I am writing as a local citizen to encourage a thoughtful discussion regarding transparency and public confidence in our county government as the Putnam County Commission election approaches.

A Cookeville Police Department captain was misidentified in the first paragraph of a story on page B1 in the Saturday, March 21, 2026 edition of the Herald-Citizen.

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