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Over 1,900 Tri-County Electric customers were left without power Thursday morning thanks to an unlikely culprit. External Relations Director Tammy Dixon said a squirrel damaged the corporation’s Moss Substation in Clay County, resulting in a some 2 hour outage. “Squirrels for some reason like equipment and some reason it seems like summer is worse,” Dixon said. “I don’t if they’re ... Read More »

Dollar Tree may no longer follow what the store’s name suggests. Locations in Tennessee will likely start selling some items for more than a dollar due to shipping costs increasing. Word is spreading to customers such as Cookeville’s Marivic Hawco. “I think it’s better Dollar Tree stays at the regular price,” Hawco said. “Most people are used to buying their ... Read More »

Customers of the Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation will elect their district’s board members this weekend. CEO Jennifer Brogdon said the power company serves as a cooperative, meaning it is a democratic organization controlled by members. “We have an election every year,” Brogdon said. “We have at least three seats that get up for election on our nine member board ... Read More »

In the past 12 hours, the Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation has restored about 4,000 outages in Putnam County. According to Mayor Randy Porter, about 6,500 customers are still without electricity. The Cookeville Electric Department has less than 300 without power. Gainesboro Grade, Fisk Road and Quinland Lake Road will need the most work to restore power. Porter said two ... Read More »

UCEMC will give members a credit beginning next month to reduce monthly electric bills. The TVA Board approved the credit as part of a $200 million Pandemic Relief Credit plan. That reduces UCEMC’s wholesale power bill. UCEMC General Manager Jimmy Gregory said standard service customers will see a 1.6 percent savings effective October 1st. “We certainly appreciate TVA’s board for ... Read More »

Cookeville’s water department is negotiating a purchase of the rights to serve water to a portion of Double Springs Utility District’s customers. The purchase would include around 490 Double Springs’ customers located in the city limits of Cookeville. Cookeville Director of Water and Sewer Ronnie Kelly said said he delivered the latest version of the contract to Double Springs this ... Read More »