Cookeville Adding IT Space At New Police HQ
Cookeville City Council approved a change to the Police Headquarters construction project Thursday night, creating more space for the IT and Telecommunications Division. Police Chief Randy Evans said the third-level of the station will include some 1,386 square feet of space for the new division. The third floor project would provide space for three offices, […]
Putnam Schools Implement Virtual Learning Plan For Closures
The Putnam County School System will implement its Continuous Learning Plan Friday, with no snow days remaining. Director of Schools Corby King said using virtual learning on snow days is a first for the system. King said he knows there are families without power and that many will not have power Friday. “If a student […]
Local EMAs Asking Residents To Not Call 9-1-1 For Road Updates
Local 9-1-1 Centers are asking residents to not call emergency lines for updates on road conditions. Cumberland County/Crossville EMA Director Travis Cole said the 9-1-1 center is having issues with busy lines and wants to remind people that it is specifically for emergency situations. “Here in Cumberland County we’ve got, I am not going to […]
Jackson Co. Power Outage Improvements A Mixed Bag
Jackson County saw a mixed bag of improvements for power outages Thursday. While some power was restored, electric crews lost ground this morning and afternoon. Mayor Randy Heady said he understands the frustrations residents are going through. “They are aware,” Heady said. “I wanted to mention this, because I know if I was you that […]
Man Responsible For Fatal Cookeville Wreck Had Drugs In System
The man responsible for an accident that killed three people in Cookeville had methamphetamine in his system. A TBI toxicology report revealed 25-year-old Michael Don Shepherd of Pegram had 1.9 ug/ml of meth in his blood at the time of the January accident. Thirteenth Judicial District Attorney Bryant Dunaway said that is a very high […]
Tech Will Remain Closed Friday
Tennessee Tech will not open its campus on Friday. President Phil Oldham said on his Twitter account that despite the Winter weather warning being lifted, heavy snow has led to the closure. Oldham said due to snow and safety issues, classes are canceled and offices will remain closed. Tech was not able to open at […]
Danner: Overton Outages Back Over 4K
Overnight snow added more weight to ice-covered trees causing more power issues in Overton County. Overton County Executive Ben Danner said UCEMC crews have had to backtrack over service already restored. “What’s frustrating for them, they get an area going when they move to another area and then where they were that goes back out,” […]
Cookeville Electric Works To Restore Power In Park Village
Cookeville Electric and contracted cutting crews worked to restore power in the Park Village subdivision Thursday. Director Carl Haney said two crews went into the subdivision off 10th street Thursday. Haney said that going into Thursday, outages were able to be cut from over 100 down to roughly 30, despite Wednesday night’s weather. “It slowed […]
Overall Road Conditions Improving Across UC
The majority of Upper Cumberland Highway Departments are reporting that roadways are becoming more and more passable. Putnam County Road Supervisor Randy Jones said a slight temperature increase Thursday has improved conditions. Jones said the two to four inches of snow the county saw was wet and easily melted off main roadways without refreezing. Early […]
2-4 Inches Of Snow, Roads Icy, More Power Restored
Major roads are clear Thursday morning with patches of slush, especially bridges, overpasses, and exit ramps after overnight snow. Secondary roads are slushy to snow covered and very icy, especially in areas that saw freezing rain and drizzle at the end of the snow. Two to four inches of snow fell overnight across the Upper […]
