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1. Legal notice to Brittany Campbell (sandhillssentinel.com) — A legal notice from Tennessee's Department of Children's Services orders Brittany Campbell to respond to a dependency and neglect petition and appear in Putnam County Juvenile Court in Cookeville on Sept. 22, 2026, at 9 a.m. The notice lists a Cookeville address for filing an answer and warns that a default judgment may be entered if she does not respond or appear.
2. Election commission certifies August results (herald-citizen.com) — Cookeville residents will see two new and three returning City Council members sworn in Thursday evening at City Hall, right after the current council's final 5:30 p.m. meeting. The article also confirms August county election results and notes preparations already underway for November's major state and federal races.
3. CRMC receives 'Pharmacy Residency Program of the Year' (herald-citizen.com) — Cookeville Regional Medical Center's pharmacy residency program has been named Health-System Pharmacy Residency Program of the Year, spotlighting a decade-plus of innovation and patient-care improvements. Leaders say the award reflects hospital-wide teamwork that brings academic-level pharmacy training and clinical advances—like safer dosing and better pain management—directly to patients in Cookeville and surrounding communities.
4. Khemmis perform mini-set during latest KEXP appearance (lambgoat.com) — Doom metal band Khemmis is hitting the road again and will bring their tour to Cookeville for the Muddy Roots Festival on Sept. 6. Fans who enjoy heavy music can catch their four-song KEXP mini-set online now and then see them live when the festival lands in town.
5. Baylor hires former longtime Cookeville coach with USA Baseball experience (timesfreepress.com) — A familiar Cookeville baseball figure is taking his talents to Chattanooga, as longtime Cookeville High coach and Tennessee Tech alum Butch Chaffin has been named Baylor School's new head baseball coach. His move caps a 25-year, 552-win run in Cookeville and extensive USA Baseball and MLB scouting experience that helped shape dozens of college and pro players.
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