Tag Archives: Putnam County

The Cookeville District UCEMC will close its lobby today at noon to start the move back to its office that was damaged in the March Tornado. Customers can still use the drive-thru at the temporary office today from noon until 4:30 PM. Drive-thru services will resume at the renovated office tomorrow and will be open during regular business hours. The ... Read More »

Cookeville Public Works will look at straightening Buffalo Valley Road when the Cane Creek Bridge design process gets the go-ahead. Public Works Director Greg Brown said he does not think a major relocation of the road is feasible but the department will try and shift the road as much as possible to improve safety. Brown said one of his concerns ... Read More »

Putnam County became the 17th county in the state with more than 1,000 active COVID cases Sunday. The county topped 1,000 for the first time in the pandemic with 1,087 cases. State Department of Health data shows 870 new cases since last Sunday. State Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey said Sunday that there is currently not a backlog of cases, ... Read More »

Law Enforcement is keying in on drunk and impaired driving this holiday season, because they would rather make a DUI arrest than see a death on the roads. Tennessee Highway Patrol Captain R.C. Christian said from now until the New Year drivers need to make the right decision on getting home during Booze it and Lose it. Christian said Putnam ... Read More »

Baxter is closing its city hall and water department to foot traffic due to rising COVID numbers starting on December 21. The city said this decision is being made to protect city hall employees. Baxter will have drop boxes at both locations for customers to use. Customers still have the option to use online services at cityofbaxter.com and the drive-thru ... Read More »

The Cookeville City Court will suspend all in person court proceedings through January 18, due to the pandemic. All in-person court proceedings scheduled for January 5 have been rescheduled for January 26 at 9:00 AM. In-person court proceedings for January 12 have been rescheduled for February 2 at 9:00 AM. These rescheduled dates will be held at the Cookeville Municipal ... Read More »

201 new COVID cases reported in Putnam County Thursday bringing this week’s total to 541. That’s according to data from the State Department Of Health. Putnam County has 932 active COVID cases, the highest number since the pandemic began. Warren County’s numbers have increased by 483 cases since Monday. That includes 144 new cases Thursday. The county has an active ... Read More »

Putnam County officials will be giving away 1,000 trees Saturday at the county fairgrounds for tornado victims. Parks and Recreation Director John Ross Albertson said the event is made possible through a local tree nursery. “We were actually contacted by David Ervin of Ervin and Son Nursery, and he has 1,000 arborvitaes that he wants to be able to give ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech’s Board of Trustees will now be able to see information important to the university in one digital dashboard. Executive Director of Strategic Planning Dewayne Wright said that most of this data will have 10 years of history, making trends easy to track. Wright said the board has been interested in metrics and a way to access it in ... Read More »

Putnam County is looking to replace 12 to 15 of its public access defibrillators to avoid aging defibrillators from failing during an emergency. EMS Chief Tommy Copeland said the public accessing the defibrillators early on provides a high probability of bringing someone back in cardiac arrest. “We’ve had some good saves with people that were working in a factory that ... Read More »