A TCAT McMinnville welding technology instructor honored as the TCAT Faculty Member of the Year during the Eighth Annual Statewide Outstanding Achievement Recognition Awards. Zachary Murray took home the top faculty honor for the technical college sector after advancing through the regional levels. The student, faculty...

The Putnam County School Board has awarded a bid to repair the field lights at the Cornerstone Elementary Baseball Field. Deputy Director of Schools Tim Martin said the school has had issues turning the lights on. Martin said after further investigation, the school system determined that the lights needed new wiring. &...

The state's annual audit of Fentress County revealed two financial deficiencies for the year ending June 30, 2025. The annual financial report summary detailed issues within the Office of the Finance Director regarding the management of the Special Purpose American Rescue Plan Fund and general ledger payroll liabilitie...

A three-person crew from Jackson County EMS secured a first-place finish against a field of 25 teams at the statewide Battle of the Smokies Trauma Simulation competition. Community and Critical Care Paramedic Jeff Conn competed alongside critical care paramedics Chris Hayes and Derek Woolbright as the only representati...

The Fentress County Sheriff's Office launched a dedicated animal abuse hotline to handle a rising number of livestock and domestic pet complaints across the county. Fentress County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy and Acting Sheriff Hunter Fowler assigned two investigators to monitor the new reporting system daily. The de...

For Monterey Wildcats soccer player Pedro Guzman, the biggest difference for the team this season is not tactics or talent, but chemistry. Guzman said the Wildcats have made a point to grow closer as a team after feeling that connection was missing last season. "Last year, I feel like we lacked on it, like we [......

The Warren County Sheriff's Office is investigating a murder-suicide that left three people dead, including an eight-year-old child, at a residence on Greenwood Drive. Warren County Sheriff Jackie Matheny called the incident a domestic-related situation. Deputies initially responded to the home for a welfare check befo...

State legislators passed new legislation designating each February as Spay and Neuter Awareness Month to help reduce pet overpopulation and decrease euthanasia rates. Spay Tennessee Program Manager Julie Jacobson tracks affordable animal care programs across the Upper Cumberland region. Jacobson said the recent legisla...

The Imagine Foundry and UC Makerspace have announced plans to move their facilities into the Cookeville Mall. UC Makerspace Executive Director Johnny Blayze said the two non-profits are currently partnered and operating out of offices on South Willow Avenue. Blayze said they have to move out of their current facility b...

Contract crews will temporarily close Pigeon Roost Creek Road beginning Monday, to complete work associated with the widening of Cookeville's South Jefferson Avenue. The closure will allow workers to construct a box culvert and build the final roadway alignment where the side road connects to the main highway. A signed...