Tag Archives: Cookeville Electric

Power crews are out this Sunday morning across the Upper Cumberland working to restore power. Heavy wet snow blanketed the region overnight. Some ice also being reported on trees. Upper Cumberland Electric reports outages in the Buck Mountain, Silver Point, Rocky Point, Hawkins Crawford and Shipley School Road areas. Volunteer Energy reports more than 3,400 Cumberland County residents without power ... Read More »

As Cookeville’s 10th Street prepares for widening, many question if power lines along the entrance way could be buried. Cookeville Electric Director Carl Haney said many of the 10th Street power lines have five times more voltage than your regular power line. Haney said the price tag to bury those lines can skyrocket. “Once you bury those lines, the insulation ... Read More »

Cookeville Electric working a power outage Friday morning affecting areas in the southern part of the city. The outage streteches from Interstate Drive to Highway 111. The outage reported just after 7:20 Friday morning. Crews are on the scene. Utility officials ask you do not contact 911 to report an outage. Read More »

Power outages reported across the Upper Cumberland Sunday evening as strong storms pushed straight-line winds of at least 50 mph across the area. Upper Cumberland Electric’s Cookeville office reports outages in the Highway 70 corridor including Buffalo Valley Rd, Hawkins Crawford Rd, West Gate Rd, Reecer Ln, Locust Grove Rd, Double Springs Rd. Outages also being reported in the Algood ... Read More »

Strong winds that began just after 4:00pm Sunday afternoon produced some scattered power issues across the Upper Cumberland. Volunteer Energy reports a growing number of outages in Fentress County near Jamestown. The number increased to over 400 around 6:40pm Sunday. Jackson County reported power outages along Highway 85 just before 7:00pm. Trees reported down along South Grundy Quarles Highway. Multiple ... Read More »