UCEMC Closes Lobby Of Cookeville Office Citing COVID Concerns
Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation will close its Cookeville District lobby citing staffing COVID concerns until further notice. UCEMC said their drive-in window will still be open for business.
Overton Schools Lighting Ownership Being Explored
The Overton County School System is working with UCEMC for consistent ownership of exterior school lighting. Ownership of Livingston Academy’s parking lot lighting is split between the school and UCEMC. Chairman Jarman Hicks said this has created some inconsistencies when it comes to maintenance. “Anytime the school system has issues with the lighting Upper Cumberland […]
Clay Co. Wants Seat On UCEMC Board
The Clay County Commission is requesting the state to create a unique county seat on the Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation Board of Directors. The resolution that passed Monday is in partnership with Pickett County. Mayor Dale Reagan said both counties want to create more spots on the board, so each of the 11 counties […]
Power Outages Down To 400 Regionwide
Just over 400 outages remain in the Upper Cumberland Tuesday morning as crews continue the restoration efforts. 380 of those outages are in Overton County, according to County Executive Ben Danner. Danner said additional crews will be in the county first thing this morning to help with power restoration. Upper Cumberland Electric has been working […]
Outages Down To 1,200 Across UC
Just about 1,200 outages remain across Putnam, Overton and Jackson Counties Monday morning. Temperatures well into the 50s Sunday and abundant sunshine helped workers make a huge dent in the outages Sunday. Upper Cumberland Electric reports 800 outages in Overton County. Work continues along Palestine Rd., Livingston Boat Dock Rd., Baptist Ridge, Rocky Mound, Standing […]
Just Over 5,000 Without Power Saturday Morning
Utility crews will get a weather reprieve Saturday as they try to restore power to more than 5,000 Upper Cumberland residents who remain without power. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said UCEMC crews reduced outages to about 2,300 Friday. Power restoration efforts continue in Silver Point, Dodson Branch, Algood, Buck/Brotherton Mountain, Baxter, Martin Creek, Bloomington […]
Black Ice Friday Morning, Utility Progress Made
Temperatures stand in the lower 20s across the Upper Cumberland Friday morning with some light snow and freezing drizzle falling in many areas. Patchy freezing fog may also be an issue. Most secondary roads are slick. Black ice will appear when you think roads are just damp. In other places, snow has stuck overnight to […]
More Than 2K Putnam Residents Get Power Back Thursday Evening
More than 2,000 UCEMC customers across Putnam County were brought back online Thursday evening. That’s according to County Mayor Randy Porter. Porter said crews worked into the darkness to try to resolve power outage numbers that had crept up Thursday because of snow on power lines. Crews continued work Thursday evening in the Boma and […]
2-4 Inches Of Snow, Roads Icy, More Power Restored
Major roads are clear Thursday morning with patches of slush, especially bridges, overpasses, and exit ramps after overnight snow. Secondary roads are slushy to snow covered and very icy, especially in areas that saw freezing rain and drizzle at the end of the snow. Two to four inches of snow fell overnight across the Upper […]
Jackson County Sees Widespread Outages, Treacherous Back Roads.
Jackson County is experiencing countywide outages and treacherous conditions on back roads. Mayor Randy Heady said his biggest concern are the residents without power or back up heat. Heady said he fears the Dodson Branch community could be without power the longest. Heady said UCEMC is reporting 1,300 residents without power in the county. “A […]
