The Daily Newspaper of the Upper Cumberland Herald-Citizen www.herald-citizen.com Over Japan Upperman girls soccer falls Fiery FinAle Another missile fired by to Livingston Academy 2-1 North Korea causes alarm Cassini near end of flight Loss: Page B1 Page A14 Page A7 115th Year | No. 219 | FridAy, September 15, 2017 | Cookeville, Tennessee 50¢ One bed and breakfast request denied, other tabled BY LAURA MILITANA in those neighborhoods. After hearing 554 Windrowe for 22 years,” Short said. have covenants and I was president of [email protected] from numerous residents of both “For the last five years, we have two the Homeowners Association, so I am neighborhoods, one was denied and the rooms upstairs along with a family well aware of the laws. I am asking for Residents of the Windrowe subdivi- other postponed. room and bathroom we have had on a variance based on the fact that it has sion and the historic district of North One request was made by Tom Short Airbnb. We have approximately 35 dif- been a good opportunity and not been Dixie Avenue showed up in full force who has been renting two rooms in his ferent visits, none of them have ex- highly abusive to the neighborhood in Thursday night as the Cookeville house at 554 Windrowe Dr. while the ceeded seven days, really not even five any way.” Board of Zoning Appeals met. other was requested by Sheila Bush- days. It has not been a heavy or active Neighbors said otherwise. On the agenda was consideration of Driller who has been renting rooms in use. Most of the neighborhood was un- “Tom and Mary are wonderful peo- two special exception requests to allow her house at 107 N. Dixie Ave. aware of this until I received notice for the operation of bed and breakfasts “My wife and I have been living at and it appeared in the paper. We do See ZONE, Page A2 Job seekers State aid falls short pursue adult education BY JIM HERRIN [email protected] Their stories are differ- ent, but their paths are con- verging. Five Putnam County adults whose education was interrupted are now seeking to complete the require- ments for a high school equivalency diploma. For 26-year-old Amber Stafford, a chaotic personal life kept her from focusing on school. “From 9th to 12th grade, I went to 31 high schools and was in 29 foster homes,” she said. “I aged out of state custody, but I ended up get- ting pregnant at 18.” Having kids delayed any opportunity to continue her education, but Stafford said she’s determined to better herself. “I’ve got two kids and I just need to better myself for them,” she said. “I hope to maybe be a nurse or go to Ty Kernea | Herald-Citizen File cosmetology school.” Pregnancy was also an Elmore Town Road bridge in Baxter needs to be replaced, but state funding this year was less than anticipated, issue for 17-year-old Destiny bringing the possible construction into question. Johnson. “I got pregnant my fresh- man year of high school, so Baxter bridge replacement may be delayed I completed my freshman year, but I didn’t go back after I had my son,” she BY JIM HERRIN may be in jeopardy. That’s because the state of Tennessee said. [email protected] Town engineer Tom Bennett told allocated just $65,100 to the State Aid Destiny said her father the Baxter Board of Mayor and Alder- Bridge Fund for Putnam County this told her about the adult edu- Long-standing plans to replace a de- men Thursday that the city will not year. cation program. teriorating bridge on Elmore Town have as much money as they thought Road over Mine Lick Creek in Baxter they would have to do the project. See BAXTER, Page A2 See JOB, Page A2 TTU University Center construction begins Monday The Roaden University Center will enrollment was a fraction of what it rolls about 10,500 students. Funding for the expansion and ren- undergo an expansion project begin- is now,” said Phil Oldham, Tennessee The expansion will feature interior ovation comes from the facilities de- ning Monday. The project will expand Tech’s president. “As the university student lounges and covered porches. velopment fee paid by students and the west side of the RUC, creating has grown, and continues to grow, we Stairs will connect the lounges, and a state capital maintenance funds. more than 11,500 square feet of new needed to provide students with more walking bridge between Centennial Construction of the expansion is student lounge and dining areas on space where they can meet, work and Plaza and the first-floor expansion expected to take 12 months. Renova- the ground and first floors. relax between classes.” will be built. tion of the Multipurpose Room is ex- The Multipurpose Room on the sec- The RUC opened in 1971, when The expansion will occupy the pected to take six months. ond floor will also be renovated. Tech’s enrollment was little more small parking area that has been “When the RUC was built, Tech’s than 6,000. Now, the university en- fenced off for the last few years. See TTU, Page A3 Index Obituaries, A5 Silent Auction 2 Sections — 20 Pages Zora Harville Library Abby A8 Living A8 Stella Brooks celebrates Calendar A6 Opinion A4 Dinner with an Classified B3 Sports B1 Author series Comics A13 Sudoku A12 Page A8 Crossword A12 Weather A2 A2 — HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Friday, September 15, 2017 LOCAL READER Monterey woman charged with selling oxycodone SERVICES BY LINDSAY in 2016. itag, 35, of Maryville, rested with a $10,000 MCREYNOLDS She was was charged with theft bond. lindsay.mcreynolds@herald-citi- temporar- of property valued from • Keisha Danielle Contact us: zen.com ily held on $2,500 to $10,000 in a Murphy, 24, of a $15,000 theft that happened in Crossville Street in Address: A Monterey woman bond and April and another count Monterey, was charged 1300 Neal St. has been charged with is expected of theft of property val- with simple possession selling oxycodone in a Smith Freitag Murphy in Putnam ued from $1,000 to $2,500 and possession of un- Cookeville, Tenn. drug-free zone. Criminal that happened in De- lawful drug parapherna- Stephanie Elizabeth Cookeville Drug Unit of Court Nov. 6. cember 2016 following lia in an incident that Mailing Address: Smith, 32, was arrested the 13th Judicial Dis- In other recent ar- an investigation by the happened March 12. P.O. Box 2729 Wednesday following an trict Task Force into an rests: Cookeville Police De- Murphy was arrested Cookeville TN 38502 investigation by the incident that happened • Heather Elaine Fre- partment. She was ar- with a $15,000 bond. Phone: 931-526-9715 Fax: 931-526-1209 Email: News [email protected] Sports [email protected] Advertising [email protected] Living [email protected] Circulation [email protected] Business News [email protected] Church News [email protected] School News [email protected] Jim Herrin | Herald-Citizen Classified Ads [email protected] Adult education students study in a class at the Career Center. Pictured, from left, are Destiny Johnson, Dean Drake, Eddie White, teacher Susan Bryant, Charles Webb and Amber Stafford. Letter Guidelines JOB: All letters to the editor must Adult ed puts them back in the game be signed and include the writer’s name, address and From Page A1 individually driven, student and then moved it over here GED to get a good job.” phone number. Letters are subject to editing and/or re- to student.” (to the Career Center) as more Twenty-year-old Dean jection. A strict 400-word limit “We only take 17-year-olds Johnson said she is deter- people joined up.” Drake agreed. will be enforced. Send letters if the school system gives per- mined to succeed. “Eddie will be here, rain or “I dropped out of school due to the mailing address listed mission for us to work with “I have a little boy who is shine,” said Bryant. to severe mental health prob- above, or email to them,” said adult education two, and I just want to be able “He walks to class. He lems, (but) I still worked at [email protected]. teacher Susan Bryant, adding to get my education and get a comes to class every time the blue collar labor, side jobs, that Johnson should be able better job and provide him door is open. He’s passed stuff like that,” he said. “A to complete the program what he needs,” she said. everything but his math, and couple of months ago, I kept Order a Photo quickly. Determination also he’s going to take that test on trying to find a job in a fac- Every photograph taken by a Her- “Destiny is scheduled to drives Eddie White, 52, of Saturday.” tory over and over again and ald-Citizen photographer and take all of her tests at the end Cookeville. Job possibilities also moti- couldn’t, so I decided to check published in the paper is available of this month,” Bryant said. “I live in the housing proj- vate Charles Webb, 45, of into the program.” for purchase. Go to www.herald- “We have students who come ects, and I was needing to get Cookeville. Bryant said the Adult Edu- citizen.com and click on “Photo Gallery.” Also, many photos in- in and can get their high a job,” he said.