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08/09/2025

🚨 Deadly Powder Moves In Next Door 🚨 A parole search in Cookeville uncovered fentanyl and m**h within arm’s reach of children — sparking new concerns about drug dangers in our community. Our continuing Highlands Insider coverage connects this arrest to a larger regional fight against opioids, includes what fentanyl looks like, why it’s so deadly, and how to report suspicious activity. Stay tuned for more.

Fentanyl dangers in Putnam County — and how to report suspicious activityFentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid prescribed for severe pain but...

08/09/2025

🚨 Drugs Found Near Kids in Cookeville Home A parole search turned up fentanyl, m**h, and drug paraphernalia within arm’s reach of two children. Both residents arrested, court date set for Aug. 13.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. — A parole search conducted by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, led to the arrest of two...

08/09/2025

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08/08/2025

Clarissa Reaves-Williams interviews Brenda Martin at the 2025 annual Yellow Rose Affair. Brenda Hayes Martin

Check out The Highlands Insider here: https://highlandsinsider.com/Clarissa Reaves-Williams interviews Brenda Martin at the 2025 annual Yellow Rose Affair, p...

08/08/2025

Clarissa Reaves-Williams interviews Paul Bailey at the 2025 annual Yellow Rose Affair. Senator Paul Bailey

Check out The Highlands Insider here: https://highlandsinsider.com/Paul Bailey: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S15Clari...

08/08/2025

Clarissa Reaves-Williams interviews Jennifer Wilkerson at the 2025 annual Yellow Rose Affair. Jennifer Wilkerson

Check out The Highlands Insider here: https://highlandsinsider.com/Jennifer Wilkerson: https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/state-court-clerks/clerks/jennifer-wil...

08/08/2025

Clarissa Reaves-Williams interviews Diane Black at the 2025 annual Yellow Rose Affair.

Check out The Highlands Insider here: https://highlandsinsider.com/Diane Black: https://www.congress.gov/member/diane-black/B001273Clarissa Reaves-Williams i...

08/08/2025

Clarissa Reaves-Williams interviews Ryan Williams at the 2025 annual Yellow Rose Affair.

Check out The Highlands Insider here: https://highlandsinsider.com/Ryan Williams: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H42Cla...

08/08/2025

What an incredible night of interviews and conversations with top local, regional, state, and national leaders!

📸 From pre-event prep to post-event reflections, we’ve got it all — exclusive photo galleries and behind-the-scenes moments you won’t find anywhere else.

👀 TAG yourself or someone you recognize in the photos — and don’t forget to follow Highlands Insider and Cookeville Now for full interview releases and more!

💥 Stay tuned — the best is yet to come. Interviews and full galleries are on the way!

08/07/2025

Check out the live recording of this city council meeting tonight. 

08/07/2025

Check out Cookeville Now for the live stream of tonight’s Cookeville City Council meeting.

08/07/2025

JUST ANNOUNCED: A joint investigation by the Overton County Sheriff’s Department and special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a man in connection to an ongoing homicide investigation.

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