The high school dead period has ended, and football has officially returned to Putnam County as Cookeville High School, ...

The Cookeville Fire Department spent several hours battling a commercial fire on South Willow Avenue Thursday.

I just started listening to your radio show a few months ago, and I love your advice. I do have a question about the order of two of the Baby Steps, though. The list puts saving for retirement ahead ...

Looking back in history, here were some of the happenings in the Cookeville area for the week of July 5-11, as recorded in the pages of the Herald-Citizen: ...

As summer winds down, join us for some great teen events before the school jam-packs your schedules! Are you a teen interested in what it takes to becoming a pilot? Join us on July 16 at 4:30 p.m. and ...

I am one of those people who LOVES to tell you how I NEVER get sick. Honestly, I can’t even remember the last time I had a cold. (See, I ...

Mental health services in the United States are facing a critical transformation due to significant federal cuts to mental health grants implemented during the Trump administration. These cuts have he ...

Every so often, a person will decide they have had enough of living in a mortal body. They will look in the mirror and think, I could do better. By ...

It was the discovery that it’s not only possible, but easy, to buy merchandise that says “Alligator Alcatraz” that sent me tumbling off the edge of despair all the way ...

The Baxter City Council Thursday approved the first reading of an ordinance annexing property on Millie Lane. The annexation of the 1.54 acres, along with a plan of services for the property, will ...

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is reminding those who may be interested in participating in the department's Citizen's Academy program that the deadline for registration is Monday.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation says work is continuing on a number of road construction projects in Putnam County.