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Library Board Applicant Resumes

The following resumes and application materials are provided for public review ahead of the County Commission’s consideration of two Putnam County...

Children Deserve Safe and Age-Appropriate Communities

I believe one of the greatest responsibilities of a local community is to protect its children from things they are not old enough or mature enough...

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College / University Sports

Hall of Famer, legendary tennis coach Randy Smith passes away at 78

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A long-time fixture at Tennessee Tech including tenures as an administrator and legendary tennis coach for the Golden Eagles,...

Cameron Sexton

A Father’s Day Memory from Cedar Street

Father’s Day has passed, but it left me thinking about a special time growing up on Cedar Street in Algood.My dad, Clarence Hunter, was one of the...

Drucilla’s Little Helpers

Here we are finishing out the month of June, and this will be the last of the dairy winners from our contest at our FCE meeting.The winner I am...

Small-Town America Is Worth Protecting

I've been fortunate to spend a lot of time covering our communities, attending city council meetings, county commission meetings, school board...

Library Board Applicant Resumes

The following resumes and application materials are provided for public review ahead of the County Commission’s consideration of two Putnam County...

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County News - Putnam

Law & Order Report Justice Snapshot: By The Numbers

The following information was gathered from the Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office and includes arrests from Algood, Cookeville, Baxter and...

Library Board Applicant Resumes

The following resumes and application materials are provided for public review ahead of the County Commission’s consideration of two Putnam County...

Justice Snapshot: By The Numbers

The following information was gathered from the Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office and includes arrests from Algood, Cookeville, Baxter and...

The Land That I Love

As we approach the Fourth of July, I find myself thinking about that simple, powerful line so many of us know by heart: “God bless America, land...

Tennessee Tech once again named state's No. 1 public university by...

Tennessee Tech University has once again been recognized as Tennessee's top public university by personal finance website Money, earning the...

Tennessee Tech sails through 10-year reaccreditation with full...

Tennessee Tech University has successfully completed its decennial reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and...

Clarissa Williams Campaign Tile Ad

The Impact of a Fighting Father

“Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears;for your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord,and your children shall return from the...

Health & Medical

Tennessee Tech nursing pioneer Becky Tolbert receives inaugural...

Tennessee Tech University’s Whitson-Hester School of Nursing has honored retired administrator and nursing educator Becky Tolbert with its...

Cookeville Regional Medical Center Moves Cardiac Imaging to...

Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is pleased to announce that on July 1, 2026, CRMC cardiac imaging services is relocating from their space...

Higher Education

Tennessee Tech once again named state's No. 1 public university by...

Tennessee Tech University has once again been recognized as Tennessee's top public university by personal finance website Money, earning the...

Tennessee Tech sails through 10-year reaccreditation with full...

Tennessee Tech University has successfully completed its decennial reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and...

Tennessee Tech nursing pioneer Becky Tolbert receives inaugural...

Tennessee Tech University’s Whitson-Hester School of Nursing has honored retired administrator and nursing educator Becky Tolbert with its...

Putnam County Student Attends Tennessee Governor’s School for the...

Sophia Warren of Putnam County was one of 49 students from across Tennessee selected to participate in the Tennessee Governor’s School for the...

Justice Snapshot: By The Numbers

The following information was gathered from the Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office and includes arrests from Algood, Cookeville, Baxter and...

Warrants this week

These warrants are obtained through the Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk’s office and includes arrests from Algood, Cookeville, Baxter and...

Law & Order Report Justice Snapshot: By The Numbers

The following information was gathered from the Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office and includes arrests from Algood, Cookeville, Baxter and...

Library Board Applicant Resumes

The following resumes and application materials are provided for public review ahead of the County Commission’s consideration of two Putnam County...

New Edition Available Now - June 26, 2026 - Check it out online now!

https://www.highlandsinsider.com/

Jane Sadler Tile

Durley Young McLarty

COOKEVILLE CHAPEL - Funeral services for Durley Young McLarty, age 93, were held Saturday, June 27, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at Jefferson Avenue Church...

Dr. Linda Burleson Byler

Dr. Linda Burleson Byler passed away on Monday, June 22, 2026, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center, leaving behind a remarkable legacy defined by...

Children Deserve Safe and Age-Appropriate Communities

I believe one of the greatest responsibilities of a local community is to protect its children from things they are not old enough or mature enough...

INVESTIGATION LEADS TO BURGLARY ARREST

PUTNAM COUNTY, TN— On June 20, 2026, Sgt. Maynard and Deputy Cravens responded to a re-ported residential burglary on County Farm Rd. The homeowner...

Hall of Famer, legendary tennis coach Randy Smith passes away at 78

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A long-time fixture at Tennessee Tech including tenures as an administrator and legendary tennis coach for the Golden Eagles,...

Putnam County Student Attends Tennessee Governor’s School for the...

Sophia Warren of Putnam County was one of 49 students from across Tennessee selected to participate in the Tennessee Governor’s School for the...

CRMC Leaders Tell Washington What 340B Means for Rural Tennessee

In an interview with the American Hospital Association, CRMC's CEO and pharmacy director explained how a federal drug discount program funds cancer...

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Library Board Applicant Resumes

The following resumes and application materials are provided for public review ahead of the County Commission’s consideration of two Putnam County...

Weekly Smile - Bill Davis

When you go to the Cookeville Farmer’s Market this weekend, stop by and say, “Good Morning,” to local grower Bill Davis of Bill Davis Produce....

WEEKLY SMILE: LUKE ELDRIDGE

Luke Eldridge still remembers the Cookeville of his childhood — when Walmart sat where The Bend Church is now, the mall meant the arcade, toy store...

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