CRMC To Consider PET-CT Scanner Replacement
Cookeville Regional Medical Center is looking to replace its PET-CT Scanner. Hospital CFO Tommye Rena Wells said that the scan is one used to detect cancer and find its stage in cancer treatment. Dr. Ernest Buchanan said that such a machine is an integral part of a cancer program. “You really can’t have a cancer […]
First Omicron Variant Case Found In U.S.
The first case of the omicron COVID variant was discovered in California on Wednesday, with a high likelihood of more cases already present. Dr. Mark Pierce is an infectious disease physician at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He said that there is not much known about the newest variant. “The more mutations that it has the […]
Cookeville Museum’s Christmas Forest Exhibit Opening With 20 Different Decorated Trees
The 6th annual Christmas Forest Exhibit opens in Cookeville today. Cookeville History Museum Manager Beth Thompson said you can visit the museum to see 20 different Christmas trees decorated by local non-profits and civic organizations. “As an example, we have the local group of the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which is really fun,” Thompson said. […]
Car Found In Calfkiller River Confirmed That Of Teens Missing 20 Years Ago
A car was found at the bottom of the Calfkiller River off of Highway 84 in White County on Wednesday. Sheriff Steve Page said that the only comment he could provide was that this was the car of two teens that went missing some twenty years ago. Page neither confirmed nor denied that the bodies […]
Community Members Voice Concerns About Funding At BEP Town Hall
A local attorney said it is important public tax dollars continue to fund public schools at Tuesday night’s BEP Town Hall. Anne Austin said she worries that there’s more to the idea of revisiting the BEP formula. “I am a strong proponent of a strong public education system,” Austin said. “That means funding it with […]
Overton Declines Retail Consultant, City To Consider Full Price Tag
Livingston Mayor Curtis Hayes said Overton County will not pay half of the $30,000 price tag for a retail consultant. “They’ve declined the decision to pay for the other half at this time,” Hayes said. “So the city council will be talking about this next Monday night on if they want to pick up the […]
L&N Caboose Transport To Baxter Depot Set For December 13th
The L&N Caboose will move from Cookeville to its new home in Baxter on the morning of Monday, December 13th. Coordinator Don Prince said that the move will happen using two trucks and a crane. “We have what they call a deep-well lowboy truck which will carry actually the box part of the caboose will […]
UCHRA Policy Council Identifies Need For ACEs Training
The UCHRA Policy Council sees a need for more training on how to better handle adverse childhood experiences. Council members and program staff spent over an hour Wednesday discussing underlying issues and traumas families face. Executive Director Mark Farley said the goal is to do a better job keeping children out of group homes. “If […]
CRMC Temporarily Pauses Vaccine Mandate Due To Injunction
Cookeville Regional Medical Center is temporarily suspending efforts of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services vaccine mandate. While the hospital has been going through the required processes for hospital staff and working to meet deadlines required by the mandate, a Louisiana federal judge issued an injunction Tuesday that temporarily pauses the implementation of a […]
Putnam Election Commission Approves New Voting Precinct Lines
The Putnam County Election Commission approved new voting precinct lines Wednesday with a change to one voting location anticipated. Administrator Michelle Honeycutt said district four currently votes at the Poplar Grove Community Center, but the precinct has outgrown the building under the new redistricting plan. “The precinct that Poplar Grove was our smallest, and since […]
