Jackson County Opens Three Shelters For Residents Without Power
Three shelters are opening in Jackson County for residents without power. These sites include: Jackson County Rescue Squad Building at 703 School Drive Dodson Branch Community Center at 16160 Dodson Branch Highway West End Fire Department at 110 Salt Lick Creek Road EMA Spokesperson Derek Woolbright said outages are countywide, hitting North Jackson County the […]
2 Livingston Shelters Now Open
Two shelters have been opened to serve residents of Overton County dealing with power outages. Livingston First Baptist Church and First Christian Church have been opened as the shelters in Livingston. The shelter is available to anyone who is without power and in need of a place to stay warm. Overton County Executive Ben Danner […]
Overton Co Declares State Of Emergency
Overton County officials are declaring a state of emergency as the county deals with more than 5,500 power outages. “We were notified that between fifty five hundred and six thousand residents are without power,” Emergency Management’s Chris Massiongale said. “They worked all night. But we’ve had up to a little over an inch measuring ice […]
Power Outages Likely Approaching 20K Across UC
Power issues remain across the Upper Cumberland after Monday’s freezing rain with crews back at it as sunrise approaches. More than 13,000 Upper Cumberland Electric customers are without power as of Tuesday morning. Crews are dealing with downed lines and poles as well as falling trees. Putnam County Emergency Management reports the outages could take […]
Multiple Putnam Roads Blocked By Trees
Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said multiple roads are blocked across the county Monday evening with trees down. In Northern Putnam County, Farris reports Pine Valley Road, Miranda Road, Bob Lynn Road and Timber Trail Subdivision, off of Dodson Branch Road, all dealing with downed trees. In Western Putnam County, Shaw Branch Road, Carr Ridge […]
Cookeville Electric Restoring Power As Rain Continues
Cookeville Electric has restored most of its circuits across town with less than 2,000 customers without power at 5pm. Electric Department Director Carl Haney said crews are now working on working on getting some subdivisions back online as well as isolated outages. Crews will be on standby for more issues as the precipitation continues Monday […]
