Tech Bandwidth Expanded; Preparing For Monday
IT professionals at Tennessee Tech provided some 180 laptops to faculty and staff this week to begin the process of online classes Monday. “ITS has worked with all departments on campus to assist in making sure the resources to transform face-to-face classes and the daily work of the university available to the faculty, staff, and […]
Smith County Reports First COVID-19 Case
A total of 25 coronavirus cases across the Upper Cumberland reported Friday, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. The first case reported in Smith County Friday. The total includes 13 cases in Putnam County, 6 in Cumberland, 3 in Dekalb, and one each in Overton, Smith, and White Counties. Statewide, the number of cases […]
First CRMC Patient With Coronavirus
Cookeville Regional Medical Center reports its first hospitalized patient with COVID-19. The patient entered the hospital Wednesday and has been on isolation with symptoms since. Care providers for the patient have been following all CDC guidelines to limit the spread of the virus. A CRMC staffer also tested positive for the coronavirus. That person last […]
Overton Co Election Commission to Approve Candidates
The Overton County Election Commission met Thursday to approve candidates for Livingston’s June 3 election. Overton County Administrator of Elections Craig Story said that the names on the ballot will be light. “For mayor, we have Curtis Hayes,” Story said. “He’s the incumbent, and he is the only candidate that qualified. We have three alderman […]
Rain Washes Out Part Of Dale Hollow Dam Road
Celina’s Dale Hollow Dam Road has been closed because of a roadside slide. The road closed Thursday after heavy rains washed out a section of the roadway. Repairs and stabilization will take until April 9. The US Army Corps of Engineers closed the road from Walker Ridge Road and Will Terry Road on the southside […]
Child Care Centers Can Apply For Grant
Licensed child care centers across Putnam County impacted by this month’s tornado are now eligible to apply for a relief grant. The Save The Children organization will offer the grants through the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. “Non profit organizations that have been affected by the tornado can make grant applications to the fund,” Community […]
