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Opioid Lawsuits Filed in 3 Counties The Daily Newspaper of the Upper Cumberland Herald-Citizen www.herald-citizen.com Team honored Upperman’s Dana McWilliams shooTing Special honor for Upperman honored for her 600th win Middle football team Students fled for lives 600th: Page B1 Page A7 Page A2 116th Year | No. 20 | Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | Cookeville, Tennessee 50¢ Opioid lawsuits filed in 3 counties BY KATE COOK time, both governments said they were Wellness LLC, North Alabama Pain opioid prescriptions in 2015. That’s [email protected] attempting to recoup some of the Services LLC, Mark Murphy, who more prescriptions than Tennessee has money they’ve spent on the epidemic. served as medical director of both pain residents — men, women and children While the state is moving forward on Earlier this month, five district attor- clinics; David Florence, primary physi- combined. different plans to combat the opioid neys general, including 13th Judicial cian at several additional regional pain The lawsuit alleges the defendants epidemic, some local governments District Attorney General Bryant Dun- clinics; and Nathan Paul Haskins, a knowingly participated in the illegal have filed suit against the companies away, filed a similar lawsuit in Cum- convicted drug dealer. opioid market. that made the drugs. berland County Circuit court. “Tennessee ranks second in the na- Similar lawsuits have been filed in Smith County and the Metro Named in the suit are opioid manu- tion for per-capita opioid prescrip- Sullivan County and Campbell County. Nashville government both filed suits facturer Purdue Pharma L.P. and re- tions,” Dunaway said. “Tennessee Together, the three suits represent 47 in federal court in December. At the lated companies; Montclair Health and doctors wrote more than 7.8 million of the state’s 95 counties. Man shot in target practice BY PAIGE STANAGE [email protected] A full recovery is expected for an unidentified man who was al- legedly shot by a another man after target practice Tuesday af- ternoon. The press release from Cookeville Police Department says three men were target Jim Herrin | Herald-Citizen See SHOT, Page A2 Monterey city officials are thinking about getting rid of some of the 4-way stop signs that line Elm Street. More charges for Monterey discussing 4-way stops four in jail arson BY JIM HERRIN Wiggins said there may be some becca Iaquinta. “How many kids do BY PAIGE STANAGE [email protected] streets in town that have too many we have?” [email protected] 4-way intersections. “I don’t know, but I would like for They may not do a formal traffic “I’ve been looking in particular at us to take a look at that,” Wiggins Four men already in jail now study, but officials in the town of Elm Street,” the mayor said. “I just replied. “We have four 4-way stops have additional charges of aggra- Monterey are considering whether get a vision that with Fred’s build- on that street. I’d like to let the vated arson in connection with a the opening of a new Fred’s phar- ing over on Stratton that we’re Street Committee take a look and fire inside the Putnam County Jail macy location on Stratton Avenue going to have another major chosen see if we can eliminate some or (if Saturday. will cause a change in traffic pat- way to get over to Highway 70. I’ve we need to) keep them.” James Harris, 30, of Noel Drive terns. found myself using Elm more often. Wiggins said whatever decision is in Cookeville; Travis Davenport, “We have a ton of stop signs in I may be totally wrong.” made should be based on solid in- 26, of Smithville; Andrew Dailey, this town,” Monterey Mayor Wig- He said it may be time to elimi- formation. 37, of Livingston; and Dewey Far- gins told members of the Board of nate some of the 4-way stops to ac- “Whatever criteria you want to ley, 42, of Crossville are suspected Aldermen this month. “I’m not talk- commodate increased traffic. use,” he said. “Confer with the po- of setting fire to a jail window. ing about stop signs when you “How many houses do we have on should stop, but about 4-way stops.” that street?” asked alderman Re- See STOP, Page A2 See JAIL, Page A2 Hospital planning committee approves parking expansion BY LAURA MILITANA shuttle service available for em- an additional 78 parking spaces [email protected] ployees, patients and patients’ built,” he said. families, there is a shortage of The new lot is connected to an With growth comes the issue of parking. With that in mind, CRMC already-crowded employee park- parking. officials are looking at where ing lot. “We’ve had a lot of customer more parking can be created. “We can use capital budgeted complaints about parking,” During Tuesday’s planning funds from our $1 million in land Cookeville Regional Medical Cen- commission meeting, Korth pro- acquisition budget as no current ter CEO Paul Korth told planning posed plans for a new north park- land purchases are foreseeable committee board members Tues- ing lot. during fiscal year 2018,” he said. Laura Militana | Herald-Citizen day night. “We have vacant property on Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton A vacant lot connected to an employee park- Even with 1,200 spaces spread the north side of campus between ing area on 6th Street is being looked at by out on campus and a courtesy 6th and 7th streets that can have See PARK, Page A2 CRMC officials as a new parking area. Index Obituaries, A5 Time Capsule 2 Sections — 16 Pages Erma Chaffin Harry Newman Signature Abby A8 Living A8 Alice Burgess Lucy Mason residents look Calendar A6 Opinion A4 Dorothy Hargis Linda Keith to the future Classified B3 Sports B1 Hugh Williams Page A8 Comics A9 Sudoku A9 Crossword A9 Weather A2 A2 — HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Wednesday, January 24, 2018 LOCAL READER SERVICES Homeless search finds 7 on the street BY LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS ment that’s conducted on a sin- Volunteers, assisted by a A count of how many stayed [email protected] gle night in January. CPD lieutenant looked in at the Genesis House domestic Two of the people, a man and parks, behind stores and fast violence shelter was not imme- Contact us: A search of the homeless as- a woman, found Tuesday food restaurants in an effort to diately available Wednesday Address: sisted by the Cookeville Police evening were wrapped in blan- find the homeless. morning. 1300 Neal St. Department Tuesday night re- kets outside a South Jefferson Luke Eldridge of the Last year, 67 people were vealed seven people staying Avenue gas station. Cookeville Rescue Mission said counted as homeless in Put- Cookeville, Tenn. outside in freezing tempera- Another four, three men and 24 men stayed there Tuesday nam County, including 51 in tures. one woman, were staying be- evening, along with 23 people emergency shelters, 5 in transi- Mailing Address: The search was part of an 18- hind a motel, and another man in the family lodge. The mis- tional housing and 11 unshel- P.O. Box 2729 county point-in-time count re- was staying with his dog in a sion still needs laundry deter- tered. quired by the U.S. Department wooded area alongside a high- gent, fitted twin sheets, If you or someone you know Cookeville TN 38502 of Housing and Urban Develop- way. cleaning supplies and food. is homeless, call (844) 556-7626. Phone: 931-526-9715 Fax: 931-526-1209 Email: SHOT: Victim News [email protected] Sports expected to [email protected] Advertising fully recover [email protected] Living [email protected] From Page A1 Circulation [email protected] shooting at a residence on Business News Apple Valley Court. After [email protected] practice, the men walked Church News back toward the home when [email protected] a .22 caliber rifle one of the School News men held fired into the vic- [email protected] tim’s back. Classified Ads The release states the man [email protected] who held the rifle thought the gun was unloaded. Originally, the man was Letter Guidelines placed in a “private vehicle” when his condition wors- All letters to the editor must ened, so Putnam County Am- be signed and include the bulance Services were called writer’s name, address and to transport him. phone number. Letters are Jim Herrin | Herald-Citizen He was airlifted to Vander- subject to editing and/or re- bilt University Medical Cen- jection. A strict 400-word limit will be enforced. Send letters Upperman Middle team honored ter and is expected to make a full recovery. to the mailing address listed The Upperman Middle School football team and Coach Greg “Bear” Phillips were given “We want to reiterate the above, or email to a Special Recognition Award at this month’s county commission meeting for winning importance of treating all [email protected]. the 2017 middle school football conference championship. firearms as if they are loaded and to remember that Order a Photo muzzle control should always Every photograph taken by a Her- be maintained when han- ald-Citizen photographer and dling a firearm,” the release published in the paper is available states. for purchase. Go to www.herald- This is an ongoing investi- citizen.com and click on “Photo JAIL: More charges in jail fire gation but no charges are ex- Gallery.” Also, many photos in- cluded in online stories are avail- pected as it seems this was able for purchase.
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