Cookeville News

A 25-year-old man is being hailed a hero by family members after he saved his four-year-old son and others from being struck by a truck on Sunday night.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. Memorial Day was perfect on Dale Hollow Lake this year until Jacqulyn Medlin and her family decided it was time to go home.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- A new study has revealed a trend in Tennessee that more and more grandparents are raising their children's children and struggling to make ends meet.

Two pedestrians were injured when they were hit by a pickup truck on Buffalo Valley Road on Sunday night, police said.

The Mustard Seed Ranch in Cookeville is in the process of adding on to the director's home in order to convert it into a third residence for children ages five to 17 who need a second chance.

After nearly 40 years of serving patients and working to initiate new services in the area, Dr.

A Smithville woman who spent $140 at a Cookeville bar Saturday night got arrested after the bar discovered she paid with fake money.

In honor of Memorial Day U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., Friday made the following statement paying tribute to all the men and women who have served in our nation's military, especially those who have given their lives in service to our country.

A Baxter man was arrested last week for allegedly stealing metal gates from a farm and selling them to a scrap metal business.

Cleaning the Monument of Fallen Heroes in preparation for Memorial Day are, from front, Greg Nead, commander of American Legion post 135 and the Veterans Honor Guard; George Hall of Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6277; and Chuck Mateyka, county service officer and member of VFW post 6296.

Randy Williams and Dawn Kupferer, sitting, of the Upper Cumberland Development District look at plans for the Monterey portion of Rails With Trails with members of the Monterey Street Committee.Amy Davis MONTEREY -- With bids going out soon for the Monterey portion of Rails With Trails, the town is quickly deciding where, exactly, it will lie.

Art Guild member and pastel artist, Kay Dillon, is exhibiting her creations during the month of May at the Palace Theatre in Crossville, Tennessee.A Kay enjoys painting pictures of her grandchildrenA and of the outdoors here in Cumberland County.A Her love for the outdoors is indicated in her paintings.A During the past years, she went back ... (more)

Cummins Falls, with its 75-foot cascading waterfall and huge swimming hole, will be Tennessee's 54th state park.

A Monterey woman was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing two baby cribs from a Cookeville motel.

A Smithville woman who spent $140 at a Cookeville bar Saturday night got arrested after the bar discovered she paid with fake money.

One man's throat was cut in a fight at a Cookeville bar last night, and another man is in jail charged with attempted murder.

Drivers heading east on I-40 through Cookeville may have experienced a little delay early Saturday morning as crews worked to clean up an overturned tractor trailer truck's load.

Drivers might have noticed police escorting a long line of bicycles around Cookeville earlier this week.

The community is gearing up for two Jehovah's Witnesses' Conventions to be held in Cookeville this July.

It is almost time for the annual Nameless Heritage Day, when people flock to the tiny little rural community just over the Putnam County line in Jackson County to celebrate a bygone era.