The Gainesboro Board of Aldermen voted Thursday night to seek bids to repair multiple leaks on the Elk Mountain waterline. The town has had significant water loss due to leaks the past two months. Alderman Tom Goetz said if the Elk Mountain leaks are known, then the town needs to make the repair as soon [...]

Student Advisory Committee members shared mixed feedback on the use of metal detectors in the Putnam County Schools at Thursday's monthly school board meeting Thursday. Upperman High School Student Abby Brown said students understand why some residents want the detectors. "Out of the students that supported the me...

Prosecutors ruled a fatal December shooting on a DeKalb County roadway involving a Middle Tennessee State University professor self-defense. District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway finalized the decision after receiving the autopsy results for 41-year-old Ashleigh McKinzie. "Ultimately, yesterday was the final pi...

The Baxter Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved an $88,865 bid for a new sludge truck for the wastewater plant Thursday. Engineer Tom Bennett said the city will utilize leftover money from a previous wastewater project. Bennett reviewed the proposals to ensure the purchase aligned with federal funding requirements. &qu...

The Cookeville City Council approved the first reading of a rezoning request Thursday night for an 18.29-acre property on Boyd Farris Road to allow for a new single-family residential neighborhood. Community Development Director Job Ward presented the ordinance to transition the vacant parcel from its current split zon...

Tennessee residents can support resource conservation and facility improvements at local state parks through the sixth annual My Tennessee State Park fundraiser this month. Scotts Gulf Wilderness State Park Manager Stuart Carroll said the initiative allows the public to directly fund specific needs at individual locati...

At least 15 Upper Cumberland rescue squads will share in a $5 million state grant to purchase life-saving equipment and improve emergency response times. Rickman Volunteer Fire Department Chief William Curd said his department is receiving just over $65,000 from the Tennessee State Fire Marshal's office allocation. The...

For York Dragons senior Brody Choate, baseball started the same way it does for many small-town athletes: In the backyard with his dad. Choate said his father introduced him to hitting, throwing and catching before he ever stepped onto a team. From there, he worked his way through rec ball and middle school leagues aro...

As three Americans prepare to launch Wednesday night on the first crewed journey to the moon since 1972, a Tennessee Tech professor will be on the team that will later collect samples in the next phase - a moon landing mission in 2028. Scientist Jeannette Luna said she will work from mission control in a [...]

A Putnam County student headed to the state's American Legion Oratorical contest Saturday for the first time in 12 years. Cookeville High School Senior Navada Davis recently took first place at a regional competition. American Legion Post 46 Oratorical Chairman Richard Buford said the contest challenges high school stu...