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 … more

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, … more

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 … more

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 … more

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 … more

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 … more

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 … more

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 … more

"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 … more

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 … more