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 since last Monday to restore ... Read More »

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 Stone Park Road, Garrett Mill, ... Read More »

Overton County Emergency Management needs volunteers to assist with cutting trees and checking on community members. Volunteers can meet at the 911 Center Saturday at 12 Noon. The center is located at 255 Industrial Park Drive. The chain saw crew members will assist crews in cutting trees along right-of-ways. The ability to use a saw, the ability to walk in ... Read More »

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 Springs, Old Baxter Rd, Boma ... Read More »

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 roadways, creating a very thin ... Read More »

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 Silver Point areas. Crews were ... Read More »

Overnight snow added more weight to ice-covered trees causing more power issues in Overton County. Overton County Executive Ben Danner said UCEMC crews have had to backtrack over service already restored. “What’s frustrating for them, they get an area going when they move to another area and then where they were that goes back out,” Danner said. “When they get ... Read More »

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 Cumberland with three inches most ... Read More »

Two shelters have been opened to serve residents of Overton County dealing with power outages. Livingston First Baptist Church and First Christian Church have been opened as the shelters in Livingston. The shelter is available to anyone who is without power and in need of a place to stay warm. Overton County Executive Ben Danner declared a state of emergency ... Read More »

Overton County officials are declaring a state of emergency as the county deals with more than 5,500 power outages. “We were notified that between fifty five hundred and six thousand residents are without power,” Emergency Management’s Chris Massiongale said. “They worked all night. But we’ve had up to a little over an inch measuring ice on our limbs and trees. ... Read More »