Tag Archives: Putnam County

Putnam County students have the chance to be first in line for admission at Tennessee Tech this year. Putnam Early Application Day will begin Wednesday. Tech officials will give students two weeks to apply before regular applications begin. Tennessee Tech Director of Admissions Steve Keller said the university made the event to show its gratitude towards the Putnam community. “We ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional’s number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital increased to 21 patients Monday. That sets a new high for hospitalizations at CRMC. Six of those patients are in intensive care, according to Director Of Public Relations Melahn Finley. The Tennessee Department of Health reported 33 new COVID-19 cases in Putnam County Monday with a total of 323 active cases. ... Read More »

The Putnam County Health Department will move Covid-19 testing to the Putnam County Fairgrounds starting Monday. County Health Director Lisa Bumbalough said the health department moved the location due to increased traffic. “We have seen an increase in the last few weeks,” Bumbalough said. “Of course, as everyone can see, Covid-19 is still very active in our community, as evident ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council unanimously passed a resolution Thursday night supporting the city’s police department. “(The council) continues to have full faith and confidence in the law enforcement agencies providing service to the citizens of Cookeville,” Mayor Ricky Shelton read from the resolution. “(We) recognizes that professional law enforcement is NOT synonymous with those individuals that choose to abuse their authority ... Read More »

Call June another record-setting month for Putnam County building permits. The county set an all-time record with 54 building permits totaling almost $8 million. Of those permits 34 were for single-family residential homes. All three numbers are new records. These numbers reflect construction in the county only, not including the four municipalities. The previous high was set in April with ... Read More »

A California man lost control of the tractor trailer he was driving Saturday night causing the vehicle to flip near mile marker 270. 79-year-old Jaswant Sandha was travelling westbound in the right lane and he negotiated a right curve and lost control. The tractor trailer flipped on its left side, blocking the westbound lanes. Sandha suffered minor injuries. The incident ... Read More »

Putnam County officials expect to submit the final report on the March 3rd tornado to FEMA next week. Mayor Randy Porter said the report includes expenses of overtime hours and law enforcement work around $3 million. The Clean-up will cost around $2 million. “We have weekly conference calls with FEMA, and they’ve been very good to help us,” Porter said. ... Read More »

The number of people requesting absentee ballots for the August election has held fairly steady in Overton County but has been much higher in Putnam County. That’s despite rule changes giving those uncomfortable with voting in person because of COVID-19 the chance to vote absentee. Overton County Elections Supervisor Craig Story said he expects the requests to be more in ... Read More »

A TBI crimes report released Wednesday Putnam County crime decreased 24.5 percent in 2019 from 2018. Reported crimes such as aggravated assault and vandalism declined last year. Sheriff Eddie Farris said the community’s involvement attributed to the crime decrease. “That certainly helps us solve crimes, and people know their neighbors,” Farris said. “We have a good group here of people ... Read More »

The Putnam County Budget Committee voted last night to send the new fiscal year budget to the commissioners for approval. The school system budget will be sent separately after Thursday night’s school board meeting. Budget Committee Chair Ben Rogers said the committee felt comfortable with Randy Porter’s status quo budget and had no need to further breakdown the expenses. The ... Read More »