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Putnam Continues Optional Mask Policy; Officials Monitor Cases

The Putnam County Schools will continue with its mask-optional policy as part of this year’s school opening policy. School Board Chair Lynn McHenry said the school system will continue to monitor local COVID numbers. “We have had zero hospitalizations for children under 19, and that plays a large part of the decisions that we make locally,” McHenry said. “But, we ... Read More »

Masks Found To Decrease Other Sicknesses In White County Schools

Masks are protecting students from more than just COVID with White County Schools seeing a decrease in other sicknesses. During Thursday’s White County School Board meeting, Cumberland Family Care Dr. Ty Webb gave a COVID update. He said in his practices, cases of strep throat overall have became minimal. “Strep this year, I don’t know what you guys have seen ... Read More »

UCMS Urging UC Mayors To Support Businesses Requiring Masks

The Upper Cumberland Medical Society is asking all Upper Cumberland Mayors to support businesses requiring masks. In a letter sent out Tuesday, the medical society expressed concerns of indoor mask wearing while in public. UCMS member Dr. James Gray said supporting residents that defy business owners’ requests does not help the health of other citizens. “We are asking the county ... Read More »

Courthouse Mask Requirements Start Monday

Mask requirements for Tennessee courthouses and court clerk’s offices go into effect starting Monday. Cookeville City Court Clerk Cheryl Chambers said before the mandate, most people were already wearing masks into the building . “We have encouraged people to wear their mask to court the whole time, and they have,” Chambers said. “There have been a lot of people wearing ... Read More »

Early Voting Starts Friday, Continues Through August 1

Tennessee early voting starts Friday with guidelines never seen before in an election year. Putnam County Election Commission Administrator Michele Honeycutt said social distancing, mask wearing and sanitizing will be practiced. “Once they come into our building, we have blue tape on the floor every six feet, so they will just process through,” Honeycutt said. “We have four stations open ... Read More »

35 UC Medical Professionals Recommend Mask Wearing

Thirty-five members of the Upper Cumberland Medical Society have signed a resolution encouraging residents to wear masks. Medical society member Dr. Jim Batson said high infection rates and available hospital space is the society’s biggest fear. “Our numbers are rising just like everybody else in the country,” Batson said. “We are a regional hub of the entire 14 counties of ... Read More »

Mask Mandates Increase For Retailers

Wal-Mart, Kroger and Sam’s Club are among a growing list of retailers requiring shoppers to wear masks. Mike Dorey of Rickman headed to Walmart Thursday. He questions the usefulness of wearing a mask but will follow Wal-Mart’s request. “I do not really know the size of the macrons of the germs and what the mask does and how effective it ... Read More »

Overton County Follows Suit With No Mask Mandate

Overton County will continue the trend in the Upper Cumberland by not requiring mask wearing in public. Overton County Executive Ben Danner said the decision for a mask requirement is beyond the jurisdiction of a county executive. “I am not going to mandate that every person in the county wears a mask,” Danner said. “I do not feel like I ... Read More »