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Ten Indicted in Putnam County Human Trafficking Operation

COOKEVILLE – An undercover human trafficking operation conducted by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Office of the 13th District Attorney General, Cookeville Police Department, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, and Homeland Security Investigations has resulted in the arrest of ten men facing felony charges in a targeted effort to identify individuals attempting to purchase illicit sex from minors.


Media Partners Breakfast

This morning we had our first Media Partners Breakfast at WCTE. I want to say a HUGE “Thank You” to those that came out and…



UCHRA Search Committee

Search committee for a new UCHRA Executive Director was appointed at our meeting yesterday:   Randy Porter, Putnam County Executive Ricky Shelton, Cookeville Mayor Ben…