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Cookeville travels to LaVergne today, Sep. 10, 2026, for a District 7 soccer matchup. Historical results show mixed outcomes in this rivalry, including a 5-0 Cookeville win in 2024 and a 1-0 LaVergne victory in 2025.
Several new arrivals at the Cookeville/Putnam County Animal Shelter tested positive for parvo, prompting closure today for deep cleaning.
The U.S. Department of Education featured Tennessee's literacy strategy and FutureReadyTN program as case studies in its new Learning Agenda Playbook,...
Multiple full-time pharmacy positions are open at Walgreens and CVS, providing accessible routes into local healthcare with on-the-job training.
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Existing home sales in early reporting markets fell 8.9% year-over-year in August, steeper than July's 1.0% decline, as mortgage rates averaged 6.49-6.54%. New listings rose 2.8% and inventory climbed 6.5% YoY, pointing to softening demand.
O’Charley’s has closed its longtime Interstate Drive location as part of ongoing national downsizing.
A 0.58-acre unimproved residential lot on Herbert Garrett Road in Cookeville hit the market for $50,000 on 9/8/2026.
Tennessee workforce programs link statewide strategy to concrete local opportunities in auditing and manufacturing.
Rare opportunity at 5520 Academy Rd offers two tracts in one of Putnam County's most desirable locations, convenient to Cookeville and I-40. This positioning could support future residential or mixed-use projects.
Motorists around Cookeville face multiple ongoing and upcoming road projects that could cause delays. Plan ahead with these updates:
Tennessee Tech's 10,773 students mark its highest enrollment since 2015, driven by nearly 2,900 new students and an 80% freshman retention rate....
Tennessee Tech overcame a two-set deficit to top Austin Peay 3-2 in a tense five-set battle at the Golden Eagle Invitational in Cookeville. The Golden Eagles clinched the deciding set 16-14 after dropping the first two.
Sullivan County voted to end its Flock contract over privacy fears while Johnson City credits the cameras with locating missing children and...
Putnam County is expanding walking and bicycle paths along the Tennessee Central Heritage Rail Trail using federal rural-health grants, part of...
Tennessee travelers face heavy holiday traffic and impaired-driving risks this weekend.
Federal rules bar 14- and 15-year-olds from manual deep fryers and anyone under 18 from commercial batter mixers, after a minor suffered hot-grease...
Local families can give a home to these shelter pups needing love and stability.
Two Upper Cumberland squads earned spots in the latest TSWA poll after Week 3.
A senior Outside Plant Engineering Manager position posted in Cookeville offers $95,000–120,000 to lead fiber-optic network planning, FTTH design, and...
