After missing out on anticipated Federal Home Loan Bank financing last year, the board of Highlands Residential Services, Cookeville's public housing authority, voted Thursday to seek alternative fina ...

The Cookeville Planning Commission will consider two separate variances for flag lots when it meets Monday. One is for the Bend Subdivision, two lots on Bouton Bend Road, submitted by Lee Wilson on ...

Nathan Papa of Cookeville has earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Fall 2025 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned ...

As part of our effort to provide readers with the most accurate information on the races up for the election this year, the ...

Just a few weeks after speaking to the Putnam County Commission about this year's reappraisal process, Assessor of Property ...

Before he joined the military, before his career as a Putnam County Sheriff's Office deputy, before he became police chief and then mayor of Baxter, Danny Holmes was a student ...

For anyone who hears the words "you have cancer," the experience for them and their loved ones can be overwhelming.

The Upperman High School boys basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the TSSAA BlueCross Basketball Championships on Wednesday as the Bees stretched out a 56-49 win over ...

VFW Post 6296 completed its annual Patriot's Pen and Voice of Democracy competitions in February and March 2026 by presenting ...

Warren County Schools announced Friday the appointment of Dr. Lori Riley as the new principal of Morrison Elementary School, effective July 1, 2026.

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The Southern Standard reached out to each candidate running for county executive, asking them three questions and giving them ...