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National Donate Life Month

3 days ago | herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride

The Cookeville City Council last week recognized April as Donate Life Month with Donate Life supporters at the city council meeting. From left are Vice Mayor Luke Eldridge, Mayor Laurin Wheaton, Councilman Chad Gilbert, Donate Life Tennessee External Affairs Coordinator Trisha Lopez, Councilman Ali Bagci, living kidney donor Andrea Davis and Councilman Eric Walker. Register to become an organ donor at donatelifetn.org.
Teacher receives Friends of Urban Forest Award

4 days ago | herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride

Cookeville High School teacher Robin Carlile, in front, second from left, receives the individual Friends of the Urban Forest Award at the Cookeville City Council meeting April 17. Carlile received the award for planting an orchard at the high school.
Tree City USA and Friends of Urban Forest Award

4 days ago | herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride

Earlier this month, Cookeville was recognized for being a Tree City USA for 36 years. The city must fulfill four requirements annually to be a Tree City USA including an active tree ordinance, having a tree care or community advocacy group, celebrating Arbor Day and spending at least $2 per capita on growing and sustaining the urban and community forest.
Tree City

4 days ago | herald-citizen.com | Lindsay Pride

Thunderstorms, accompanied by locally heavy rainfall at times. High near 70F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%.. Cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 56F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
PCFD responds to barn, brush fires Tuesday

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.
Health Dept. joins faith partners for event focused on aging

1 week ago | herald-citizen.com | Jim Herrin

The Putnam County Health Department is inviting residents to take advantage of an upcoming event focused on aging. "We are partnering with the faith-based organizations this year to offer resources for the aging population," Health Department Director Lisa Bumbalough. The first event, called Happy Hearts Healthy Minds, will take place from 4:30-6:30 p.m. April 23 at Willow Avenue Church of Christ. "It is open to anyone and no charge," Bumbalough said.
Cookeville may begin third phase of 10th Street improvements

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.
Senator visits Cookeville farm, business

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.
House approves Williams' child care bill

1 week ago | herald-citizen.com | Jim Herrin

The Tennessee House of Representatives Monday approved a bill sponsored by State Rep. Ryan Williams of Cookeville that's intended to expand access to child care in Tennessee. The vote was 86-9. House Bill 1175, which was substituted on the floor to adopt the language of its companion bill, Senate Bill 1379, would allow child care facilities to expand by leasing or purchasing vacant or underutilized school buildings.
UHS baseball fails to rally against Watertown

2 weeks ago | herald-citizen.com | Ben Craven |Ben Craven Herald-Citizen

The Upperman High School baseball team couldn’t rally in a non-district home matchup on Thursday night as the Watertown Purple Tigers outlasted the Bees 6-1 in Baxter. The loss drops the UHS boys to 12-8 overall, but they remain perfect in District 7-3A at 6-0. Watertown got the scoring started quickly with one run in the top half of the first inning, but most of the Purple Tiger’s damage came from five hits and four runs in the top of the third.