Cookeville News

In this world today you'd be forgiven for thinking of roots music as the homogenized overalls-and-handclaps folk singing of Hollywood dilettantes, but that's certainly not the vision of the folks at Muddy Roots Music Festival.

The local emergency management agency is one step closer to becoming a county department after the Cookeville City Council decided to give up city authority over the entity.

Firefighters working for both the City of Baxter and the county have been asked to refrain from using their county turnout gear during both jobs.

Heather Wheeler, 12, hugs her second place trophy that she won at this year's riding show at Manna's Hanna Riding Center, while her horse is led by Paul Abell.

Mitchell Brown of Cookeville has played bass and sang backup for more than half of the members of the Grand Ole Opry and has traveled somewhere between one and a half to two million miles while performing gospel and country music on the road.

The cold rain falling in Cookeville Friday comes nowhere near dampening the spirits of Union City senior defensive lineman Justice Walker as he hoists the Class 1A state championship trophy at Tennessee Tech's Overall Field Friday.

A woman was recently arrested on a methamphetamine manufacturing charge, according to the Cookeville Police Department.

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It'll be a winter wonderland, complete with snowflakes, elves and lots of festive goodies.

The Cookeville Community Band will present its annual Christmas andHoliday Concert today, at 3 p.m., at the Cookeville Performing Arts Center , 10 E. Broad St., in Cookeville.

This weather radar image shows a massive storm front crossing North America, bringing ice from Mexico all the way into Quebec on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013.

Senate District 15 is held by Senator Charlotte Burks, who has announced her intention not to run for reelection.

The cavalry was called to Cookeville Regional Medical Center early this morning when a suspicious package was discovered near the hospital's East Entrance.

A woman indicted in February on charges of having sex with a young boy pled guilty yesterday in criminal court to the charge of aggravated sexual battery.

A man was recently arrested on burglary and theft charges after allegedly stealing more than $26,000 worth of items from a home.

He drove to work Tuesday and parked his car. A few hours later, it was missing. That's what the victim of an auto theft told Officer Craig Taylor, according to a police report.

By MEGAN TROTTER HERALD-CITIZEN Staff COOKEVILLE - This Friday, Putnam County will honor its World War II veterans in the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, located at 90 E. Spring St. Attendees will hear a welcome from Quartermaster Chuck Mateyka of VFW Post 6296, watch a video of President Franklin D.

A public hearing and first reading to rezone properties located on North Jefferson Avenue and East 8th Street will be held during tomorrow night's Cookeville City Council meeting.

The Family Life curriculum used by the school system will be available for review at a public hearing Thursday.

A hearing has been set for the property tax appeals that came out of a state investigation last year which determined over 200 properties in Putnam County had been severely under-assessed.