The Clay County School Board approved moving forward with purchasing a new 84-passenger school bus. School Board Chairman Benji Bailey said the bus would be the largest in the school system's fleet. Bailey said the request to purchase the bus came from the administration. "We currently have one, but unfortunately,...

Warren County Schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, extending the regularly scheduled Presidents' Day holiday because of illness. School System officials announced the closure as illness-related absences continue to rise across the district. The additional days will extend the long weekend to allow time for rec...

The Cookeville Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance Thursday allowing the owners of the McGugin Gas Station property on South Willow Avenue at I-40 to redevelop its site to include a national coffee chain drive-thru. Cookeville Planner Christopher Phillips told the board that the variance was necessary to accomm...

Overton County Sheriff John Garrett said scams are running rampant in the community, particularly fraud and financial schemes. Garrett warning residents to stay alert. Garrett said most of the scams involve groups pretending to be local law enforcement and threatening residents with arrest if they do not pay for missin...

Monterey Police Officials believe Thursday's incident in which a 9-year-old boy lost his life after falling from a cliff at Bee Rock Overlook was an accident. Public Information Officer David Corley said the investigation continues. Investigators believe the child got too close to the edge before falling. Corley said t...

Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees Vice Chair Fred Lowery has been named chief executive officer of Henry Schein Inc., a Fortune 500 company. The company is the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental and medical practitioners.Henry Schein cited Lowery's record of scaling comp...

A group of Cookeville High Students walked out Friday morning to protest the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. An estimated 30 students participated in the protest, with many gathering outside and holding signs. Officials said no administrators, faculty, or staff participated in, encouraged, or suppo...

Saturday's Opening Weekend contest between Tennessee Tech and Texas A&M has been moved to an 11 a.m. start due to predicted inclement weather. Tennessee Tech Athletics announced the schedule change and said the adjustment affects Saturday's matchup at Texas A&M. The department said the earlier kickoff comes in ...

As Tennessee's legislative session is underway, the Tennessee Board of Regents top priority is to secure state appropriations to cover TCAT operating expenses. TBR Communications Director Rick Locker said funding to cover operating expenses is usually the top priority each legislative session. He said state appropriati...

The Cookeville Board of Zoning Appeals approved a request Thursday allowing a company to utilize outdoor storage for building materials at a West Jackson Street facility. Cookeville Planning Commission Planner Christopher Phillips presented the request for the property located at West Jackson Street, noting the site is...