DRUCILLA MAKES COCOA cookies. A6 Herald-CitizenTHURSDAY,Herald-Citizen FEBRUARY 13, 2020 | COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE 118TH YEAR | NO. 31 75 CENTS Slow start to early voting BY LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS select their party’s nominee in ID such as a driver’s license. HERALD-CITIZEN the presidential election and will Early voting hours for Thurs- also be choosing nominees for day are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nearly 200 people cast their offi ces of Criminal Court Judge Early voting continues through ballots in Putnam County on the Part II and Assessor of Property. Tuesday, Feb. 25. Hours are 8 fi rst day of early voting Wednes- Steve Pierce is the sole candi- a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, day. date on the Republican ballot for Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to Just a few minutes before property assessor, while Wes- 7 p.m. Thursday; and 9 a.m. to 1 closing time Wednesday, incom- ley Bray is the only candidate p.m. Saturday. LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS | HERALD-CITIZEN ing administrator of elections seeking the nomination for judge. Early voting is also open on Bob and Sue Willis fill out paperwork to cast Michele Honeycutt said that 185 Election offi cials say no candi- Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 17. their ballots in the presidential preference people had voted, including 75 dates fi led to run for those offi ces The Putnam County Election primary Wednesday morning shortly after voting in the Democratic Pri- in the Democratic primary. Commission is at 705 County the start of early voting at the Putnam mary and 115 in the Republican Voters can bring their voter Services Drive in Cookeville. For County Election Commission with the help of Primary. registration card, but they must more information, call 931-526- registrars Candi Wilkins and Jennie Ivey. Putnam voters will be helping bring a government issued photo 2566. Two voting Highway precincts 111 crash to see slight adjustments leads to BY JIM HERRIN HERALD-CITIZEN drug arrest The Putnam County Election Com- mission will be making some minor ad- BY BEN WHEELER justments at two of the county’s voting HERALD-CITIZEN precincts, intended to better accommo- date voters in the March 3 primary. A crash on Highway 111 led to the Voting machines will be relocated arrest of a Sparta man this week. at both the Upperman High School Tennessee Highway Patrol was dis- precinct and the Sycamore Church of patched to a gold Toyota Camry in the Christ precinct. median of Highway 111. Tyler Dwain “We wanted to move to a new loca- Rice, 25, of Sparta was asked if he tion, and Upperman wanted a new loca- needed assistance by witnesses in the tion as well because the hallway wasn’t area, but after they told him they were working good,” said Election Com- going to call the police, Rice allegedly mission Chairman Phil Adams. “The ran away from the scene, according to principal is thinking that the library is arrest warrants. probably the best location.” THP Trooper Matilda Mahaney Adams noted that the UHS library discovered roughly two pounds of “has an entrance right off of the out- marijuana, digital scales, empty bags side” of the building. and a grinder. In the trunk of the car “There’s handicapped parking right was a 23-pound nitrous oxide tank there, it’s easy access (and) there’s re- with tubing and a 13-pound tank in the strooms down the hall,” he said. passenger side fl oorboard. At Sycamore Church of Christ, a Mahaney also found a weed eater construction project is prompting the in the trunk of the car that was de- SEE PRECINCTS, PAGE A2 SEE ARREST, PAGE A2 Tech opens JIM HERRIN | HERALD-CITIZEN Texas new library A sign at Burgess Falls warns of the potential for flooding. testing center Severe storms drop more trucker TTU — A new testing area for stu- rain Wednesday night dents was unveiled this week at Tennes- injured in see Tech. BY JIM HERRIN ment agency noted on its Face- The Testing and Learning Center has HERALD-CITIZEN book page that 1,041 customers expanded on the fi rst fl oor of the Angelo were without power from north and Jennette Volpe Library to accommo- Several power outages were of Jamestown toward the Pall I-40 crash date 60 testing stations and lockers, 41 reported, as well as minor street Mall area. computer stations, 19 pencil and paper fl ooding, as a line of heavy Putnam County Emergency BY JIM HERRIN stations and three small testing rooms. storms howled through the area Management Agency Director HERALD-CITIZEN “There has been a need on campus Wednesday night. Tyler Smith said Wednesday eve- for years to have a universal testing The severe storms hit the ning that no signifi cant damage The Tennessee Highway Patrol said a center on campus,” said Lydia Kendall, Cookeville area just before 7 was reported to the EMA offi ce. truck driver from Texas suff ered injuries director of Tech’s Testing and Learning p.m. and a few minutes later, the “Nothing as far as any fl ooding in a wreck Wednesday afternoon on I-40 Center. “We asked ourselves ‘how can Putnam 911 Facebook page had concern,” he said at 8 p.m. “Our between the South Jeff erson Avenue and we help our students?’ This is what we reported a power outage in the total storm amount in the last 24 South Willow Avenue exits. came up with.” Double Springs area around hours was 2.69 inches which isn’t According to the report by Sgt. Carli Besides expanding the space, the Hawkins Crawford Road, West as much as we had in the last Duryea, Carlos Guerra, 51, of Edinburg, hours of operation have also expanded. Gate Road, Reeser Lane and storm. We had over six and half Texas, was driving a 2003 Peterbilt The new area is open Sunday through Parker Court. inches for that one.” tractor trailer westbound behind a 2020 Friday with testing times from 2-8 p.m. A variety of other outages were At 7:23 p.m. Wednesday the Freightliner semi, being driven by Rob- on Sunday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday also reported, including in Over- National Weather Service issued ert Bradford, 52, of Homosassa, Florida. through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. until 4 ton County where “several power a severe thunderstorm warning The THP said Bradford was “slowing p.m. on Friday. outages and trees down” were for the southeastern parts of Put- and making a lane change” when Guerra “I think having one centralized noted on the Overton-Pickett nam, Overton and White coun- swerved and struck the back end of the 911 Facebook page. In Fentress SEE TEST, PAGE A2 County, the emergency manage- SEE STORM, PAGE A2 SEE TRUCKER, PAGE A2 herald-citizen.com INDEX 2 sections | 12 pages OBITUARIES Page A5 HOW TO REACH US Herald-Citizen DEAR ABBY A6 COMICS A7 OPINION A4 Lucille Phipps, Monterey Call us: 931-526-9715 CALENDAR A5 CROSSWORD A7 SPORTS B1 Robert Gregson, Baxter Come on in: 1300 Neal St, Cookeville TN 38501 CLASSIFIED B2 MORE! A6 SUDOKU A7 Bobby Joe Wiley, Cookeville On the web: www.herald-citizen.com A2 HERALD-CITIZEN FROM PAGE 1 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 herald-citizen.com 0LOTTERY0 Wednesday Radios must be moved for Cash 3 Evening 7-7-0, Sum: 14 Algood water tower sale Midday 8-1-1, Sum: 10 Morning 5-8-0, Sum: 13 BY BEN WHEELER ty has declined. Cost that tower up, and we’ll Cash 4 HERALD-CITIZEN estimates to tear it have to go out to bid.” Evening 6-8-5-9, Sum: 28 down were $55,000. Re- “Once that is done, Midday 2-8-8-6, Sum: 24 Before the Algood storing it was estimat- the radio tower will Morning 4-9-1-1, Sum: 15 Water Tower can come ed at $263,000. come off (the water down, city offi cials “911 has given us a tower), that comes Cash4Life have to replace the fi re tower that we have to down.” 02-09-13-44-60, Cash and police dispatch put up. They’re going The test tower will Ball: 2 radio tower that sits on to go out with Victor go on a water tank off Powerball top of it. (Jones) to set up a Mirandy Road. Then 14-47-54-55-68, Power- Algood City Coun- temporary tower, and offi cials can have an ball: 25, Power Play: 2 cil members voted to we’re going to test it auction to buy the Estimated jackpot: $70 auction the out-of-use and see if height and water tank and simul- million tower in November location work,” City taneously request bids 2019. The tower has Administrator Keith to remove the tank. been out of use for a Morrison said. “If that After that, council number of years, and works, we’ll know what members will consider 0READERREADER SSERVICESERVICES0 the structural integri- we need to do to put which option to pursue. Address: 1300 Neal St. Cookeville, TN 38501 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2729 Cookeville TN 38502 Phone: 931-526-9715 Fax: 931-526-1209 PAIGE STANAGE | HERALD-CITIZEN A low-lying area in Baxter along Nashville News Highway flooded from recent storms. [email protected] Sports [email protected] STORM: Drivers should avoid Advertising [email protected] Living going through standing water [email protected] Circulation FROM PAGE A1 were accompanied by [email protected] winds in excess of 40 JIM HERRIN | HERALD-CITIZEN Business News ties, followed by a fl ood miles an hour.