Putnam County Emergency Management Director Steps Down
Tyler Smith is stepping down as Putnam County Director of Emergency Management. Smith said he has been thinking about this for a while. He said he has been in emergency services for 38 years. “Should you continue doing this, because you go to bed at night thinking there could be another tornado coming through or […]
Fire Crews Conduct Water Rescue On Cookeville Motorist
A stranded vehicle on a flooded Willow Avenue caused a water rescue by local fire crews Thursday morning. Putnam County EMA Director Tyler Smith said a single driver tried to drive through high water levels. Smith said the car started floating and taking in water. “Around 3:00 to 4:00 a.m. some street flooding on Willow,” […]
Putnam EMA Director Tyler Smith Honored For Tornado Leadership
Putnam County EMA Director Tyler Smith has received the state’s highest honor for leadership to the response of the 2020 March tornado. EMA of Tennessee and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency presented Smith the Bill Worth Award Tuesday at the Statewide emergency manager’s conference in Franklin. “It really shocked me,” Smith said. “We were here […]
Wildfires In Northwestern U.S. Sending Hazy Weather Across Tennessee
Wildfires in the northwest of the continent are sending hazy weather to the Upper Cumberland, but Putnam County is not under an air quality alert. Cookeville Weather Guy Michael Detwiler said seeing the haze so far from its source is the result of two things. “It’s obviously a combination of winds aloft that move it […]
