🌱 How UCHRA’s move could reshape a busy stretch of Cookeville
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In today's newsletter:
- How UCHRA’s move could reshape a busy stretch of Cookeville
- How Cookeville Regional’s massive data breach could affect you now
- Which Cookeville-area buildings will keep power when the next disaster hits?
Also on today's calendar: Matt Talley Comedy and 5 more events.
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- Saturday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 80, low: 44.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. UCHRA Moving Cookeville Office To C C Camp Road (theucnow.com) — UCHRA is relocating its Cookeville regional headquarters from Jefferson Avenue to a renovated office space on CC Camp Road, with moving planned around late November or early December. Leaders say the smaller, more efficient footprint keeps services intact while positioning the agency in a fast-growing western part of Cookeville, potentially opening Jefferson Avenue for more retail development. 
2. Ransomware Attack on Cookeville Regional Medical Center Affected 338K Individuals (hipaajournal.com) — Cookeville Regional Medical Center has confirmed that a 2025 ransomware attack exposed personal and health information for about 338,000 people connected to the Cookeville hospital. The center is mailing notification letters, urging patients to monitor accounts and benefits statements, and offering a year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection while tightening its security systems.
3. Mayor Porter: 10 critical buildings to stay powered when disaster strikes (ucbjournal.com) — Putnam County is using an $883,000 FEMA hazard mitigation grant to add emergency generators at 10 key facilities, including the Cookeville Community Center, courthouse, and library. Local leaders say the upgrades will keep shelters, schools, and government services running during future ice storms, tornadoes, or other major outages, improving how Cookeville-area residents are supported in a crisis.
4. Tax numbers trending upward in this Upper Cumberland community (ucbjournal.com) — Cookeville’s local tax collections jumped 9.6% over March 2025, helping drive a 9.3% overall increase for Putnam County, according to Mayor Randy Porter. Baxter also saw strong growth, while Monterey’s numbers slipped, highlighting how spending and corrections from previous months are reshaping local revenue trends.
5. Kennedi Winbush Named OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week (ttusports.com) — A standout Tennessee Tech freshman sprinter in Cookeville, Kennedi Winbush, has been named OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week after running personal bests in the 100 and 200 meters at the Tennessee Invite. Her times now rank among the very best in the conference as the Golden Eagles gear up for the Catamount Classic and OVC Outdoor Championships.
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★ Featured events ★
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2025 Awards Banquet Sponsorship
Putnam County Convention Center | Jessica Rector Clark Welcome Center & Fairgrounds (new Expo Center under construction), 2121 Event Ctr Dr, Cookeville
6:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Matt Talley Comedy
Roasted Hemp Co , 1068 E 10th St F , Cookeville
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Thursday Special
Gutters Grille , 545 Neal St , Cookeville
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Cookeville Cavaliers vs Farragut Admirals
Cookeville High School , 1 Cavalier Dr , Cookeville
6:00 pm -
WishFest 2026
Red Silo , 118 W. 1st St. , Cookeville -
Made Here Market
The Biz Foundry , 114 N Cedar Ave , Cookeville
9:00 am -
TN Tech - Cookeville Area Sportsman's Banquet
Leslie Town Centre , 1 W 1st St , Cookeville
6:00 pm -
Spring Bizapalooza 2026
Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce , 1 W 1st St , Cookeville
4:30 pm
Saturday April 18
Thursday April 23
Saturday April 25
Tuesday April 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Heartsaver First Aid, CPR and AED
Cookeville Regional Medical Center , Cookeville Reg'l Medical Ctr , 1 Medical Center Blvd , Cookeville
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Dabgo Music Bingo Sundays
Roasted Hemp Co , 1068 E 10th St F , Cookeville
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PSES Chorus - Spring Program
Prescott South Elementary Cookeville, TN 38506
4:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Thursday April 23
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