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Wait times at Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Room have trended longer with the extra volume due to flu, COVID, and RSV. White County EMS discussed the growing wait times for arriving ambulances at a County Steering Committee meeting this week. Cookeville Regional Emergency Department Director Samantha McLerran said wait times are constantly fluctuating, making them difficult to anticipate. “There ... Read More »

UCHRA’s nutrition program has a new provider for home delivered and senior center meals. Area Agency on Aging and Disability Director Holly Williams said the new provider will deliver meals for 300 people across nine counties. “We will now have a hot meal solution for every county in the Upper Cumberland region, which it has taken us some time to ... Read More »

Volunteer Energy Cooperative is considering buying power from a new provider after increasing whole sale rates from TVA. Volunteer Energy Cooperative President Rody Blevin said prices have continually increased over seven years at about a two percent rate. “We spent about a year talking to TVA about a possible new contract,” Blevin said. “TVA refused to negotiate with us on ... Read More »