Average 1,200 Tested In Putnam & Cumberland
An average of 1,200 residents have been tested in Putnam and Cumberland Counties for COVID-19. Putnam County reported 101 positive cases from 1,225 people tested in Friday’s report from the Tennessee Department of Health. Cumberland County has tested 1,178 with 67 positive tests. Friday Upper Cumberland COVID-19 Case Numbers Putnam (101) Cumberland (67) Macon (35) […]
Celina’s Facade Program Finishing Work
The City of Celina has a few thousand dollars to use before the fiscal year ends for downtown improvements. Three Star Director Doug Young said three new projects are expected to begin with money still leftover. “We don’t have many businesses left that we haven’t been able to do something for,” Young said. “This is […]
Jackson To Reopen Courthouse
The Jackson County Courthouse will reopen to the public with official business on May 4. “We’re going do it kind of strategically, not get in a hurry, and do the right thing,” Jackson County Mayor Randy Heady said. “That day we’re going to open it up and let people come in and do their business.” […]
Local Tattoo Parlors Not Reopening
While restaurants and retail stores can reopen as soon as Monday, tattoo parlors will have to remain closed. True Love Tattoo owner Josh Fracker said it is frustrating to be told one thing, and the next day told they cannot open. “I’ve procured masks and stuff to have for clients, I’ve ordered no touch thermometers […]
Tractor Trailer Crashes Down I-40 Embankment
A Fed-Ex tractor trailer crashed through an Interstate 40 guardrail Thursday night going down an embankment. The driver, 36-year-old Leonel Salce-Guzman, and a passenger in the truck was not injured in the accident. It happened around 8:45pm Thursday night near mile marker 295. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the truck was pulling two trailers […]
Social Distancing, Masks, Checking Temps Part Of Reopening Guidelines
Getting some of the 320,000 people employed in the restaurant and retail sector back to work….safely. That’s the goal of Governor Bill Lee in announcing specific guidelines for both sectors Friday to reopen next week. Restaurants can open Monday while retailers can reopen Wednesday. “Social distancing works and it absolutely must continue if we’re going […]
Over 7,000 Listen In To Senator Bailey Town Hall Meeting
Tennessee Senator Paul Bailey hosted a telephone town hall meeting Thursday answering constituents questions over education, unemployment, small business aid and reopening. Bailey was asked how Tennessee is preparing for a possible second wave once the state reopens. Bailey said there could be a possible second outbreak, but the state is prepared. “We have those […]
March Unemployment Steady Or Down Slightly
March unemployment rates fell slightly across the Upper Cumberland as COVID-19 job losses did not show up. The heart of COVID-19 job losses did not begin until the final days of March as the government began shutting down parts of the economy. More than 16,000 unemployment claims have been filed across the Upper Cumberland over […]
Dronebarger Says School Makeups Will Be Two-Year Plan
White County Director Of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said education officials are considering a two-year plan to help students rebound from the two-month COVID-19 shutdown. “We can’t expect to make this all up in one fell swoop,” Dronebarger said Thursday. “It looks like it’s going to be a lengthy procedure.” That will likely included adjusted schedules […]
Livingston Businesses Can Reopen Monday
Livingston businesses can reopen Monday according to Mayor Curtis Hayes. “Restaurants can reopen,” Hayes said, “Retail stores, hair salons, and barber shops can all reopen in Livingston.” Hayes said businesses should continue to maintain CDC guidelines for hygiene and social distancing. “Wash your hands with 70 percent alcohol for at least twenty seconds with hot […]
