Putnam Sheriff’s Department Hosting Emergency Event Training For Churches
Putnam County Sheriff’s Department hosting a de-escalation training at Life Church this Saturday. Sheriff Eddie Farris said several churches in the county approached his department asking for advice on the topic. He said preparation is key in emergency events. “How do we make sure we get the EMS in and out in the proper way, […]
Putnam County Schools Working To Mitigate Number Of Chronically Absent Students
A state mandate put in place several years ago now affecting several Upper Cumberland school systems working to avoid chronic absenteeism. The state classifies chronic absenteeism as when a student misses 10 percent of instructional days. Putnam Schools Attendance Supervisor Chris Pierce this is a fluctuating issue and students today would be chronically absent after […]
TTU Capstone Students Working To Develop Program To Better Parking
A group of Tennessee Tech students is working to develop a program that will make parking on campus more efficient through a computer science capstone project. Lecturer Jesse Roberts said the idea was generated through a partnership with another institute. He said the basic idea is that it would look for available parking spots and […]
Research Group Finds TTU Electrical Engineering Degree As Best Return On Invest
An independent research organization has found that Tennessee Tech’s Electrical Engineer program has the best return on investment among all state public universities. Beacon Center of Tennessee is a free-market think tank that focuses on issues from taxes to education. Research Associate Jason Edmonds said the study released Wednesday found that graduates make about $80,000 […]
North Warren Fire Chief Pleased With Response To Wildfire
North Warren Fire Department Chief Raymond Roberts described the scene of the Warren County wildfire as “controlled chaos.” Roberts was incident command over the response that started early Monday morning and continued until Tuesday night. Roberts said he issued a state mutual aid request and crews from across the Upper Cumberland responded to the call. […]
Tennessee Tech Working To Build Of Off High Enrollment
Tennessee Tech working to build off of its historic freshmen class enrollment numbers. Vice President for Enrollment Management Karen Lykins said in order to do so, they look at successes from last year and work to repeat them. She said she believes this year’s enrollment was high because students better understood campus life and what […]
Warren Co Executive Says Wildfire Mostly Contained After Tuesday Rain
The wildfire in Warren County that has been burning since Monday night is now under control. County Executive Terry Bell said water drops by the National Guard and rain Tuesday afternoon has extinguished the majority of flames. “A lot of the problem with this fire was the wind,” Bell said. “We got from 40 to […]
Overton BOE Updates Project Master List For Architects To Review
The Overton County Board of Education will proceed with quotes from architects for roof replacements, a kitchen remodel and facilities for a JROTC program. School Board Members held a roundtable discussion Tuesday night discussing maintenance and capital projects in every school across the system. The projects will need to be addressed in the future. School […]
Livingston BZA Approves Variance For New Childcare Facility
The Livingston Board of Zoning Appeals approved a square footage variance to allow the development of a new childcare facility. Chair Daniel Elder said codes require a 30,000 square foot lot size for development. Elder said the lot in question is only 23,000 square feet. “The individual that was putting fourth the variance it was […]
CRMC Board Finance Committee Approves Patient Financial Services Product
Cookeville Regional Board of Trustee Finance Committee approved the purchase of a new product that provides cost estimates for patient procedures at its Tuesday meeting. CFO Tommye Rena Wells said the Change Healthcare Clearance Patient Access fills a federal rule to have all charges online and costs for the patients. “We currently have that online […]
