Korth Says Recent COVID Patients Seem Sicker
Cookeville Regional CEO Paul Korth said patients recently treated for COVID-19 seem sicker than previous cases. Seven people are currently being treated at CRMC. Putnam County reported a total of 676 COVID-19 cases Tuesday based on data from the Tennessee Department of Health. The county’s average number of new cases over the last 14 days […]
Putnam Gets 175K Grant For SROs
20 school resource officers in 19 Putnam County schools will receive salary increases thanks to a new grant. Sheriff Eddie Farris said the $175,000 grant will help the county’s financial situation. “It’ll help because the county will not have to come up with as much money to pay for the salaries,” Farris said. “The $265,000, […]
Hendersonville Man Injured In I-40 Wreck
A Hendersonville man transported to Cookeville Regional after a one-car accident Tuesday morning along Interstate 40. 51-year-old Troy Stafford lost control of his car as he drove westbound near mile marker 296 in Putnam County. Stafford’s vehicle struck an embankment and began to roll. It came to rest in the median. The incident happened about […]
Putnam Budget On To Commissioners
The Putnam County Budget Committee voted last night to send the new fiscal year budget to the commissioners for approval. The school system budget will be sent separately after Thursday night’s school board meeting. Budget Committee Chair Ben Rogers said the committee felt comfortable with Randy Porter’s status quo budget and had no need to […]
Jackson Bust Vandalized; Cameras Coming
The vandalism of Andrew Jackson’s bust on Jackson County’s square will lead to the installation of security cameras on the courthouse. Sometime late Sunday night or early Monday morning, white paint was poured over the bust of the seventh President and namesake of Jackson County. Mayor Randy Heady said he does not like having to […]
Plan Approved To Subdivide Old Quality Inn Site
The Cookeville Planning Commission approved a plan to subdivide the Quality Inn site on Jefferson Avenue for the construction of two new hotels. The newest three-story section of Quality Inn will remain on a new plat of land carved out of 970 South Jefferson Avenue. The front section of the property will be demolished for […]
Upperman & Cookeville Gym Floor Repair Underway
Cookeville and Upperman High Schools are repairing their gym floors this July. Putnam County Schools Facilities and Construction Supervisor John Magura said the floors are usually repaired every 10 to 12 years. Each gym floor will not include any new designs. “The floors will be sanded down to bare wood and repainted and refinished,” Magura […]
