Putnam EMS Plan Helped Many Stranded From I-40 Shutdown
People who were stranded in Cookeville due to the major crash that shut down I-40 on Thursday were taken care of, thanks to an emergency plan implemented by Putnam County EMS. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said EMS has a mass casualty bus that was used to load those stranded and take them to the […]
Putnam To Take Over Visitors Bureau Operations
Putnam County will take over operations of the Cookeville-Putnam County Visitors Bureau from the Chamber of Commerce September 1. County Mayor Randy Porter said the Commissioner of the Department of Tourist Development approached the county looking for ways to increase tourism funding. Porter said the new system would not cost the county anything because they […]
Putnam County Permanent Home of the Jim Beam Pro Classic
Putnam County will be the permanent host to the Pro Classic Softball and Baseball tournaments, played here over the Memorial Day Weekend. Director of Tourism Shan Stout said she received a call from the tournament’s director Wednesday saying there had not been one complaint among players and participants. The tournament moved from Hendersonville to Cookeville […]
Cookeville-Putnam Visitors Bureau Sees Success With Free Lodging For Sports Tournament Officials
The Cookeville-Putnam County Visitors Bureau recruited 10 additional sporting events last year since providing free lodging to referees and tournament directors. Tourism Director Shan Stout said the bureau noticed that it was losing tournaments to other cities. Stout said after reaching out to tournament directors, hotel compensation was a big draw that Cookeville was not […]
