Putnam County News

With one of her best friends battling a life-threatening disease, a Putnam County native is organizing a special youth beauty pageant to raise money to help cover medical costs.

Strong spring storms rolled into the area late yesterday afternoon, leaving damage in its wake - including power outages.

The Putnam County Prosecutor's Office has filed a two counts of Aggravated Murder against Michael A. Fay, 17.

Blue skies and nice weather mean different things for different people. But for Upper Cumberland Regional Airport manager Jim Kmet, it means more airport visitors - and increased fuel sales.

A man who drew suspicion when he offered a silverware set for sale to a jewelry store here last week was later arrested on a felony fugitive warrant in connection with burglary cases in Florida, police said.

When a black Cadillac ran off the road and hit a curb, a passing police officer stopped to investigate, and it wasn't long before the driver was booked into jail on several charges.

Center Hill Lake in nearby DeKalb County is a popular fishing and swimming destination for residents of Rutherford County on a daily basis that is why we are updating our listeners on a drowning that took place at the lake on Monday.

A Middle Tennessee woman has died after the car she was in went down a boat ramp and into a lake.

Although the Tennessee State H.O.G Rally isn't returning until 2014, the ripple effect of the 2012 rally has officially begun.

Tennessee Tech University has recognized four faculty and staff for their commitments to teaching, service and the university.

It wasn't long ago that their barn mysteriously burned. Now, a Spring Creek Road family suspects someone has been inside their home - uninvited.

Fay is one of three Putnam County teens who were the subject of a statewide Amber Alert issued on Thursday afternoon.

Glenn Jones, Putnam County Archivist, recently received a grant from the State of Tennessee to digitize the Patton Papers to make them accessible to anyone anywhere.

By AMY DAVIS PUTNAM COUNTY - His front yard was covered with "for sale" signs - but he wasn't moving from his home on Buffalo Valley Road.

A woman who is accused of swapping her shoes for another pair in a store and then walking out without paying later told police that she had bought the old shoes there and they hurt her feet.

The electronic waste collection has been scheduled for Friday, May 10, from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 11, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. This annual event is sponsored by the Cookeville-Putnam County Clean Commission and the Putnam County Solid Waste Department.

It wasn't long ago that their barn mysteriously burned. Now, a Spring Creek Road family suspects someone has been inside their home - uninvited.

The arrest of a Cookeville man for alleged domestic violence was probably witnessed by several people - it happened in the Pop Tart aisle at the Walmart store about 6 p.m. Saturday.

Baxter Mayor Jeff Wilhite, center, greets the crowds as Friends of Depot member Sue Neal, left, and Jeanie Lee, president of the FOD, listen Friday morning for the grand opening of the Baxter Depot/Welcome Center.

The local option sales tax is a significant source of revenue that the school system, county debt service and the cities in the county rely on heavily.