📰 This Week in Highlands Insider – May 29 EditionFrom honoring our fallen heroes to celebrating new beginnings, this week's Highlands Insider is packed with stories that...

Hello and welcome to my kitchen (well it’s my daughter’s kitchen — I am in it today).I grew up cooking from Betty Crocker’s cookbook. Well, not...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has located and arrested Edward Fulton who was wanted out of Montgomery County, TN for kidnapping 2 of his...

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...

COOKEVILLE — Putnam County’s sales tax collections increased 9.3% in March compared to the same month last year, marking the seventh consecutive...

COOKEVILLE — A new name in the Upper Cumberland is aiming to change how homeowners experience one of the most critical phases of home renovation:...