Editor’s Note: Responses in both the print and digital Q&A formats have been edited for length and clarity while maintaining the intent and...

The Cookeville Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees approved the hospital’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget Wednesday evening during a...

Some weeks in community journalism feel especially full — not just busy, but meaningful. This has been one of those weeks.As I sit down to write...

One thing I’ve learned over the years is that too many people walk into the ballot box without really knowing who they are voting for. Local...

There is a poll making the rounds connected to the Cookeville City Council race, and honestly, it says less about the candidates than it does about...

Editor’s Note: Responses in both the print and digital Q&A formats have been edited for length and clarity while maintaining the intent and...

The Cookeville Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees approved the hospital’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget Wednesday evening during a...

These warrants are obtained through the Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk’s office and includes arrests from Algood, Cookeville, Baxter and...

Justice Snapshot: By The Numbers37 arrests listed across Putnam County agencies4 law enforcement agencies represented: Cookeville Police...

HOAX SCHOOL THREATSPUTNAM COUNTY, TN— As of 10:30 AM, there are 8 Putnam County Schools that have been placedon lockdown today following multiple false threat calls...

At approximately 7:58 AM this morning, PCSO was made aware of a call that came into Cane Creek Elementary reporting that an individual was allegedly hiding inside one of...

Press Release from Morgan Abston, PIO:BOMB THREAT DECLARED A HOAXAt approximately 9:20 AM this morning, PCSO was notified of a threat involving...

Editor’s Note: Responses in both the print and digital Q&A formats have been edited for length and clarity while maintaining the intent and...

The Cookeville Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees approved the hospital’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget Wednesday evening during a...

Editor’s Note: Responses in both the print and digital Q&A formats have been edited for length and clarity while maintaining the intent and...

The Cookeville Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees approved the hospital’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget Wednesday evening during a...

These warrants are obtained through the Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk’s office and includes arrests from Algood, Cookeville, Baxter and...

Justice Snapshot: By The Numbers37 arrests listed across Putnam County agencies4 law enforcement agencies represented: Cookeville Police...

County officials explain the reassessment process as residents question future tax impacts, affordability and certified tax rates.For many Putnam...

County officials explain the reassessment process as residents question future tax impacts, affordability and certified tax rates.For many Putnam...

Cookeville, TN – On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, officers with the Cookeville PoliceDepartment responded to multiple schools within the city limits of...

At approximately 7:58 AM this morning, PCSO was made aware of a call that came into Cane Creek Elementary reporting that an individual was allegedly hiding inside one of...

Rhoda Flatt, a beloved and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away peacefully on Saturday May 9, 2026, at the Grandview...

Press Release from Morgan Abston, PIO:BOMB THREAT DECLARED A HOAXAt approximately 9:20 AM this morning, PCSO was notified of a threat involving...

Cookeville, TN – On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, officers with the Cookeville PoliceDepartment responded to multiple schools within the city limits of...

HOAX SCHOOL THREATSPUTNAM COUNTY, TN— As of 10:30 AM, there are 8 Putnam County Schools that have been placedon lockdown today following multiple false threat calls...

At approximately 7:58 AM this morning, PCSO was made aware of a call that came into Cane Creek Elementary reporting that an individual was allegedly hiding inside one of...

There are some images that never leave a person.For Brett Knight, one of those images is a stack of laminated obituaries sitting inside his...

Highlands Insider Launches First-Ever “Bestie Awards”Be a Light. Be Bright. Be Bold.Shining a Spotlight on the Best of the HighlandsWho deserves...

This week’s Weekly Smile shines on someone many readers have welcomed into their homes for years through her recipes, stories and words of...