Herald-Citizen

06/23/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/news/crmc-cfo-announces-retirement/article_9fd2cf89-2dc8-520e-a299-edcf21d3ba1b.html

The Chief Financial Officer of Cookeville Regional Medical Center has announced her retirement.

06/23/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/news/chaffins-celebrate-75th-anniversary/article_6eff3d94-8722-5595-8e12-38e2a6550864.html

Arlon and Bobbie Chaffin celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary Tuesday, June 23, 2026, according to their daughter Cathy Kinniard.

06/23/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/news/planning-commission-approves-plats-subdivision-rule-change/article_9d57ce7e-9187-5f95-9f68-367d88df2c9c.html

The Cookeville Planning Commission approved several subdivision plats Monday and adopted a change to the city’s subdivision regulations that should help speed up routine approvals.

06/22/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/news/local/library-board-submits-new-nomination-to-county-commission/article_b5388e4b-504a-5b68-9e49-ae128e54e04b.html

After one of the candidates withdrew from consideration, the Putnam County Library Board Monday voted to submit another name for the county commission to consider in filling two vacancies on

06/22/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/news/suspended-cookeville-lawyer-permanently-disbarred/article_394a0698-ea27-580a-b5cf-819a2b207058.html

A Cookeville lawyer that had his law license suspended earlier this year has been disbarred by the Tennessee Supreme Court.

06/22/2026

06/22/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/news/local/library-board-candidate-withdraws-from-consideration/article_33d35823-57a0-518c-a9b5-67cbf28b36a6.html

One of the two candidates who had been recommended to fill slots on the Board of Trustees for the Putnam County Library has withdrawn his name from consideration.

06/22/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/news/local/monterey-celebrates-one-festival-preps-for-the-next/article_8db0650f-1931-52df-8580-e06cfa20c442.html

Hundreds of families turned out over the weekend in Monterey for the Watermelon Crawl Festival put on by Center Hill Events and Promotions.

06/22/2026

See what your candidates in the Putnam County Commission's 6th District said in response to questions posed by the H-C.
https://www.herald-citizen.com/election/candidate-questions---county-commission-district-6/article_a0c5c000-92dc-5331-b2e8-c096c08310b2.html

06/20/2026

🚧 STREET CLOSURE NOTICE 🚧

The City of Cookeville will have S. Walnut Avenue closed between W. Broad Street and W. Spring Street beginning Monday, June 22 at 7:00 a.m. through Tuesday, June 23 at 4:00 p.m. to allow for waterline upgrades.

Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes and plan for possible delays in the area.

City of Cookeville TN- Laurin Wheaton, Mayor City of Cookeville - Luke Eldridge, Vice Mayor City of Cookeville - Chad Gilbert, Councilman City of Cookeville, TN- Ali C. Bagci, Councilman City of Cookeville - Eric Walker, Councilman