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TBI: Man shot, killed by officers serving warrant in Cookeville

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TBI: Man shot, killed by officers serving warrant in Cookeville

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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man was shot and killed Sunday night as officers with the Cookeville Police Department attempted to serve a warrant, officials said. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the incident took place shortly after 10:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of N. Willow Avenue on Sunday, June 8. MNPD: Armed man killed by Metro officer in downtown Nashville Authorities reported officers were in the area to serve a domestic assa…See the Story

Tennessee Tech Campus Buzzing With Summer Camps

Cookeville · Cookeville

Tennessee Tech Campus Buzzing With Summer Camps

Tennessee Tech students may be home for the summer, but the campus is still lively thanks to a variety of summer camps. Tennessee Tech has already hosted a couple of camps this summer, including the American Legion Boys State and freshman orientation SOAR sessions. Jonathan Frank, Tech’s News and Public Relations director, said there are all kinds of camps offered, and there are camps for kids from first grade to high school graduates. Frank sai…Read Article

Cooking with Jamie Lankford

Cookeville · Cookeville

Cooking with Jamie Lankford

Summer Reading Program is underway, with plenty of exciting events to last until mid-July. Monday is the final day to come experience a slice of invaluable history at the American Experience Exhibit. Today and on Monday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,…Read Article

Park View Pool gets $59,000 renovation

Looking back in history, here were some of the happenings in the Cookeville area for the week of June 7-13 as recorded in the pages of the Herald-Citizen:Cookeville · Cookeville Read Article

Calmly and confidently control the situation

Dear Dave,Cookeville · Cookeville Read Article

Tennessee mines a lot of clay — and manufactures a lot of tile

Tennessee is one of the top clay mining states in the country. The state produces the most ball clay, which is one of six types of clay mined in the U.S. And where there is mining, there is often manufacturing. Caroline Eggers WPLN NewsPortobello America claims to have the largest “spray dryer,” shown above, in the nation. The manufacturer uses 100% gas, a fossil fuel composed mostly of methane, to heat its processes. Tennessee is considered a t…Cookeville · Cookeville Read Article

Cookeville Police Increasing Drug Patrol Ahead of Bonaroo

Cookeville Police increasing drug enforcement as the Bonaroo Music Festival begins its weekend run in Manchester. Cookeville Police Chief Scott Winfree said festival-goers have historically been caught transporting illegal drugs on Highway 111. Winfree said drugs are usually found when someone is pulled over a different offense, such as speeding. “You may have someone either using any of the drugs, and it impairs their driving,” Winfree said. “A…Cookeville · Cookeville Read Article

Cookeville Budget Includes $18K In Funding For Putnam Library

Operating costs continue to increase for the Putnam County Library, prompting a request for a funding increase from the City of Cookeville. Putnam County Library Director Kathryn Wisinger said Cookeville allocated an additional $18,000 in its budget. Council approved the first reading of the budget last week. “We try to never ever ask for more than we need,” Wisinger said. “Because we understand that everyone’s tax dollars go for something very …Cookeville · Cookeville Read Article

Cookeville Donating $30K To Replace Lights At Leslie Town Centre

Cookeville’s new budget features some $30,000 to help replace the lights inside the Leslie Town Centre. Leslie Town Centre Director Kathryn Molina requested aid from the city council in February to help fund the estimated $70,000 project. Molina said the project will replace an estimated 100 ballast lights with a new LED lighting system. “So we have decided that we need to really invest in providing our clients with the state-of-the-art experien…Cookeville · Cookeville Read Article

Paul Finebaum Issues Official 'Warning' To College Sports

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College Football’s 10 Most Intimidating Stadiums (1:16) Paul Finebaum continued to analyze the landmark House v. NCAA settlement that could forever change college sports.On Friday, Judge Claudia Wilken approved a ruling that allows schools to directly pay athletes. They're limited to a salary cap starting at approximately $20.5 million.Finebaum previously declared college sports as we know it "over" following the ground-breaking settlement. The …College Football · Cookeville See the Story

Tennessee Tech grads who met at freshman orientation tie the knot

You never know who you’ll meet at SOAR, Tennessee Tech University’s summer orientation for incoming freshmen. Just ask Micah and Alyssa (Kitchen) Jones.Cookeville · Cookeville Read Article

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