Tag Archives: Transportation Supervisor Ron Chaffin

Putnam County Schools avoided major plumbing and electrical issues during the cold and ice by being proactive. Communications and Marketing Supervisor Buddy Pearson said coils burning out in an electrical unit at Cookeville High School and a sprinkler malfunction at Avery Trace Middle School have been the only issues over the break. He said the school system is very fortunate ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools will be closed for the rest of the week due to unsafe road conditions and temperatures forecasted to fall even further. Director of News and Public Relations Buddy Pearson said the decision ultimately came down to student safety. Pearson said Director of Schools Corby King and his team took many different voices into account before making the ... Read More »

The Putnam County School System making gains on its bus driver staffing. Transportation Supervisor Ron Chaffin said only two routes remain without a driver. At the beginning of the summer, that number was five. “I feel really confident that we’re going to be able to get these positions filled, because everybody knowing that we will be able to pay a ... Read More »