A service used by the Putnam County jail to facilitate communications and visits with inmates is out of service — causing the jail to halt visitations for the time being.

The Cookeville City Council last week adopted a formal policy on how to apply to serve on council-appointed boards and ...

For the first time in the school’s 155-year history, Webb—this July—won two Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Awards in recognition of the Alumni & ...

Smithville, will host a summer hunger summit at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 31, at the Smith County Agricultural Center, 159 Ag ...

Young people ages 7 to 18 are busy checking off their back-to-school or college lists. Visiting their pediatrician or family ...

From cell phones to lawnmowers to automobiles, lithium-ion batteries power many of the electronic devices that provide ...

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“Don’t take any wooden nickels” is found in my original volume of Most Comprehensive Origins of Clichés, Proverbs and Figurative Expressions. This book alone contains over 1500 entries, and has been a ...

A local mother, charged after her young child ingested methamphetamines, made a plea and was sentenced in DeKalb Criminal Court last week.

Are you one of those people who always staunchly defends the stand you have taken — no matter what? No backing up and reexamining your thoughts and motives? You never ...

A program designed to reimagine and personalize Tennessee Tech University’s approach to campus visits will enter its fifth ...

A recent letter in your paper from someone in Sparta attacked Mr. Charles Denning for his criticism of the Administration's actions.