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1 week ago | 
herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride |Lindsay Pride Herald-Citizen
The cause of a barn fire on Water Plant Road Tuesday is under investigation, according to the Putnam County Fire Department. A neighbor of the barn reported the fire, according to PCFD Deputy Chief Charles Doss. About 10 PCFD firefighters responded after they received the call at approximately 9:30 a.m."It had spread and gotten near another residence," Doss said. The fire burned the barn to the ground, according to Doss.
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1 week ago | 
herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride |Lindsay Pride Herald-Citizen
Cookeville is on the verge of starting the process for the final phase of the 10th Street widening project. The city council this week will consider a $520,000 contract with Clinton Engineering to provide engineering services to widen 10th Street from Fisk Road to Washington Avenue. "It's just under a mile long, 4,900 linear feet, convert it all to five lanes, sidewalks on both sides, redo the storm sewer, redo power lines, relocate necessary water lines," Cookeville City Manager James Mills said.
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1 week ago | 
herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride |Lindsay Pride Herald-Citizen
A U.S. Senator visited a popular Cookeville business Monday on a tour across Tennessee. Sen. Bill Hagerty visited 10-time CrossFit champion Rich Froning's CrossFit Mayhem, the second of three stops Hagerty made in Tennessee, beginning with Taiho Manufacturing in Gordonsville and ending with Beehive Industries in Knoxville. "One thing we went out to see was the buffalo," he said. Froning said he started the buffalo farm in 2019 and has up to 30 now.
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2 weeks ago | 
herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride |Lindsay Pride Herald-Citizen
Cookeville's oldest donut shop is being considered for the National Register of Historic Places. Ralph's Donut Shop owners John and Sandy MacDonald were notified March 21 by the Tennessee Historical Commission that their business was being considered for inclusion in the National Register.
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3 weeks ago | 
herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride |Lindsay Pride Herald-Citizen
A portion of West Broad Street from Walnut Avenue to Church Street remained closed Wednesday afternoon after bricks fell off the Engrafted Word Church. The church's pastor, Chris McMichael, said he and another church employee were working inside the building when it happened and said it sounded like something shook the building at 10:41 a.m. Video taken from the church cameras on the building showed bricks from the building's facade start falling off.
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3 weeks ago | 
herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride |Lindsay Pride Herald-Citizen
A portion of West Broad Street from Walnut Avenue to Church Street was temporarily closed Wednesday after bricks fell off the Engrafted Word Church. The church's pastor, Chris McMichael, said he and another church employee were working inside the building when it happened at 10:41 a.m. and said it sounded like something shook the building. Video taken from one of the church cameras on the building showed bricks from the building's facade start falling off.
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3 weeks ago | 
herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride |Lindsay Pride Herald-Citizen
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3 weeks ago | 
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The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed four cases of measles in Tennessee, including two in the Upper Cumberland and two in the Mid-Cumberland. Putnam County Health Department Director Lisa Bumbalough emailed the Herald-Citizen a press release from the TDH Tuesday about the measles cases. "Today, the Tennessee Department of Health confirmed three additional cases of measles in Middle Tennessee, which are currently being investigated by public health officials," the TDH said.
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3 weeks ago | 
herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride |Lindsay Pride Herald-Citizen
Cookeville may soon become one of just a few cities in the country using AI to improve traffic flow at intersections. The city council is considering the purchase of five Currux Vision AI Systems, Smart City ITS Server and Software, intersection detection cameras and accessories for the city's traffic division of the public works department.
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3 weeks ago | 
herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride |Lindsay Pride Herald-Citizen
The Cookeville Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees agreed last week to purchase a new robotic system for use in procedures for some urology patients. The Aquablation Hydros urological robotic system is intended for use in patients suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms such as incontinence resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia, according to CRMC officials. "It's an inflammation of the prostate," CRMC CEO Buffy Key said.
