Cookeville

Families sort through tornado debris to gather possessions on March 4, 2020 in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Here, the sun sets behind the foundation of a house destroyed by the tornado in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Kristin M. Hall in Nashville and Teresa Walker in Cookeville contributed to this report.

Coming off their wins over Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee, since 2008, the Racers have moved into a first-place tie with Belmont University in the OVC.

Hoot, 31, is from Corpus Christi, Texas, and currently lives in Cookeville, Tenn. He is the single father of a 4-year-old girl.

But House Republican Caucus Chairman Ryan Williams of Cookeville, who sponsored the bill, said the change wouldn’t be a raise but a reimbursement.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and authorities in Putnam County said Thursday that they conducted an undercover operation in Cookeville from Feb. 15 through Feb. 17.

The Tomcats now get another shot at Springfield for a chance to advance to Cookeville.

Cookeville High School is the largest non-metropolitan school in the state and is one of only eight high schools in the state to offer the International Baccalaureate program.

The act specified the "county town" be named "Cookeville" in honor of Richard F. Cooke, who served in the Tennessee Senate from 1851 to 1854, representing at various times Jackson, Fentress, Macon, Overton and White Counties.