A Monterey man died in a one-vehicle accident in Putnam County early Saturday.According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Kalin L. Swafford, 27, of Monterey, was driving a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser …
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By RIMA AUSTIN
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3/2/21
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Fire heavily damaged a vehicle that was traveling down the interstate through Putnam County over the weekend.According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol report, Creston Hickman, 23, of Hickman, …
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By RIMA AUSTIN
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3/2/21
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The Cookeville City Council may consider a resolution that would prohibit some employees of the city-owned hospital from serving on the city council.During Monday's council work session, Councilman …
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BY LINDSAY PRIDE
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3/2/21
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A Knoxville attorney has been hired to conduct the investigation into the circumstances of the Cookeville mayor being hired as chief strategy officer at the city-owned hospital.Cookeville City …
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BY LINDSAY PRIDE
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3/2/21
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A group of student athletes at Tennessee Tech University is requesting a meeting with State Sen. Paul Bailey to discuss a letter Bailey co-signed with fellow members of the Senate Republican …
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BY JIM HERRIN
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3/2/21
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After months of substantial growth, Putnam County officials say the number of building permits issued in February leveled off."February is normally a very slow month for building permits, and the ice …
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BY JIM HERRIN
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3/2/21
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A member of the Monterey Board of Aldermen tendered her resignation Monday, leading to a brief dispute over how and when a replacement should be appointed.As the regular monthly meeting was …
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BY JIM HERRIN
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3/2/21
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A kerosene heater caused a fire that damaged a home at 654 Bradley Drive Tuesday. Sandra Scott, who identified herself as the mother of the woman who lives at the Bradley address, said she was …
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By RIMA AUSTIN
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3/2/21
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"Just trying to return to that sense of normalcy."That's how Ted McWilliams describes his life in the year since a tornado destroyed his home on Clemmons Road.McWilliams was in Chattanooga on a …
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BY JIM HERRIN
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3/2/21
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Workers at a Cookeville company are assisting Pfizer in the production of its COVID-19 vaccine.According to a company press release, Flowserve — through its channel partner, Corrosion Fluid …
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3/2/21
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