Cookeville News

The full county commission answered the question of whether or not it wanted the county to hire an electrical inspector by sending the position's salary back into the general fund during last night's meeting.

A man who was apparently worried about what a background check might turn up on him tried to get a woman he said was his mother to buy the gun for him instead, police say.

COOKEVILE, Tenn. A Putnam County man has been accused of attempting to steal drugs while his wife was giving birth to his child.

Cookeville Fire Fighters work to contain a fire that broke out in an outbuilding on Tanglewood Drive just before 11 a.m. Monday.

A man who went to buy a gun at a local store ended up behind bars after a background check done prior to the gun purchase found that he had an outstanding warrant for drug charges, police say.

A driver who allegedly lead Cookeville police on a car chase down Burgess Falls Road and eventually crashed has received a handful of charges.

Mike Walsh, left, embraces his partner Bob Spence after the two were married. Two same-sex couples from Cookeville, Tennessee, get married in Warren Township at Trinity United Church.

Stan Rodriguez, left, and his partner Jerry DeBolder hold hands as their rings are blessed during the ceremony.

Algood Police Lt. Bryant Swallows, left, is pictured with interim police Chief Gary Harris and Patrolman Brandon Bean in front of two of the patrol cars.

Ground was officially broken this past week for the Marion and Roger Moore Dog Park portion of the P.E.T. Care Campus, .

The Putnam Education Partnerships Foundation was established in 2007. Their initial focus was to help provide teachers with materials and resources for special projects not covered by classroom budgets.

A local restaurant called Cookeville police after noticing a man get out of a car that had a passenger and driver wearing masks.

A man is being charged with introduction of contraband into a penal facility after reportedly trying to take drugs into the Putnam County Jail.

Not even the pastor could keep the tears in. It was a ceremony the two gay couples had always thought about but never expected to see realized.

Carter wide receiver Hank Black gets past Gibbs defensive back Brendan Wilson to score on a 25-yard touchdown pass on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, at Gibbs High School.

A man who "just wanted his belongings back" is facing violation of bond conditions, shortly after posting bond on aggravated assault charges from the previous night.

The county may do away with using state inspectors and hire its own to perform electrical inspections within the community.

At a time when most kids are thinking about the latest toys and electronic gadgets they want for Christmas, others are wishing for something simpler.

All the paperwork regarding the next - and possibly biggest - phase of construction of the Central Tennessee Heritage Rail Trail is now in the hands of the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

Holiday shoppers are making their rounds at local stores and police continue to take reports of shoplifting incidents.