The Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians has recognized Cookeville Physician Dr. Chet Gentry with the Family Physician of the Year award. The award goes to a family physician to recognize their commitment to the profession, their patients, and their communities. Gentry said he is committed to providing health care he...

A Lake Tansi catering business decided several years to do what it does year-round on Thanksgiving Day, serving up free food for those who need it. Lake Tansi Catering Co-Owner David King said the staff starts prepares for the annual dinner a week before. King said preparing a mass Thanksgiving for the community can be...

The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport has reached an agreement to purchase a property on the north side of the airport. Airport Director Dean Selby said the landowner will sell the estimated 60-acre property for an estimated $1.1 million. Selby said the airport is purchasing the property to prevent future development i...

Tennessee Tech football has locked in head coach Bobby Wilder for the next five seasons, the university announced Wednesday. Wilder signed a five-year extension through the 2030 season. Wilder arrived at Tech ahead of the 2024 campaign. In just his second year, Tech delivered an 11-1 regular season, the best in school ...

Stone Memorial junior Lauren Clark did not just change uniforms this season. She stepped into a new system, a new identity and, as it turns out, the perfect place to grow. Clark transferred from Cumberland County in the offseason, but the move has looked seamless for the guard. Basketball runs deep in the Clark househo...

The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport Board approved a motion Tuesday night to bid a project to repair damaged aircraft hangars. Airport Director Dean Selby said the repairs would be for a total of 12 hangars on rows A and B. Selby said the hangars are some of the oldest the airport has, and have needed [...]

DeKalb County will establish a notification system to alert residents whenever a registered sex offender moves into the county. Commissioner Greg Matthews proposed the notification system after a registered sex offender moved into the area. Matthews said he and several other commissioners received complaints about the ...

Putnam County considering the construction of an additional substation on Tennessee Avenue to improve EMS services on the west side of the county. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said the west side is growing with more developments in that area between Cookeville and Baxter. Porter said EMS is already seeing an increa...

The Cookeville Toastmasters Club celebrating its 60 years of helping local people improve their public speaking skills. Cookeville Toastmasters Club Secretary Treasurer Matti Foster said the club was chartered 60 years ago by former Tennessee Tech Professors S. K. Ballal and Graham Kash to provide a safe space for thos...

York Institute recognized as one of the state's exemplary districts by the Tennessee Department of Education for last school year. The designation is the highest honor a school district can receive. York Institute Director of Schools John Bush said York Institute has been making academic gains over the past few years, ...