Spar-Gas Has Propane And Heaters Available
Spar-Gas has propane and heaters readily available for those without power. The company has locations in Sparta, Livingston, Crossville, Carthage and McMinnvile. Sparta Manager Sabrina Tolbert said employees are even delivering gas to customers that already have a Spar-Gas tank. “We use the driver’s discretion,” Tolbert said. “The driver comes out to your road, and […]
Putnam School System Out Of Snow Days
The Putnam County School System will use its last snow day Thursday. Director of Schools Corby King said a continuous learning plan was created at the start of the school year. King said k-12 students would use virtual learning days when all 13 snow days are used. “The big impact for families and for students […]
Jackson County Seeing Significant Improvement With Outages
Jackson County Mayor Randy Heady said that the number of residents without power has been cut from 2,200 down to 700 to 800. Heady said significant improvements have been made to restore most power to Shephardsville Road, the Dodson Branch community, Zion Road down Highway 135, New Salem Road and Seven Knobs. However, Heady said […]
Cookeville Rescue Mission Offering Shelter For Residents
The Cookeville Rescue Mission is offering emergency shelter for any residents in the area. House Manager Glenn Honeycutt said the Jefferson Avenue location on the corner of Davis Road has lodging, food and clothing available. “We have 50 residents that are currently residing here at the Cookeville Rescue Mission, and we do have plenty more […]
UCEMC Reduces Outages To 20%
Roughly about 20 percent of Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation customers are without power. At the beginning of Wednesday, that number was at about 35 percent. CEO Jennifer Brogdon said outages were as low as 15 percent, but trees continued to fall throughout the day. “The issue is with the weight of the snow and […]
Jackson County EMA Delivering Generators For Medical Needs
Jackson County EMA is delivering generators to residents who need power for medical reasons. Spokesperson Derek Woolbright said these are available to residents on oxygen or other life sustaining medical equipment and devices. Woolbright said generators are still available. Residents in need can call (931) 268-6133 or (931) 268-2556
Dodson Branch Shelter Moved To Center Grove Community Center
A new power outage in the Northern end of Dodson Branch has forced the community’s emergency shelter to be moved. The new location is the Center Grove Community Center at 113 Seven Knobs Road in Gainesboro. Jackson County EMA is asking any residents in need of shelter placement to call (931) 268-6133 or (931) 268-2556. […]
Power Restored To About 4,000 UCEMC Putnam Customers
In the past 12 hours, the Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation has restored about 4,000 outages in Putnam County. According to Mayor Randy Porter, about 6,500 customers are still without electricity. The Cookeville Electric Department has less than 300 without power. Gainesboro Grade, Fisk Road and Quinland Lake Road will need the most work to […]
Progress Made On Roads, But Crews Prepare For More Accumulation
While a peeking sun and a slight increase in temperature helped clear roads, crews are preparing for another evening of service Wednesday with a third round of winter weather on the way. Putnam County Road Supervisor Randy Jones said state and primary roads are in good shape for now, but secondary roads are still icy. […]
Overton Condenses To Two Shelters, One Open In Rickman
Overton County has condensed its emergency shelters down to two after power was restored in Monroe. EMA Director Chris Masiongale said the First Christian Church in Livingston and the I AM Worship Church in Rickman are open as shelters. Masiongale said the Red Cross is assisting First Christian Church with its shelter. He said power […]
