Man Arrested As Suspect In Cumberland Co. Murder
A suspect in a Cumberland County murder was arrested Monday in Georgia. Thirty-eight-year-old Thomas Mack Arnold, Sr. was charged with first degree murder of 63-year-old Billy Ray Jones. Jones was found dead Sunday at his Christian Road home with a single gunshot wound when the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department arrived to a shooting call. An […]
Roane State Prepares to Open Fentress Location
Roane State Community College is set to host an open house for its new complex in Clarkrange. Fentress County Mayor Jimmy Johnson said the campus will help cut down on student’s commute time, compared to driving to Harriman. Johnson said having a location for student’s to learn close to home should bolster the counties workforce. […]
39th COVID Victim Dies At CRMC
A 39th victim of COVID-19 died this weekend at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. CRMC Director Of Public Relations Melahn Finley reports 23 positive COVID patients being treated at the medical center. That number has remained fairly steady over the last three months. Putnam County’s case tally has grown in the days since Labor Day. Over […]
New Grant Could Produce 30 Teachers For UC
Tennessee Tech hopes a new grant could produce math and ESL teachers for six participating school systems. If the grants are approved, Tech will recruit 30 people currently employed in school systems to fully fund a teaching career. The candidates would be hired as teaching assistants while completing coursework at Tech. “Those teacher candidates will […]
Dale Hollow Eagles Looking for New Nest
Both of the Dale Hollow Eagles and two fledglings have been spotted in the area of their old nest that was destroyed in the Spring. The Dale Hollow Eagles are named Obey and River, and are famous for their nest cam. Dale Hollow Eagle Cam Facebook Manager Darlene Neeley said there was a watcher in […]
World Rabies Day Monday
Rabies has been largely controlled thanks to vaccinations of both humans and pet. For World Rabies Day, Dekalb Animal Shelter Director Megan Moore said rabies is a curable disease thanks to vaccines. “We see that people do get complaisant about rabies because we don’t think about it,” Moore said. “So vaccinations are so important that […]
Lack Of Census Response Could Result In Lost Educational Funding
Wednesday marks the deadline to complete your census response. Pickett and Clay County are the only two Upper Cumberland counties with a census response rate below 50 percent. Pickett School Director Diane Elder said the lack of response could mean lost federal funding for the school system. “The census determines the amount of funding we […]
Tech Officials Happy With First 6 Weeks
As Tennessee Tech enters its sixth week of classes, campus officials are assessing how to move forward into the spring with the COVID backdrop. TTU’s Chief Communications Officer Karen Lykins said student and staff are being surveyed about what they think has worked this semester. As things move along, Lykins said the campus is transforming […]
Putnam Fire Department Updating Master Plan
The Putnam County Fire Department is nearing the end of its expansive master plan. The last step of the master plan includes relocating fire stations at Nash’s Chapel and Gentry. Putnam County Fire Chief Tom Brown said the stations will remain in the general area. “We actually had money in last year’s budget for those,” […]
Bumbalough: It’s Important To Get A Flu Shot, Especially This Year
With a substantial focus on COVID-19 and flu season approaching, it is important more than ever to get a flu shot. That from Putnam County Health Department Director Lisa Bumbalough. She said seasonal flu is responsible for thousands of premature deaths in the state. “You know as every year we know that getting that flu […]
