The State Supreme Court refused to hear the case of a Putnam County man found guilty of his third driving under the influence offense. The appeal challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, the use of a redacted traffic stop video, and the length of the sentence imposed by the trial court. Stanley William Havens stoppe...

Cookeville City Council will consider plans Thursday to purchase four new Public Works vehicles to modernize its fleet and replace equipment lost in recent fires. Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the department is seeking a Front Load Garbage Truck, a Grinder Truck, a Dumpster Truck and Street Sweeper. Elrod ...

State Route 53 in Jackson County has reopened to traffic following an accelerated 50-day culvert replacement project that required a full closure of the roadway. T-DOT Regional Communications Officer Rae Anne Bradley said the project involved replacing damaged infrastructure with two large 18 by 17 foot box sections. B...

Derrick Hutchings and Becky Golden will fill two vacancies on the White County Beer Board. Two commissioners resigned from the board last month, upset about other commissioners not changing the rules on the proximity of an establishment selling beer. The board wanted to change the rules in the middle of a discourse abo...

Bids open Tuesday to award a summer project to widen Interstate Drive at South Jefferson Avenue according to Cookeville Public Works. Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the project includes a 150-foot lane widening to create a dedicated right-hand turn lane. Elrod said the expansion will allow for two full stra...