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The City of Cookeville has broken ground on a new Energy Department...

September 1, 2025

COOKEVILLE, TN –August 21, 2025 – The City of Cookeville has broken ground on anew Energy Department headquarters, a $23.3 million project that...

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City officials, Cookeville City Council members and project contractors celebrated Friday’s groundbreaking. From left are JJ Stewart, Chris Hedrick, Jessica Etheredge and Braxton Stout of Recreational Concepts; Dewayna Mickey of T & D Adventures LLC; Alisha Eley of Kimley Horn; Vice Mayor Luke Eldridge; Councilman Ali Bagci; Councilman Chad Gilbert; Mayor Laurin Wheaton; Councilman Eric Walker; Director of Leisure Services Rick Woods; City Manager James Mills; Jeremy Whitson, subcontractor for FTM Contracting; Assistant Director of Leisure Services Chad McDonald; and Jacky Dobbs, Amanda Brantley and Brandon Mack of FTM Contracting.

Cane Creek’s biggest upgrade in a decade: splash pad, new...

August 15, 2025

COOKEVILLE, TN — Aug. 15, 2025 — City officials, Cookeville City Council members, and contractors broke ground Friday morning on what leaders are...

TDOT Changes Traffic Plan on South Jefferson Avenue — Two Lanes...

August 15, 2025

PUTNAM COUNTY – With school now back in session and morning traffic heavier than it’s been all summer, drivers along South Jefferson Avenue got...

City of Cookeville Begins New Wave of Street Repairs on July 23

The City of Cookeville has contracted Vulcan Materials to perform milling and resurfacing operations across several city streets and the McCulley...

Beginning July 14 through August 14, 2025, the Southbound exit ramp from Hwy 111 to Jefferson Ave will be closed for construction.
Please plan ahead and take alternate routes as the next available Southbound exit is the Hampton Crossroads exit in White County.

Southbound Hwy 111 Exit to Jefferson Ave Closing for Construction...

As part of the ongoing South Jefferson Avenue (State Route 136) improvement project, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will...

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