Cookeville (Tennessee)

Police looking for arsonists who set portable toilets ablaze

myeyewitnessnews.com     Jun 11, 2008   3 related          

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Cookeville are investigating nearly a half-dozen fires that have destroyed portable toilets at construction sites. Fire Chief John Kendrick said the fires might be funny to some, but...                    

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Police Arrest Tennessee Mother for Biting Baby

myeyewitnessnews.com     Jun 3, 2008   3 related          

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An Algood mother arrested for biting her 9 month-old daughter told police she did so in retaliation for the toothless infant biting her. Police arrested 29 year-old Stacie Marie Davis last week and charged...                    

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TDOT to fix 'Deadman's Curve' on US 62 in Putnam County

myeyewitnessnews.com     May 20, 2008          

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state Transportation Department announced a project to straighten "Dean Man's Curve" on U.S. 62 in eastern Putnam County. TDOT said it will begin buying land to fix the tight curve about three miles east of Monterey. Putnam County Sheriff's Office jail administrator...                    

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Tenn. students beat Wall Street in TVA challenge

ibtimes.com     May 14, 2008   3 related          

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Student investors outperformed Wall Street for the Tennessee Valley Authority in 2007, beating the Standard & Poor's 500 index for the seventh time in nine years and earning more than $900,000 for the nation's largest public utility. Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville...                    

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Albert M. Smith

villagesoup.com     May 12, 2008          

, 82, former Camden Police Chief, died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Shore Village Nursing Home in Rockland. Born in Rockland on Aug. 13, 1925, he was the son of William H. and Suzie (Keizer) Smith. In 1956, Smith went to work as a patrolman for the Rockland Police Department...                    

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Boy Impaled By Tree Branch and Lives

firstcoastnews.com     May 11, 2008   1 related          

By Cynthia Williams, WSMV/NBC News Channel COOKEVILLE, TN -- A 12-year-old Cookeville, Tennessee boy is in intensive care after an accident that happened while he was riding his bike. Byran Cochran suffered an injury that doctors don't see every day. A few inches to the...                    

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Booth Joins PrePak Systems for Growth, Expansion

prnewswire.com     May 9, 2008          

COOKEVILLE, Tenn., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Booth previously served as the President of RxPak, a division of McKesson, where he managed a packaging operation that grew into a billion-dollar enterprise during his seven-year term. His background in banking and finance enabled...                    

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Alexander predicts 2008 grads will drive electric cars

tennessean.com     May 4, 2008   1 related          

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander predicted that 2008 college graduates from Tennessee will soon be driving hybrid electric cars that will charge on TVA electricity overnight. ... The Republican senator spoke at graduation ceremonies for Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville...                    

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TVA considering rerouting power line

myeyewitnessnews.com     Apr 17, 2008          

The Tennessee Valley Authority is considering rerouting a portion of a transmission line planned in the Cookeville and Algood area to avoid a historic road. ... The road is believed to have once served as a horse and carriage mail route years ago. The Tennessee...                    

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RPD arrest Michigan fugitive, others on multiple drug charges

richmondregister.com     Apr 11, 2008   6 related          

A Tennessee woman driving on the wrong side of the road Tuesday led to the arrest of a Michigan fugitive and the discovery of various drugs and drug paraphernalia.At 5:13 a.m., Richmond Police Senior Patrolman Joe Johnson was driving behind a green Pontiac sedan on North Porter Drive near the...                    

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