Tag Archives: Covid

Six Upper Cumberland pharmacies have been selected by the state to assist in vaccinating residents against COVID. One pharmacy in White County, Dekalb County and four in Warren County are part of the program to expand vaccination access. Payless Pharmacy in Sparta has received vaccines and has already filled its scheduled allotment. The local pharmacies involved will vaccinate the same ... Read More »

White County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson is asking for anyone 75 years or older to please contact the White County Health Department if they want the COVID vaccine. Robinson has the same message for anyone in group 1a1, 1a2 and 1b to please reach out to the health department because White County does not want to miss anyone in the ... Read More »

For the first time since October, Cookeville Regional Medical Center has seen COVID patient counts in the 40s on three back-to-back days. Wednesday, CRMC reported 40 inpatients with COVID-19. That number was 44 Tuesday, 43 Monday. Across the Upper Cumberland, just 57 new COVID cases were reported Wednesday. So far this week, 154 new cases have been reported in the ... Read More »

Putnam County Commissioners approved the purchase Monday night of three lots along McBroom Chapel Road for the construction of a tornado remembrance park. County Mayor Randy Porter said the three homes at the corner of Hensley Drive were destroyed in the tornado and the homeowners chose not to rebuild. “That’s kind of the eye of the storm I guess you ... Read More »

The Homeless Advocacy of Rural Tennessee (HART) will be conducting its annual homeless count starting Tuesday. This point in time count provides a snapshot of the region’s sheltered and unsheltered homeless population. HART Board Member Tina Lomax said the data is used to gauge the federal funding needed for homeless programs. “From the Upper Cumberland area, we are looking at ... Read More »

County Jailers and correctional officers are now eligible to be COVID vaccinated. The State Health Department announced Friday that the jailers had been overlooked on paper. The jailers had been moved to the 1A1 phase of the vaccine plan. Overton County Sheriff John Garrett said it’s an important change. “Jails and prisons throughout the state and nation has a lot ... Read More »

Some four weeks after introducing a treatment for the most vulnerable COVID patients, the news is good. That treatment is Bamlanivimab and CRMC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lee Taylor said some 500 CRMC patients have received it. Taylor said this drug can keep those most vulnerable to COVID out of the hospital with shortened and mitigated symptoms. “We believe it’s ... Read More »

Cookeville is asking residents to consider their options for property tax payments before coming to city hall. City Manager James Mills said due to COVID they would ask residents to consider mail, using a drop box or drive-thru and online services. Mills said he hopes city hall can have fewer restrictions in the future, but residents play a role in ... Read More »

Birth numbers for Cookeville Regional Medical Center and Livingston Regional suggest the spring shutdown did not create a baby boom. Cookeville Birth Center Director Rebecca Kojak said both pregnancies and births have stayed consistent compared to a year ago. “We actually have not seen a huge in pregnancies or moms that we have delivered,” Kojack said. “Over the past year, ... Read More »

The White County School System looks to complete two capital projects with an expected $3.9 million in COVID funds on the way. Replacing the White County Middle School rooftop and a proposed expansion of Bon De Croft Elementary are two priorities. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said both projects were put on hold last year due to COVID creating budget ... Read More »