Herald-CitizenFRIDAY,Herald-Citizen JULY 5, 2019 | COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE 117TH YEAR | NO. 142 75 CENTS TONY MARABLE | HERALD-CITIZEN TONY MARABLE | HERALD-CITIZEN JACK MCNEELY | HERALD-CITIZEN TONY MARABLE | HERALD-CITIZEN TONY MARABLE | HERALD-CITIZEN Residential building remains strong in county BY JIM HERRIN amounting to $42.37 million lecting $196,520 in permit HERALD-CITIZEN in total construction. fees for the year. “That doesn’t beat last Porter said 2018-19, while The pace has lessened year’s record of 339 permits not a record year, still sur- somewhat, but Putnam and $43.38 million, but we passed the amount of con- County still experienced a came very close,” he said. struction activity recorded signifi cant amount of con- “Residential building con- in 2015-16 and 2016-17 when struction in June, accord- tinues to be very strong in fewer than 300 building per- ing to County Mayor Randy Putnam County.” mits were issued each year. Porter. Of the 32 permits issued He said a total of 181 new “June was another good in June, 19 were for new, homes have been construct- month for building permits residential single-family ed in the county over the with 32 issued for a total of homes. Five permits were past 12 months, but notes $4.11 million,” he said. issued for residential ad- that the total does not Porter said the county ditions, six for garages or include construction within JIM HERRIN | HERALD-CITIZEN FILE issued 317 permits for the decks and two for commer- the municipal limits of Off icials say residential building continues to be strong in fi scal year covering July cial projects. Algood, Baxter, Cookeville Putnam County. 2018 through June 2019, The county ended up col- and Monterey. herald-citizen.com INDEX 2 sections | 20 pages OBITUARIES Page A5 DEAR ABBY A7 COMICS A8 OPINION A4 Gillian League, Silver Point Bette Fincher, Cookeville CALENDAR A5 CROSSWORD A8 SPORTS B1 Rosalee Blackwell, Cookeville Herman Haney, Cookeville CLASSIFIED B3 LIVING A7 SUDOKU A8 We Can Help... Call Melanie Today! A2 HERALD-CITIZEN FROM PAGE 1 FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 herald-citizen.com 0LOTTERY0 Thursday Cash 3 Evening CHS soccer hosts World Cup party 0-7-9, Lucky Sum: 16 BY KATE COOK CHS Girls Soccer Head Coach ty excited about seeing the population. Cash 3 Midday 5-9-3, Lucky Sum: 17 HERALD-CITIZEN Lauren Metts. “Historically, it USWNT playing on the world “While support for soccer in Cash 3 Morning hasn’t been the most enticing stage. Cookeville has grown tremen- 3-0-5, Lucky Sum: 8 If you want to watch the sport to the general public. But “The level of play by our dously over the past several women’s World Cup fi nal if you’ve tuned in to a World USWNT has really helped with years, our goal with this event Cash 4 Evening Sunday, you could watch it Cup game, especially a U.S. the popularity of soccer as a is two fold: expose more people 8-4-5-8, Lucky Sum: 25 with friends at the Cookeville Women’s National Team game, whole, as well as shown what a to the sport and allow CHS Soc- Cash 4 Midday Performing Arts Center. there’s an energy on the fi eld competitive sport soccer is for cer an opportunity to give back 2-7-4-6, Lucky Sum: 19 Cookeville High soccer will that nearly bursts through the girls,” said senior MaryCather- to the community that has Cash 4 Morning host a viewing party at CPAC. screen. There’s no denying it. ine Taylor. always supported us,” Taylor 4-6-6-4, Lucky Sum: 20 Admission is a nonperishable It’s so exciting to watch young Senior Sadie Mae Stroud said said. “By requesting dona- Cash4Life food item. women from around our very watching the USWNT has been tions of non-perishable items 02-09-18-25-51 Caylor Taylor is president of own nation be so successful inspiring to their CHS counter- for Helping Hands of Putnam Cash Ball: 3 the Girls’ CHS Soccer Booster and bring such attention to a parts. County as admission, we are Club. She said the team held sport these girls know, love, “It’s encouraging to see the able to help members of our a successful viewing party and play almost every day. The hard work the US women have community that are in need. for the semifi nals earlier this USWNT is made up of living put in translate to a successful For CHS Soccer, this is a win/ week and they hope Sunday’s breathing role models that run on the world stage,” said win situation. party will be just as much fun. our girls can directly relate to senior Karlin Watson. Taylor said the viewing The fi nal begins at 10 a.m. and and shows them, and all Caylor Taylor said the World party is made possible by the 0READER SERVICES0 Sunday. CPAC will be open at other young women around the Cup is the most-watched event support of the City of Cookev- Address: 9 a.m. world, that the possibilities in on television worldwide. She ille, including Rick Woods at 1300 Neal St. “I love watching women’s this lifetime are endless.” said the 2018 World Cup was Leisure Services and Chad Cookeville, TN 38501 soccer get attention,” said The players, too, are pret- watched by half the world’s McDonald at CPAC. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2729 Cookeville TN 38502 Planners discuss post offi ce rule change Phone: 931-526-9715 Fax: 931-526-1209 BY JIM HERRIN delivery, but Planning HERALD-CITIZEN Director Kevin Rush News said he would be reluc- [email protected] The post offi ce is tant to change Putnam Sports changing the way it County’s subdivision [email protected] delivers mail to new regulations to include Advertising neighborhoods in Put- such a requirement. [email protected] nam County, requiring Rush said he had “a Living developers to install couple of issues” with [email protected] “cluster box units” in the cluster box units Circulation subdivisions rather (CBUs). [email protected] than individual mail- “I’m not sure how you Business News boxes. get around the govern- [email protected] USPS representative mental taking issue. Church News Sandy Alsman spoke to You’re taking part of [email protected] members of the Region- the developer’s proper- School News al Planning Commis- ty and requiring it for [email protected] sion about the change, these CBUs,” he said. Classified Ads saying that such boxes “The other big issue is [email protected] have been the postal JIM HERRIN | HERALD-CITIZEN maintenance and re- service’s “preferred” Putnam County Planning Director Kevin Rush, right, listens to a placement of these CBU Letter Guidelines mode of delivery since presentation from USPS representative Sandy Alsman. units.” All letters to the editor must be April 2018. “It sounds like the signed and include the writer’s She said the most times. We have to look is $204.90 a year. of delivery agreement post offi ce is writing name, address and phone current Postal Oper- at our expenses 50 or 60 “That’s the reason from the post offi ce,” its own epitaph,” said number. Letters are subject to ations Manual notes, years from now.” we are pushing this Alsman said. “For planning commission editing and/or rejection. A strict “Curbside, sidewalk and She said the post change,” she said, say- Tennessee, this is new. member Ron William- 400-word limit will be enforced. door modes are general- offi ce has estimated that ing that the planning The adjustment phase son. Send letters to the mailing ly not available for new it costs $286.54 a year to commission can help is diffi cult, and it starts No formal action was address listed above, or email delivery points, with provide curbside deliv- educate developers and here.” taken by the planning to [email protected]. rare exceptions.” ery to a customer, while homeowners about the Alsman said some commission, but Rush “We have a reason the cost of delivering to change. counties will not ap- said he has already ad- Order a Photo that we’re doing this,” a centralized mail ki- “We just want you to prove a fi nal subdivi- vised developers of the Every photograph taken by a Alsman said. “We have osk, like those found in let them know that they sion plat until they have new post offi ce require- Herald-Citizen photographer to change with the some apartment units, will have to seek a mode an approved mode of ments. and published in the paper is available for purchase. Go to www.herald-citizen.com 0ARRESTS0 and click on “Photo Gallery.” Woman Also, many photos included in Committee appointed to online stories are available for Richard Riley, 33, of purchase. Mountain Vista Road, airlifted Knoxville; arrested by Subscriptions the Tennessee High- recommend school calendar after 111 To subscribe, call 931-526-9715. way Patrol for theft Visa, MasterCard, Discover of property; bond is BY JIM HERRIN that up.” high schools for maybe and AmEx accepted. $500. HERALD-CITIZEN Boyd said his goal a student council par- crash Rates: Mitchell Horn, 50, of this year is to have the ticipant to be on that 3 mo 6 mo 1yr West Broad Street, The Putnam Coun- calendar recommen- committee as well,” BY BEN WHEELER Carrier or Cookeville; arrested ty School Board has dation ready for board said board member HERALD-CITIZEN Mail: 385 by the Cookeville Po- appointed a 16-member approval by the Sept.