Putnam Bus Fleet Prepared For New School Year
The Putnam Schools’ bus fleet prepared and drivers getting revved up for this week’s start to the new school year. Transportation Supervisor Ron Chaffin said they inspected all seventy-eight buses in their fleet to ensure their tires, brakes, and fluids are all up to standards. Chaffin said they have also done a deeper mechanical inspection […]
Putnam Schools Avoided Major Maintenance Issues During Freeze
Putnam County Schools avoided major plumbing and electrical issues during the cold and ice by being proactive. Communications and Marketing Supervisor Buddy Pearson said coils burning out in an electrical unit at Cookeville High School and a sprinkler malfunction at Avery Trace Middle School have been the only issues over the break. He said the […]
Putnam Schools Closed For The Week, Chance For Parents To Prepare
Putnam County Schools will be closed for the rest of the week due to unsafe road conditions and temperatures forecasted to fall even further. Director of News and Public Relations Buddy Pearson said the decision ultimately came down to student safety. Pearson said Director of Schools Corby King and his team took many different voices […]
PCSS Transportation Supervisor Confident In Filling All Bus Routes
The Putnam County School System making gains on its bus driver staffing. Transportation Supervisor Ron Chaffin said only two routes remain without a driver. At the beginning of the summer, that number was five. “I feel really confident that we’re going to be able to get these positions filled, because everybody knowing that we will […]
