Tag Archives: Putnam County

Cookeville Public Works and Putnam County Solid Waste are both anticipating a lot of ice storm debris as the weather warms up. Both departments have drop off sites, but only Cookeville picks up brush and tree debris. Cookeville Public Works Director Greg Brown said residents need to be patient if they’re expecting items to be picked up. “I anticipate there’s ... Read More »

Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Investigators are still collecting evidence related to a shooting that left one dead at the Monterey Waste Management Facility. That includes video, witness statements and all other evidence. The Sheriff’s Office said all evidence will be presented to District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway. The Sheriff’s Office said the evidence will be reviewed by the District Attorney’s ... Read More »

The man killed in a Monterey shooting on Saturday has been identified as 59 year-old Jimmy Doc Gibson. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said the department and Monterey PD responded to a shots fired call at 2730 Old Walton Road, at roughly 2:30 PM on February 20. The shooting incident occurred at a county owned waste management facility. Putnam County ... Read More »

Just about 1,200 outages remain across Putnam, Overton and Jackson Counties Monday morning. Temperatures well into the 50s Sunday and abundant sunshine helped workers make a huge dent in the outages Sunday. Upper Cumberland Electric reports 800 outages in Overton County. Work continues along Palestine Rd., Livingston Boat Dock Rd., Baptist Ridge, Rocky Mound, Standing Stone Park Road, Garrett Mill, ... Read More »

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department is working a homicide scene after one person is dead at the Monterey Solid Waste Processing Center. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said they are questioning one person of interest. Farris said the department and Monterey PD responded to a shots fired call at 2730 Old Walton Road at roughly 2:30 PM on Saturday. Farris ... Read More »

Utility crews will get a weather reprieve Saturday as they try to restore power to more than 5,000 Upper Cumberland residents who remain without power. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said UCEMC crews reduced outages to about 2,300 Friday. Power restoration efforts continue in Silver Point, Dodson Branch, Algood, Buck/Brotherton Mountain, Baxter, Martin Creek, Bloomington Springs, Old Baxter Rd, Boma ... Read More »

For the first time in nearly a year, the Algood Methodist Church is able to collect items for those in need. Outreach Committee Chair Lee Ann Hall said church members will be at the church and ready to load their van with items for Helping Hands. Hall said there are a lot of items needed and helping hands tried to ... Read More »

Temperatures stand in the lower 20s across the Upper Cumberland Friday morning with some light snow and freezing drizzle falling in many areas. Patchy freezing fog may also be an issue. Most secondary roads are slick. Black ice will appear when you think roads are just damp. In other places, snow has stuck overnight to roadways, creating a very thin ... Read More »

Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton warned residents about the dangers of old heaters turning on when power gets restored. Fire Chief Daryl Blair said the danger in this is that many residents think their wall mounted heaters no longer work. However, Blair said when power is restored, the heaters may come on. “They think that they’re off and they’ll put furniture ... Read More »

The Putnam County School System will implement its Continuous Learning Plan Friday, with no snow days remaining. Director of Schools Corby King said using virtual learning on snow days is a first for the system. King said he knows there are families without power and that many will not have power Friday. “If a student does not have access to ... Read More »