown said the addition would lessen traffic by giving motorists two lanes going left onto Jackson. “That’s funded with some grant money, so there is a process that you […]
UC Prepares For Flooding Potential With Weekend Rain
On the heels of last week’s ice storm, the Upper Cumberland faces flooding concerns this weekend. As much as four inches of rain could fall before Monday. Putnam County EMA Director Tyler Smith said with the rain being spread out over four days there is potential for isolated flooding. Smith said flooding roadways and residents […]
North Willow Avenue Widening Project Made A Priority
Widening Cookeville’s North Willow Avenue has been made a priority by the Center Hill Regional Planning Organization. Center Hill RPO Coordinator Virginia Alexander said North Willow Avenue is a pre-engineering priority. The widening is in the area of Willow Avenue is from West Broad Street to West 12th Street. The next steps will be an […]
Cookeville PD Investigating Star Motor Inn Death
The Cookeville Police Department is investigating the death of a 32-year-old woman found at Willow Avenue’s Star Motor Inn. Captain Bobby Anderson said police responded to the call Tuesday and discovered Jessica Daniels deceased in her vehicle. “The young lady was sent to Nashville for an autopsy,” Anderson said. “Once that autopsy is complete, we […]
Words on Wheels Holding Cookeville Book Drive
A local Cookeville women’s group is holding a Words on Wheels book drive to promote literacy in the community on Halloween day. Cookeville Junior Woman’s Club Education Chair Shannon O’Donnell said that Saturday’s book drive will help kids without educational support at home. “The WOW bus goes to different locations throughout the school year, different […]
Brief Cookeville Power Outage Friday Morning
A brief power outage affected over 1,200 Cookeville residents Friday morning. Electric Department Director Carl Haney said the possible cause was a tree limb. “Basically we lost power to one of our circuits at about 1:30 a.m., then we tested that circuit and then our crews went out and checked it to make sure there […]
