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After evading law enforcement officers from two Middle Tennessee counties multiple times since late March, a man was finally arrested over the weekend.

A total of four vehicles -- including one with six people inside -- were involved in two back-to-back crashes in Macon County early Wednesday morning, leaving two drivers injured.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has announced a missing White County boy was found safe in New York.

The wallets of two Middle Tennessee residents got a little thicker overnight thanks to the Tennessee Lottery.

A multi-agency vehicle pursuit that started in Tennessee ended in Logan County Tuesday morning with two arrested. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office reported 43 year-old Rhonda Dunham and her husband, 54 year-old Rodney Dunham, both of Gordonsville, Tennessee, were pursued initially by the Nashville Metro Police Department and the Todd County Sheriff’s Office on Clarksville Road in a vehicle that police say was stolen.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Seeking sex, an off-duty Knoxville Police Department officer drove to Cookeville, showed up at a 20-year-old student's apartment and quickly found himself in a world of trouble. Before the night was over Officer Tyriq Campbell, 24, would be accused of blackmail, hurl himself through a second-floor...

The Carthage City Pool officially began its season on Saturday May 27th. The pool is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday hours are from 1-5 p.m. Admission for all ages is $5 per day. A pool pass is $75 per person for...

Thousands of dollars in cash as well as a large amount of drugs were seized during a sheriffs department investigation in which two men were arrested, Thursday night. Drugs discovered included heroin and a large amount of methamphetamine. In addition, one of the two men arrested in the investigation is...

Pictured above – Kirsten Cooper looks on as her dream becomes a reality. Family-owned and operated business is dedicated to crafting delectable French macarons. Cookeville – The origin of the French macaron is uncertain. Ask different experts, and you will probably get a couple of answers, but most...

Two Red Boiling Springs men were arrested and charged with child abuse and contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor on June 4, 2023, after giving a child alcohol. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Detective Jason Sells of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, law enforcement was advised by a friend of the family that an 11-year-old, female, juvenile was intoxicated inside her Lafayette Rd. residence in Red Boiling Springs.

If you didn't know, Tuesday marked a big anniversary for an American tradition, a night at the drive-in movies

A Metcalfe County man has been accused of raping a child. Juan D. Pruitt, 19, of Tompkinsville, was arrested last week by Kentucky State Police and charged with first-degree rape (victim under the age of 12). The crime is alleged to have occurred on May 26. Pruitt is being held...

UCEMC CEO/ GM Jennifer Brogdon (Center left) gets help with the scissors from District Manager Tommy Pitman and Asst. GM Tammie Key, as the remodeled Carthage District office lobby opened with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 1st. Several community members, business and civic leaders joined UCEMC Board Chairman...

Macon County Hillbilly Days returns next week, and promises to provide entertainment for the entire family!. The 47th Annual Macon County Hillbilly Days event, sponsored by the Lafayette Lions and Lioness Lions Clubs is set for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, June 15, 16 & 17, 2023, at Key Park, in Lafayette.

MURFREESBORO, TENN – A 70-year-old Cookeville woman became the victim of a crime while in Murfreesboro. The female, who was shopping in the HomeGoods store near the Medical Center Parkway / Thompson Lane intersection, when an unidentified subject stole her wallet that was sitting inside her purse. Inside the wallet were her drivers license, debit and credit cards, $160 in cash and a checkbook. The wallet also contained medical and health insurance information.

Seven million dollars worth of construction projects added. Putnam County – May 2023 construction numbers were strong and growing in Putnam County. Compared to May 2022, this years numbers increased slightly to 40 permits issued (compared to 39 in 2022) and $7 million worth of construction projects added. 20 of those were single-family residential homes. For the Fiscal Year, the county has issued 340 permits worth $70.5 million in construction.

COOKEVILLE, TN – Fifty-three Smith County natives were named to Tennessee Tech University’s Dean’s List for the spring 2023 semester. The total includes 16 students from Carthage, 12 students from Brush Creek, six students from Gordonsville, three students from Hickman, three students from Pleasant Shade, two students from Buffalo Valley, two students from Elmwood, two students from Lancaster, two students from Lebanon, two students from Riddleton, two students from Watertown, and one student from Alexandria.

Readers will find the 2023 edition of the Smith County Fair-The Fair on the River program inside this week’s edition of the Courier. The annual program details the schedule of activities, entertainment, rules and regulations for exhibit entries, costs, as well as other information.

Several Cookeville businesses have been gifted with something that has left each shop owner amazed. Just as amazing as the gifts are the people who made them.

GORDONSVILLE — The dedication and hard work from 2023 Gordonsville High graduate and Tigerettes volleyball standout Daycee Bane has resulted in national recognition and the opportunity for Bane to continue her career at California’s Life Pacific University in San Dimas, CA. However, before Bane begins her next chapter...