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City of Cookeville Schedules Townhall Meeting to Present...

October 17, 2025

COOKEVILLE — The City of Cookeville will host a public Townhall Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in the...

City Begins New Round of Street Resurfacing

October 11, 2025

COOKEVILLE, TN – October 10. 2025 – The City of Cookeville will begin resurfacingseveral streets next week, continuing a multi-year effort to...

City of Cookeville Activates New Traffic Signals at Henley Drive/S....

October 9, 2025

COOKEVILLE, TN – October 8. 2025 – The City of Cookeville has completed the installationof temporary traffic signals at the intersection of Henley...

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of another...

October 8, 2025

PUTNAM COUNTY, TN—The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of another scam circulating.This specific scam is targeting family members...

City of Cookeville Announces Schedule for Public Input on Wilson...

October 1, 2025

Cookeville, TN — In light of growing interest surrounding the proposed improvements to the former Wilson and HCA properties, Mayor Laurin Wheaton...

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Eldridge Goes Public: 50+ Pages and Citizen Packet of Explicit...

September 18, 2025

⚠️ Graphic Content WarningThe following story contains discussion of sexually explicit material flagged in books currently or recently available in...

Highlands Insider: Why We Started and How We Got Here

September 6, 2025

Highlands Region — Highlands Insider didn’t begin with a corporate plan or a newsroom mandate. It began with a simple question from neighbors: “Why...

STREET CLOSURE: West Broad Street, Sept. 8 - 12

September 5, 2025

West Broad Street, between Church Avenue and North Walnut Avenue, will be closed Monday - Friday of next week, Sept. 8 - 12, for repairs to...

Get ready, Cookeville! Fall FunFest is this Friday and Saturday -...

September 5, 2025

Please note that several streets around the Historical Courthouse will be closed for the festivities:East Broad StreetBoyd StreetFreeze StreetSouth...

Chad McDonald Designated Next Director of Leisure Services

September 4, 2025

Cookeville City Manager James Mills announced today that Chad McDonald has been designated as the next Director of the Cookeville Department of...

Laura Militana joins Highlands Insider as a reporter focused on local government, business, healthcare, and community coverage.

Experienced Journalist Joins Highlands Insider Team

September 2, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — A familiar name in Upper Cumberland journalism is joining the region’s newest media venture. Laura Militana has been named...

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...

Meet Linda Clark - The GOP Powerhouse that Rallies Regional...

August 18, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — When District 15 State Executive Committeewoman Linda Clark set out to organize the inaugural Upper Cumberland Republican...

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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...

Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Locating Wanted Man

August 13, 2025

Sheriff Eddie Farris is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Leslie Dale Swallows, a 55-year-old man wanted by the Putnam County...

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