The Daily Newspaper of the Upper Cumberland www.herald-citizen.com Click-It or Ticket Cookeville soccer team GEORGIA GOVERNOR Agencies want motorists to buckle eliminated from state up this summer Out: tournament GOP facing runoff Page A3 Page B1 Page A7 116th Year | No. 122 | Wednesday, May 23, 2018 | Cookeville, Tennessee 50¢ Signs, imaging, discussed at CRMC BY KATE COOK [email protected] A few more signs will soon be placed outside Cookeville Region- al Medical Center so folks can fi nd their way around the hospi- tal’s campus. Joe Iwanyszyn, director of plant facilities at CRMC addressed the hospital’s planning committee Tuesday. He said the project, approved by the CRMC Board of Trustees last year, is about 30 percent complete. The signs cost about $2,000 each installed. Last year, the board re- portedly approved an installation plan which would put signs in as the hospital has extra funding. They hope to have all the signs installed by late September. Jim Herrin | Herald-Citizen In other matters, the fi nance Traffi c passes through the intersection of State Routes 56 and 70 in Baxter. TDOT is reportedly taking a closer committee viewed a presentation look at driveway connections on state routes. on imaging by Amanda Bain, the hospital’s imaging department manager. Bain discussed some depart- Planners weigh driveway regulations ment initiatives, such as the Rad- Connect program, which allows BY JIM HERRIN because you want to access a state “In White County, we had two staff to send and receive images [email protected] route, they’re not granting (that per- proposed subdivisions that had some electronically. For example, if a mission) willy-nilly, so to speak.” lots that fronted on a state route, and patient has an MRI, the staff can Putnam County’s planning direc- Rush said the developer of a subdi- TDOT said (they) would not approve email the image to the patient and tor says the Tennessee Department vision off Hilham Highway, north of any driveway permits on these lots,” of Transportation is becoming more Cookeville, recently found that out. he said. See CRMC, Page A2 stringent when it comes to allowing “Up here on Creekwood, there’s “Is that because of sight distance?” driveway connections onto state some houses that are now under asked planning commission member highways. construction that front both High- Phil Wilbourn. Kevin Rush said some developers way 136 and the local subdivision “That’s a part of it,” Rush said. have run into roadblocks when try- road on the back side,” he said. “The “But most of it is that they’re trying ing to provide direct access into their contractor went in and laid them to limit the number of driveway cuts Granville subdivision from state highways. out, anticipating them coming out onto state routes. It slows traffi c “If you’re on a state route, and you on a state highway like all the other down and adds to congestion. What need to access that (state highway) houses up through there, (but) they they are wanting to do is force devel- Heritage Day to get access to a house, you have to went to get a permit from TDOT, and opers to build a county street or city get a permit from TDOT,” Rush said. TDOT said no.” street to access one spot (on the state “But they have gone through and Rush said he has heard of similar Saturday updated their standards, and just issues in White County. See DRIVEWAYS, Page A2 The 20th Annual Granville Heritage Day Saturday entitled “Flashback to the Fifties, Cruis- ing & Dancing” will feature the annual Antique Car and Tractor Baxter budget has Show. The show has become one of Tennessee’s largest shows and will off er 57 classes of competition no tax increase for Antique Cars & Trucks. Cars BY PAIGE STANAGE and ending June 30, may be entered in the show Sat- [email protected] 2019. Also the budget urday from 9 a.m. to noon at 6800 for the water and sewer Granville Highway in Granville Baxter’s Board of fund for the upcoming on the banks of the Cordell Hull Aldermen approved the fi scal year. Lake. The entry fee is $15, and the fi rst reading of two bud- “Nothing much fi rst 300 cars to enter will receive gets for the upcoming has changed. And the a dash plaque. Trophies will be fi scal year at a special property tax rate is awarded in each class of competi- called meeting at Bax- the same,” said Baxter tion with Best of Show awards. ter City Hall Tuesday Mayor John Martin. For more information on the evening. The two budgets were show call 931-653-4511 or granvil- The two budgets are the only items on the letn.com. the general and special agenda for the meeting. Carey Phy | Cookeville Construction Superintendent The Antique Tractor Show will revenue funds and tax The next meeting is One lane of South Jeff erson Avenue was closed have special awards for the oldest, rate for the fi scal year scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday as the Cookeville Water Quality Control that starts July 1, 2018 Thursday, June 7. Department worked on sewer repairs. See GRANVILLE, Page A2 Index Obituaries, A5 EACHER PPRECIATION 2 Sections — 16 Pages T A Ronald Herndon Lonnie Spivey Junior Abby A8 Living A8 Jeanne Granato Frank Herald Woman’s Club Calendar A6 Opinion A4 Ruby Wilder delivers Classifi ed B3 Sports B1 baskets Comics A9 Sudoku A9 Crossword A9 Weather A2 Page A8 A2 — HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Wednesday, May 23, 2018 LOCAL READER Russell earns TTU professional service award SERVICES TTU — To be a nurse is the school-based support groups opportunity to aff ect the lives for elementary and middle of patients in a positive way. school children who have Contact us: That’s what initially drew Be- experienced loss due to death, Address: delia Russell to the profession. divorce, incarceration, deploy- Now as associate professor of ment, deportation, or other 1300 Neal St. nursing in Tennessee Tech’s diffi cult family circumstances. Cookeville, TN 38501 Whitson-Hester School of All of her service has Nursing her potential impact contributed to opportunities has grown signifi cantly as she for her students and given Mailing Address: helps teach and train other her experience she brings P.O. Box 2729 nurses. back to the classroom to make Cookeville TN 38502 Russell, who earned her student learning relevant bachelor’s degree in nursing and interesting. Through at Tech before working in her work with Heart of the Phone: 931-526-9715 Nashville hospitals for a num- TTU Cumberland, new student Fax: 931-526-1209 ber of years, is in her 17th Associate Professor of Nursing in Tennessee Tech’s Whit- clinical experiences are in year at the university and was son-Hester School of Nursing Bedelia Russell, center, development and will soon recently presented with the receives the Outstanding Faculty Award for Professional give students a chance to do Email: Outstanding Faculty Award Service, presented by Provost Lori Mann Bruce and Presi- clinical experience work in News for Professional Service. dent Phil Oldham. schools with B.E.S.T. groups. [email protected] “My philosophy about Part of Russell’s role as a Sports professional service is that Russell has risen to the occa- 40 various committees at both board member with the CRMC [email protected] we have an obligation to sion, serving as interim dean the school and the university Charitable Foundation is to serve,” Russell said. “We and director in the School of level. review and provide input into Advertising serve because we have been Nursing and associate dean Outside of Tech, Russell ac- services rendered at CRMC [email protected] given opportunities to gain in the College of Graduate tively off ers her expertise and and to determine which serves Living experience, skills, knowl- studies during leadership passion for helping others. need funding by the Founda- [email protected] edge and education to impact transitions. She has also She currently serves on the tion. Her input has included Circulation the greater good. We have served on various new course, Cookeville Regional Medical being a voice to support and [email protected] God-given gifts and talents curriculum and program Center Charitable Founda- develop continuing education Business News we are to use well. Often, this development committees; is tion Board of Directors and opportunities for professional [email protected] involves self-sacrifi ce of time currently coordinator of the volunteers with Heart of The nursing staff at the hospital, Church News or personal gain.” School of Nursing’s Doctorate Cumberland where she is a highlighting her work’s benefi t [email protected] When called to sacrifi ce of Nursing Practice program B.E.S.T. groups co-facilita- to the greater Cookeville com- School News her time for the university, and has served on more than tor. B.E.S.T. groups provide munity of nurses. [email protected] Classifi ed Ads classifi [email protected] Letter Guidelines DRIVEWAYS: Planners look All letters to the editor must be CRMC: Signs signed and include the writer’s name, address and phone number. Letters to adapt to state regulations From Page A1 are subject to editing and/or rejec- tion. A strict 400-word limit will be From Page A1 “I think what’s happened is that their doctor. A patient referred to CRMC from enforced.