Van Buren Solid Waste Expenses Rise During Pandemic
A long-term plan to fix Van Buren County’s solid waste budget will be necessary, according to the county’s budget committee chairman. Budget Committee Chairman William Maxwell said convenience centers had to go unmanned during the pandemic. That led to an enormous amount of trash piling up. Maxwell said that caused hauling and dumping expenses to […]
Vaccine Expected To Arrive In UC Over Next Several Days
COVID vaccines for emergency personnel will begin arriving in the Upper Cumberland over the next several days. Cookeville Regional CEO Paul Korth said medical center employees have signed up for the optional vaccine. The medical center has set up tiers of staff based on priority to get the vaccine first. “We don’t know when we’re […]
Local Business Fundraising For Crawdaddy’s Workers
In response to Wednesday’s Crawdaddy’s fire, a fellow Westside business has started a GoFundMe for employees. Soul Craft Coffee, which neighbors the popular Cookeville restaurant, is behind the idea. C0-Owner Anna Dunn said after speaking with the community, finding an outlet to help became apparent. “That is the thing about the Westside,” Dunn said. “We […]
COVID May Force UC Public Transit To Reduce Service
Upper Cumberland Public Transit could be forced to temporarily reduce service over the next several weeks because of COVID quarantines. UCHRA Executive Director Mark Farley said at least ten drivers have been lost in the Cookeville office in the last several days. “We’ve got a lot of drivers, we got a lot of staff out […]
COVID Drive Thru Testing Tuesday Only Next 2 Weeks
COVID Drive-thru testing times will be reduced beginning Monday. The state is making the change to reduce the amount of time spent on COVID testing so health department workers can begin vaccinating residents. Testing will also not take place on holidays. Over the holidays, drive-thru testing will only take place Tuesday at the Putnam County […]
Crawdaddy’s Interior Structurally Sound With Fire Contained Outside
Interior fire damage to Crawdaddy’s is limited as Building Owner Peter Metts went through and surveyed the scene Wednesday morning. While crews successfully contained the fire to the restaurant’s perimeter, Metts said the Broad Street location mostly suffered water and smoke damage. “Most of the interior of Crawdaddy’s is water from extinguishing the fire outside,” […]
Van Buren Highway Department Gets Grant For Road Rebuild
The Van Buren County Highway Department was awarded a federal grant to help rebuild a road in Rocky River. Commissioner Henry Seamons made the announcement Tuesday night that the highway department was awarded the grant through the Natural Resources Conservation Service. “This is a federal grant through the NRCS that the highway department had been […]
Update: Fire Contained At Crawdaddy’s
Cookeville firefighters have contained the Wednesday morning fire to the Crawdaddy’s building downtown. Fire Chief Daryl Blair said just after 6:00am that crews have stopped the extension of the fire to surrounding businesses. Department personnel are working on several hot spots in the structure. Blair said the building suffered extensive smoke, water and fire damage. […]
CRMC Resumes Elective Cases, Will Be Day-To-Day Decision
Despite rising COVID numbers, Cookeville Regional resumed elective surgeries Monday. CEO Paul Korth said going forward, the decision on surgeries will change rapidly with case counts. “This is going to be something that fluctuates and this is one of our search plans that that helps us kind of get over some some critical areas,” Korth […]
Warren County Schools Finishing Semester In Remote Learning
All Warren County Schools will shift to remote learning on December 17 and 18 due to a rapid COVID increase among employees and the community. Students will have assignments sent home with them on December 16 to complete on the following school day, and return after Winter break. High school and middle school students will […]
