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Smoking HVAC Scare Sends Crews to Cookeville Logan’s—No Damage...

December 5, 2025

Cookeville fire crews responded to a fire alarm at Logan’s Steakhouse on Interstate Drive Friday evening. According to officials, a smoking HVAC...

CHILD FOUND IN DANGEROUS DRUG ENVIROMENT; FOUR ARRESTED

December 4, 2025

PUTNAM COUNTY, TN—On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, PCSO Deputies, PCSO Narcotics Unit,and PCSO Warrants Division responded to the eastern area of...

SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED FOR REGISTRY VIOLATION

November 29, 2025

PUTNAM COUNTY, TN—On November 26, 2025, PCSO Deputy Carpenter was on routine patrolwhen he observed a male panhandling while sitting on the wall...

Do You Know What’s In Your Neighborhood? A Look at Cookeville’s...

November 20, 2025

A fatal stabbing at a home on Miller Avenue in the early morning hours of Oct. 18 has renewed community interest in understanding what types of...

Arrest List: Putnam County and Surrounding Areas WEEK OF NOV. 17

November 18, 2025

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

Waffle House Shooting Suspect Captured After Overnight Manhunt in...

November 18, 2025

On November 18, 2025, at approximately 12:12 a.m., officers with the Cookeville Police Department responded to a reported shooting at the Waffle...

UPDATE - SUSPECT IN CUSTODY! - GREAT JOB COOKEVILLE POLICE...

November 18, 2025

Cookeville Police are actively searching for a man connected to an early-morning shooting at the Waffle House on South Willow Avenue.Police say...

COOKEVILLE BZA APPROVES NOVASTUS EXPANSION DESPITE NEIGHBOR...

November 17, 2025

Despite concerns regarding air quality, health issues and odors, the Cookeville Board of Zoning Appeals approved a request for a special exception...

CONTROVERSY AT THE STACKS: LIBRARY OVERSIGHT DEBATE INTENSIFIES IN...

November 17, 2025

Citizens, Officials Question Content, Governance, and Transparency at Local LibrariesA growing divide between citizens and the Putnam County...

Arrest List: Putnam County and Surrounding Areas WEEK OF NOV. 12

November 12, 2025

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

WEATHER SAFETY FIRST ALERT - ⚠️ TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM

November 7, 2025

PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. — The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch #635 for 36 Middle Tennessee counties, including Putnam, White,...

VOLUNTEER SPIRIT RISES ABOVE WASHINGTON GRIDLOCK: BAILEY MOBILIZES...

November 6, 2025

In less than one hour, State Senator Paul Bailey (R-Sparta) helped raise more than $55,000 to support food banks across the Upper Cumberland,...

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Arrest List: Putnam County and Surrounding Areas WEEK OF NOV. 4

November 4, 2025

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

Arrest List: Putnam County and Surrounding Areas WEEK OF OCT. 30

October 30, 2025

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

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Accident Victim Succumbs to Injuries

October 28, 2025

The motorcyclist struck by a driver in the country illegally and operating a vehicle without a license died from his injuries on Oct. 26,...

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