The Overton County School System has cleared the Livingston Academy Boys Basketball to play its first game of the season Tuesday night after the conclusion of an hazing investigation. Overton County Director of Schools Kim Dillon said the decision comes after the completion of both a local DA investigation and the fede...

Jackson County Commissioners approved work Monday night to repair the damaged roof of the county jail. Hail from a thunderstorm several months ago caused the problem. Jackson County Sheriff Marty Hinson said repairs are needed. "Particularly one spot of one of the offices, the bathroom area, it rotted," Hinso...

The Crossville Model Railroad Club breaking ground on its new 3,000 square foot facility located at 87 West Avenue. Club Public Relations Officer Ann Grogitsky said the club uses a model railroad to educate the public about Crossville's history with trains. Grogitsky said the new building will house different models fo...

TWRA's Annual Turkey Survey showed fewer birds than the recent average. Turkey Program Coordinator Rodger Shields said the survey measures turkey reproduction by evaluating how many poults there are relative to hens in an area. Shields said the state average for poults per hen was 2.2 per hen this year. That's down sli...

With lots of good food during the holidays, a local endocrinologist said those with Type 2 Diabetes need a plan to control their intake during the holiday season. Cookeville Regional Medical Center Endocrinologist Shirisha Vallepu said people with Type 2 diabetes tend to struggle during the holidays due to the amount o...

Cookeville Regional Endocrinology Office will begin its move into a new location starting this Friday. The office will be moving to the hospital's campus, at 145 West 4th Street. Endocrinology Office Site Manager Ginger Flatt said the new office location will allow for more exam rooms and a larger waiting area. "I...

Sparta has been awarded an estimated $99,500 USDA Rural Business Development Grant to help support its local small businesses. City Administrator Tonya Tindle said the grant will be used for local small businesses to develop a strategic five-year action plan in consultation with a firm. The businesses can also particip...

The Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP Branch is partnering with Wreaths Across America once again to honor local fallen African-American veterans. Branch President Tom Savage said this is the third year that the partnership will place wreaths and a flag on the graves of fallen African American veterans throughout the Uppe...

District Attorney Bryant Dunaway announced Monday that no charges will be filed against the students involved in the Livingston Academy hazing incident. Dunaway said after reviewing reports and several videos, while the contact was certainly inappropriate between students, no student was physically injured. Dunaway add...

White County is preparing to begin a series of work sessions to explore options to relieve the impact of increased property taxes on elderly and fixed-income constituents. Commissioner Derrick Hutchings said the county will explore a property tax freeze and other state tax relief programs. Hutchings said the county nee...