Scammers Targeting Overton Residents
The Overton County Sheriff’s Department said they are getting weekly and sometimes daily reports from residents getting scam calls. Sheriff John Garrett said most people are aware of scam calls, until a new trend started. Garrett said a majority of the reports right now are from scammers pretending to be from the social security office, […]
UCEMC Cookeville Location To Reopen This December
Cookeville’s Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation office is set to reopen to the public by the end of the month. The highway 70 location sustained severe storm damage during the March tornado. General Manager Jimmy Gregory said about 97 percent of repairs are complete. “We are very pleased,” Gregory said. “The process took a little […]
New COVID Highs Around UC Sunday
Putnam County reached its highest COVID numbers of the pandemic this weekend with 755 active cases. The State Department of Health reported 116 new cases Saturday, 109 Sunday. The county has reported more than 100 new cases in four of the last seven days. Putnam County’s previous high came August 30 with 649 active cases. […]
Head-On Collision On Gainesboro Grade Kills One
A Cookeville resident killed Saturday night after a head-on collision along Gainesboro Grade in Putnam County. 24-year old Winter Odom of Cookeville died when the vehicle she was driving crossed into the eastbound lane of State Route 290 into the path of a car driven by 18-year old Payton Boswell of Cookeville. Boswell was injured […]
