Tag Archives: Upper Cumberland

Power outages reported across the Upper Cumberland Sunday evening as strong storms pushed straight-line winds of at least 50 mph across the area. Upper Cumberland Electric’s Cookeville office reports outages in the Highway 70 corridor including Buffalo Valley Rd, Hawkins Crawford Rd, West Gate Rd, Reecer Ln, Locust Grove Rd, Double Springs Rd. Outages also being reported in the Algood ... Read More »

More than 13.5 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. Torrential rains that turned a spring weekend into a deadly natural disaster. This weekend marks the tenth anniversary of the Nashville floods that killed 26 people and caused more than $2 billion in damage to personal property. The Upper Cumberland got about half the amount of rain Nashville did during ... Read More »

Finding foster placement for some 800 children in need of homes across the Upper Cumberland has been a challenge during the pandemic. That’s according to Youth Villages Senior Treatment Foster Care Counselor and Development Specialist Tara Shepherd. Shepherd said the biggest challenge they face are families more focused on maintaining than adding during the pandemic. “We’ve had a couple of ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland gyms will reopen Friday with safety and health precautions from Governor Bill Lee in place. Workout Anytime Co-Owner Jerry Pugh said he and his staff have been preparing for the extra precautions that would be needed since the day they were mandated to close. Pugh said they are ready to open on Friday safely and in accordance with ... Read More »

State Representative Ryan Williams said retailers are finding new ways to protect both customers and workers. Williams recently participated in a conference call with national retailers. “I think one of the biggest concerns they had was overall customer safety and employees, and how do they practically operate,” Williams said. “We’ve seen in our own community some nimble action by some ... Read More »

A plant native only to the Upper Cumberland is being removed from the Endangered Species List. The Cumberland Sandwort is a pink, flowering perennial, is only found in parts of Fentress, Morgan, Scott, and Pickett Counties. The plant rebounded from only 11 plants in 1988 to over 70 today. Geoff Call is an Endangered Species Recovery Coordinator for the Fish ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland’s number of COVID-19 cases has topped 300 positive tests, according to the Tennessee Department Of Health. 9,918 cases have been reported across the state, with 302 across our region. Putnam County leads the region with 114 cases and 5 deaths. Cumberland County had tallied 68 cases but no deaths. Four other Upper Cumberland cases are reporting double-digit ... Read More »

The number of Putnam County cases increased to 106 Saturday with Van Buren County reporting a second case. The Tennessee Department of Health reports 9.189 cases statewide. More than 141 thousand people have been tested. 178 people have died from COVID-19 in Tennessee. Better than 84 percent of those deaths have occurred among people 61 years of age or older. ... Read More »

An average of 1,200 residents have been tested in Putnam and Cumberland Counties for COVID-19. Putnam County reported 101 positive cases from 1,225 people tested in Friday’s report from the Tennessee Department of Health. Cumberland County has tested 1,178 with 67 positive tests. Friday Upper Cumberland COVID-19 Case Numbers Putnam (101) Cumberland (67) Macon (35) Smith (19) Dekalb (12) Cannon ... Read More »

While restaurants and retail stores can reopen as soon as Monday, tattoo parlors will have to remain closed. True Love Tattoo owner Josh Fracker said it is frustrating to be told one thing, and the next day told they cannot open. “I’ve procured masks and stuff to have for clients, I’ve ordered no touch thermometers to scan people’s foreheads and ... Read More »