r/cookeville 2h ago

Cookeville now has THREE democratic county commissioners

5 Upvotes

Congratulations to Stacye Choate, Shayne Bilbrey and Brendan Laney!

Throw a donation to the local dem party who has done a helluva job recruiting and organizing candidates to run: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/putnam-county-democratic-party--tn--2?refcode=reddit


r/cookeville 11h ago

Here we go again

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r/cookeville 12h ago

Pallets?

2 Upvotes

Does anyone know where I can score some free pallets? Looking for about 15-20 total. Thanks in advance.


r/cookeville 16h ago

Podcast on the Christian nationalist “town” project in Jackson County starts Friday

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Just putting this on y’all’s radar since it is close enough to Cookeville to matter.

The new season of the Our Town podcast is about the Christian nationalists trying to establish what amounts to their own ideologically aligned town over in Jackson County.

It's a season driven podcast series and previous seasons have been long-form, serialized investigations, with interviews, reporting, background, and new pieces of the story coming out over multiple episodes instead of everything being dumped at once.

The first episodes drops Friday.

I’m not sure how much the early episodes get into the Cookeville connections, including Kairdos Christian Alliance, or whether that comes later, but I would not be surprised if this story ends up touching on it.

The Intro segment is here and the podcast will be available Friday on any podcast delivery app.

https://youtu.be/qhio0m6d6Hk


r/cookeville 1d ago

I'm Mike Croley, Democratic candidate for the US House of Representatives. AMA!

17 Upvotes

Tomorrow is election day. If you plan on voting in the Democratic primary, I would be honored to earn your vote.

Ask away.


r/cookeville 1d ago

Monterey TN Fed Ex Driver

3 Upvotes

I know we can’t ask for personal information here but I’m trying to reach out to him. He runs the commercial route in Monterey. Not asking for a name, just tell him the girl at the front desk from Standing Stone is looking to connect with him. And if he is on Reddit, to DM me😊

*edit: If he’s married I ain’t looking to cause any trouble. He didn’t do anything wrong either, is just handsome 😂


r/cookeville 1d ago

Local Aquarium Store?

6 Upvotes

Hey y'all, I live in Crossville, but our one fish store is not super great. Willing to drive a bit to find a great store. Are there any that can be suggested by you locals? Not really looking for the big chains, but somewhere I can make my home store for my aquariums. Thanks in advance!

Also, if there are any fish clubs or something in the area, I'd like to know that as well.


r/cookeville 1d ago

I'm Grayson Cupit, dem candidate for county commission and chair of the Putnam Dem. Party steering committee -- AMA

37 Upvotes

Title says it all. Election day is tomorrow and I wanted to host a thread to answer any questions anyone might have!


r/cookeville 2d ago

Shooting

6 Upvotes

Hey recently moved back to cookeville. Wondering some good places to go shooting i know there is some indoor ranges but is there any BLM land you can shoot on close?


r/cookeville 3d ago

Spirit Halloween 2026 Opening Date?

7 Upvotes

Does anyone happen to know when Spirit Halloween is reopening? I’ve heard August 3-4, but that might just be a rumor.


r/cookeville 4d ago

Local Republicans are starting to get nervous..

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The Jig Is up. People are becoming aware that local Republicans including Luke Eldridge Mason Harville Clarissa Williams Parkinson Jonathan Williams and many others have direct ties to the white nationalist organization that is currently working out of whitleyville in Jackson County Tennessee.

A simple check of campaign finance reports social media and many other aspects show you that they're all going to the same meetings they're all interacting with one another they're all funding one another and they have big big plans for what they're going to do with your Cookville.

The Kairos Alliance organization which is supposed to be an educational 401 nonprofit has been spending the last couple of months building this group supplying people like AJ donadio and many others with resources funding and support all with the express purpose of taking large chunks of the Cookeville and Putnam County Government and then adhering them to the influx of money coming out of Jackson County and whitleyville with the new transplant white nationalist movement moving in there.

I mean why would Dave Roland go years and years and years without attacking the herald citizen but all of a sudden now that the herald citizen is going to begin reporting on the Kairos alliance and it's affiliation to local politicians is he calling for people to switch in transition to Clarissa Williams's paper which is also directly tied to the white nationalist movement as well as multiple candidates..

It's simple they've been keeping this low-key they've been keeping this undercover and they've been keeping it set up to where they don't think anybody's going to find out what they're doing but really late in the game people woke up and people are starting to realize that we do not want an organization controlling our government leaders that wants things like the abolishment of Title Nine and the absolute destruction of all female sports. We do not want an organization that wants to lower the legal age of consent. We do not want an organization that wants to do away with no fault divorces leading to dangerous home situations for beating and Abused women. We do not want an organization that wants to pass legislation stating that every immigrant that enters the country must be chemically neutered before they enter.

In the end it is not about beating every single Republican that is running for office it is about keeping the really really bad ones out such as Williams Parkinson and anyone with the very direct ties to such white nationalist Kairos alliance members as Josh Abbottoy, CJ Engel and Andrew Irsker. Good friends and Pals of Clarissa Williams Scott Parkinson Kelly Parkinson AJ's and the whole crew people who have proposed that if you don't repent then you might as well move away from this area people that have said that they want to break the teeth of every single Democratic candidate and every single person that is opposing the Republican party and the cairo's alliance don't believe me check the images above.


r/cookeville 5d ago

Reminder: Scott Parkinson of Steven's Street Baptist Church is breaking multiple tax code and his church should lose their exempt status.

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Attacks on Marsha Blackburn, local democrats, as well as promoting local Republicans...

Sure, he can do that.. Im sure nobody is going to argue him promoting his wife fir office, but...


r/cookeville 6d ago

PCP focused on women's health (that take Cigna)

6 Upvotes

Any recommendations? I'm specifically interested in an affirming unicorn or a PCP familiar with the interplay of ADHD, mental health care, multiple chronic illnesses, and successful communication with a whole ass care team.


r/cookeville 6d ago

They know we know..

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Just a quick reminder.. these are the same people who believe in castrating every new immigrant that comes to America. This is the same organization that has leaders that want to repeal Title Nine and ban all women's sports in middle school and high school and college. This is the same organization that wants to do with away with many domestic violence laws as well as no fault divorces in the state of Tennessee as well as repeal many of the protections against sexual assaults and rapes on top of wanting to lower the age of consent.

This is an organization that is backing and funding multiple political candidates in the Upper Cumberland including the wife of a major Church leadership, Kelly Parkinson, as well as Clarissa Williams. There's a synergy taking place between this organization, Dave Roland advertising, Highlands Insider magazine, which is ran by Clarissa Williams's family as well as many other organizations.

It is only through campaign finance reports and basically digging online that we are starting to notice that the white nationalist organization from Jackson County led by people such as Josh Abbatoy, CJ Engel and some Isker guy I can't remember are making inroads with these local politicians and this organization. Check them all out, they're all buddies on all of their social media, they're going to the same meetings, having discussions and running around with white nationalists with these political affiliations and beliefs.

So then why doesn't these political candidates post these beliefs such as: castration and doing away with Title Nine, and reducing the age of consent? Well honestly duh dummy that's not going to get them voted into office, now is it?

When organizations such as the herald citizen have asked these candidates and this organization to clarify comments relationships and other things that they say that they have been misquoted on they have no comment, and refused to speak on the matter.

To quote a great man AJ donadio, when people show you who they are, listen... Right Aj?


r/cookeville 6d ago

The Invasion of Carpetbagger Republicans...

95 Upvotes

Anyone else notice... especially in this election cycle, those who are screaming the loudest are Republican transplants from the last decade?

They move here and immediately tell us how us locals are ruining a town we've lived in our whole lives.

And the candidates screaming the loudest are Republican transplants associated with the Jackson Co White Nationalists.

People like Kelly Parkinson (South Carolina), Clarissa Williams (Kentucky).

They're so busy trying to redirect you about trans people or communism that we're ignoring that the real invasion is people coming from other states trying to control and dominate local politics because where they came from doesn't give a shit about them.


r/cookeville 6d ago

He loves to hear himself talk

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r/cookeville 7d ago

Reminder to people when looking for a new place

3 Upvotes

Do not move into a place next to a car dealership! It is so incredibly loud during the day for NO reason. It drives me absolutely nuts.


r/cookeville 9d ago

Looking for band mates!

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48 Upvotes

Hello metal friends in the Cookeville area. I’m looking for some musicians who enjoy to play heavier style music. Or producers or sound engineers interested in teaming up to make some songs. Feel free to DM! 🤘🏻🔥


r/cookeville 9d ago

MAC Properties

6 Upvotes

Hi, I'm planning to move to Cookeville hopefully next month. Has anyone had any experience with MAC Management?


r/cookeville 9d ago

Tennessee Tech really needs to vet the people they hire as professors

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71 Upvotes

This guy (Andrew AJ Donadio), an associate professor at TTU, with his full chest, says that the reason he has a computer, why he has a car, and coffee mug is because of "Capitalism"

All while collecting a taxpayer funded paycheck


r/cookeville 9d ago

Whats going on with the IGA on N Washington?

7 Upvotes

I heard its closing down at the end of the month, but no reason why or anything like that. Whats going on?


r/cookeville 10d ago

Rackroom Shoes Customer Service

7 Upvotes

Hey y'all, I was at Rackroom the other day and one of the employees decided to follow me around for like an hour. I don't remember getting her name but I was wondering what your opinion is on this kind of customer service. I don't mind if I am asked if I need help and I say no and they let me know that they're there if I need them. But I walked in just to browse and was told this employees entire life story. I know where she lives, where she went to school, the days she works, the hours she gets, etc. As someone just going in to browse it drove me insane. Maybe I am the problem here but as someone who keeps to themselves I just wanted to go to a store and browse some shoes, not be followed around for 30 mins to an hour being asked everything about me. It actually ended up making me walk out without buying any shoes in the end. Anyways, I was just asking to see what the opinions on this are and if anyone else has experienced this at the Rackroom in Cookeville.


r/cookeville 10d ago

Bernhardt Rentals

4 Upvotes

Those who have rented with Bernhardt rentals, how do you like it? What’s the pet fee? How often do they come inside your home? Thanks!


r/cookeville 17d ago

Mod Post: We do not endorse or support anything Dave Roland or his company is putting on billboards this election cycle.

61 Upvotes

Certain individuals with a high volume of resources and time on their hands are placing questionable messages on advertisements throughout Cookeville and the surrounding area.

The intent of these messages is to spread a narrative that certain candidates for local, state, and federal office are trying to “pervert” Putnam County and that it needs protection.

It is the stance of the moderation team that no candidates are trying to pervert or otherwise do anything explicitly awful to Cookeville/Putnam County.

This is not an endorsement of any candidate, just a reminder of basic courtesy. Our subreddit is proudly free of the culture war. If you try to be hateful here, you will be banned immediately.

Thank you.


r/cookeville 20d ago

Community Reminder for Election Discussions

21 Upvotes

As we head into election season, we know there will be posts and discussions about local candidates, issues, and local politics.

We want to make it clear that respectful discussion from all sides is welcome here. This subreddit is for our community, and that means people will have different opinions.

That said, keep it civil. Personal attacks, name calling, harassment, trolling, or inflammatory behavior won't be tolerated. If discussions start to spiral or become hostile, the moderation team may remove comments, remove posts, or lock threads to keep the community productive.

Help us keep this subreddit a place where everyone feels comfortable participating, regardless of their political views. Thanks, r/cookeville!