Jim Herrin

While I stayed at home over the weekend enjoying the luxurious comfort of a recliner strategically placed in front of a large screen TV, the wife and kids decided to get started on some Christmas shopping, spending their hard-earned cash on the thingamabobs and doodads and other flotsam on display at the alliteratively named Mistletoe Market. I'm not sure what they purchased, but I am certain that it was nothing I have any interest in.

Many of the more than 100 "provisional" votes cast in the November election were rejected Thursday by the county board tasked with making that decision.

Putnam County Administrator of Elections Michele Honeycutt, right, goes over paperwork with election commission members Linda Daniel and David Dukes Friday morning as officials prepare to certify the results of

The Putnam County Commission Monday approved a resolution that will help provide infrastructure to a proposed shopping center being developed in Cookeville.

At least some of the members of the Putnam County Commission think it's about time to consider a pay raise for members — even as they are careful to point out that they would not immediately benefit from such a raise.

When I was growing up, my mom was a big fan of "Mayberry R.F.D.," a show that I found mostly intolerable despite the fact that its predecessor, "The Andy Griffith Show," is one of my all-time favorites.

Construction on Redbud Village, a development of 20 new homes intended to address those in the community who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless, has hit a snag.

The unemployment rate in Putnam County decreased in October, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce

The Monterey Municipal Planning Commission Thursday gave approval to a request from a developer who plans to put an electric vehicle charging station in the parking lot of a hotel at 552 E.

Most of the Tennessee State Parks in the Upper Cumberland area will have Day After Thanksgiving hikes on Nov. 29, offering "guided hikes for all ages and abilities, ranging from easy, peaceful strolls to rugged ramblings."