Cookeville Regional Updates Mask Guidelines With COVID Cases Rising
As the number of positive COVID patients and staff continues to rise, Cookeville Regional is returning to some of its previous mask precautions. Chief Strategy Officer Ricky Shelton said that since July 1st, some 70 staff members have tested positive. “Our employees, while we’re still having to wear them in the hospital, in meetings in […]
Hillham Elementary Welcomes New Principal And Assistant Principal
Hillham Elementary has a new principal in Kelly Montgomery. She replaces Kim Dial who is now a faculty member of Hillham Elementary. Montgomery said as a first time principal, student success will be her focus this school year. “A family approach is what Overton County is good at, and we’ve always taken athletic endeavors, academic […]
Warren Animal Shelter Seeking Volunteers, Fosters, And Adopters
Warren County Animal Shelter is in desperate need of foster homes and adoptive homes for animals. Director Sherri Bradley said the facility is currently overwhelmingly over capacity, with 106 animals at the facility. She said they are typically built to house 15 dogs and 30 cats. “If we can get people that would help volunteer […]
Putnam Health Department Hosting Student Immunization Clinics
With school a few weeks away, it’s time for families to start planning for student immunizations. Putnam County Schools Nurse Coordinator Janet Frank said it is state and federal law for students to have an updated record. “Technically, every student in the school system should have immunizations or have a waiver for them,” Frank said. […]
Sparta Acquires New Land To Expand South Carter Street Park
Sparta has purchased land to expand the South Carter Street Park. Mayor Jeff Young said the city closed on 1.4 acres from a local family for $125,000. “This new property is something that the city of Sparta has wished we owned for several years so that we could do a park expansion,” Young said. “The […]
CRMC Celebrates Opening Of New Sports Medicine Facility
Cookeville Regional celebrated the official launch of its new sports medicine center off of South Willow Avenue Wednesday. Shona Davis Smith is the Director of Therapy Services at CRMC. She said that there has been a huge need for such a facility in the area. “At outpatient therapy, if you’ve had a stroke, and you […]
Tennessee Tech Grad Named Parks And Conservation Deputy Commissioner
A Tennessee Tech graduate has been named deputy commissioner for the state department of Environment and Conservation’s Bureau of Parks and Conservation. Greer Tidwell Jr. received a doctorate degree in law from Vanderbilt University and bachelor’s degrees in engineering from Baylor University and Tennessee Technological University. He replaces Jim Bryson, who recently was named commissioner […]
Fire Marshal’s Report On Central View School Finds Several Needs
Reopening the unoccupied Central View School building would cost over $2 million. That is according to a State Fire Marshal’s report. White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said in his opinion, making the repairs does not make sense. “Ultimately, there is no fiscal value in having that school open, and there’s really no academic […]
Option On Fairgrounds Expires, Putnam Searching For New Developer
Putnam County’s option to sell the fairgrounds property has expired. Mayor Randy Porter said the Nashville-based developer decided to not extend the option once this month’s deadline approached. According to the agreement signed by the county commission, the developer had to have a firm commitment from a retailer by July. Porter said the developer was […]
Hiker Found Safe After Missing Overnight Near Virgin Falls
A missing hiker in White County located Wednesday morning after being lost overnight near Virgin Falls. Sheriff Steve Page said a group of four under prepared hikers were separated near White Cave. Page said three hikers made it out safe while one female was left behind. “People don’t realize the dangers of hiking Virgin Falls […]
