The Daily Newspaper of the Upper Cumberland Herald-Citizen www.herald-citizen.com I’d like to know SEC teams to face off in DeaDly Readers ask about National Championship Cold wave sweeps development Sweep: Page A7 Page A2 across US Page A12 116th Year | No. 1 | TuesDay, January 2, 2018 | Cookeville, Tennessee 50¢ Baby New Year CRMC welcomes first 2018 baby Cookeville Regional Medical Center rang in the New Year with its first birth of 2018 at 6:53 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2018. Dayon Larkins was born weighing 5 pounds 13 ounces and 18 inches long. His proud parents are Ash- ley York and Deyon Larkins. Ashley Randolph, CNM, de- livered little Dayon and Dr. Apryl Hall, pediatric hospital- ist at Cookeville Regional, cared for him while at the Birthing Center at Cookeville Regional. During 2017, CRMC’s birthing center saw a total of 1,554 births, 762 boys and 792 girls. The largest baby girl born at CRMC during 2017 was 11 lbs., 14 oz. while the largest baby boy born was 10 lbs., 19 oz. There were 16 sets of twins also delivered during 2017. Putnam schools to be open Wednesday BY JIM HERRIN and don’t see any need to the weather.” Putnam County typically they close school when I eration when there’s a [email protected] close schools because of Overton County school involve frozen precipita- think it’s negative 20 de- chance of precipitation.” the temperature,” said officials decided to delay tion. grees, but there is no pol- He also said closings Putnam County stu- Director of Schools classes Tuesday by two “If there is going to be icy related to just and delays could be dents hoping to get an Jerry Boyd. “Safety is a hours because of sub- a threat of severe temperature in Putnam brought about by wide- extra day off because of concern, but we rely on zero temperatures in weather, that changes County. I have opened spread maintenance is- frigid temperatures are parents to insure that some locations, but Boyd the landscape a bit,” he schools a little later just sues. out of luck. their children are said weather-related said. “I know in Chicago for sunlight, but that’s “I don’t have any plans dressed appropriately for closings and delays in and places up north, also more of a consid- See OPEN, Page A2 CED asks customers to reduce electric usage BY LINDSAY Authority. to all electric power cus- “We’re hoping that frozen water lines. Recommendations for MCREYNOLDS “Due to the antici- tomers — residential, people will think about A water main line preventing frozen pipes lindsay.mcreynolds@herald-citi- pated frigid tempera- commercial and indus- it and try to cut back broke and was repaired include leaving kitchen zen.com tures and extremely trial. Some ways to ac- their thermostat a little last week on South Jef- and bathroom cabinet high loads across the complish this include bit,” she said. ferson Avenue. doors open and allowing While many Putnam Tennessee Valley, TVA adjusting thermostats, Colder temperatures The main water line water faucets to drip. residents woke up to the has initiated Step 20 of reducing lighting and have also caused prob- feeding the Baxter Relief from colder coldest temperatures of their Emergency Load turning off non-essen- lems for water cus- Water service area has temperatures isn’t ex- the season this morn- Curtailment Plan,” tial loads. Reductions tomers. ruptured New Years pected anytime soon. ing, the Cookeville Elec- Karen Brown of CED are to continue until Cookeville Construc- Day at Highway 56 and The high for the week so tric Department is Energy Services, said in you are notified other- tion Superintendent Interstate 40, affecting far is predicted to be 34 asking its customers to an emailed statement wise.” Carey Phy said the city customers in Baxter, degrees on Wednesday. reduce their electric use Tuesday morning. “Step Brown recommended has had a few leaks in Buffalo Valley, Chestnut Lows will continue to be based on a request by 20 requests voluntary setting thermostats to at service lines, and some Mound, Wolf Creek and in the single digits at the Tennessee Valley reduction in power use least 68 degrees. residents have reported Boma. night. Index Obituaries, A3, A5 Toy DonaTion 1 Section — 12 Pages Timothy Hall Eleanor Black SCV and Abby A6 Living A6 Claude Cooper Jim Boyington Confederate Calendar A5 Opinion A4 Geraldine Foucault John Flanders Rose donate Classified A9 Sports A7 Evan Derry Jan Shearon toys Comics A11 Sudoku A11 Page A6 Crossword A11 Weather A2 A2 — HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Tuesday, January 2, 2018 LOCAL READER OPEN: Putnam schools not planning to close or delay SERVICES From Page A1 the district with our fa- heated, and our buses Boyd said parents would “It’s on our website cilities, we wouldn’t are heated.” be notified. what our severe and in- “Unless there’s just delay classes,” he said. If a decision is made “We follow our stan- clement weather Contact us: mass problems across “All our schools are to change schedules, dard protocol,” he said. process is.” Address: 1300 Neal St. Cookeville, Tenn. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2729 Tired of telemarketer calls? Register online Cookeville TN 38502 From Staff Reports I’d The duced in the Smoky The most recent sight- Utility Commission. Phone: 931-526-9715 property Mountain Area of East ing was from Sept. 4, You can register for Question: What’s Like is cur- Tennessee years ago but 2016 in Wayne County. the state version at Fax: 931-526-1209 happening at the former rently the wolves either died or Question: Does the www.tn.gov. Raceway gas station on To owned by were recaptured. “do not call” registry You may still get calls. Email: South Willow? Ashvin K. So there are no longer still exist? Charities, political News Answer: According to Know Shah of any red wolves in Ten- Answer: It does. The groups, debt collectors [email protected] Cookeville Codes Direc- Pigeon nessee. national Do Not Call and surveys may still Sports tor Jeff Littrell, there Forge and As for panthers, in re- registry is managed by call you even after [email protected] are preliminary plans was sold in September cent years there have the Federal Trade Com- you’ve registered. Advertising for a hotel to be built 2017 for $1.2 million. been sightings but most mission. Is there something [email protected] there, but nothing offi- Question: Are there occurred in the West You can register by you’d like to know? Living cial has been any red wolves or pan- Tennessee area. visiting donotcall.gov. Send us your questions [email protected] submitted. The former thers in Tennessee? The panthers traveled Tennessee also main- at editor@herald-citi- Circulation Raceway gas station has Answer: Mimi to the area but there are tains a “do not call” reg- zen.com or mail to 1300 [email protected] been demolished and Barnes of TWRA said no reproducing popula- istry. It’s maintained by Neal St., Cookeville TN Business News the tanks pulled. red wolves were reintro- tions. the Tennessee Public 38501. [email protected] Church News [email protected] School News [email protected] Sparta man arrested,charged over the weekend Classified Ads [email protected] BY LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS purse had tor, she went to South Maple allegedly “got a hammer from [email protected] been stolen (Cookeville) where she saw a the truck and threatened to Friday while person later identified as the kill her (the victim),” the war- Letter Guidelines A Sparta man has been she was at a defendant passed out in a ve- rant states. charged with aggravated as- restaurant - hicle and saw her purse in- “The victim feared that she All letters to the editor must sault and theft after a /bar on South side,” the warrant states. was in imminent danger of be signed and include the woman’s purse and cell phone Jefferson Av- “The defendant’s father came bodily injury from the ham- writer’s name, address and was stolen from a Cookeville enue, accord- out of the residence and mer and because she also saw phone number. Letters are restaurant and bar. ing to helped her get into the vehicle a gun in plain view in the ve- subject to editing and/or re- David A. Colglazier, 31, of warrants for where she recovered her hicle so she fled the area,” the jection. A strict 400-word limit Colglazier will be enforced. Send letters Pistol Road was charged after Colglazier’s purse and cell phone.” warrant states. to the mailing address listed a female victim told arrest. But Colglazier woke up Colglazier’s bond was set at above, or email to Cookeville Police that her “Using her cell phone loca- while that was happening and $10,500. [email protected]. Order a Photo Every photograph taken by a Her- Planners to discuss cave preservation at meeting ald-Citizen photographer and published in the paper is available for purchase. Go to www.herald- BY JIM HERRIN vision about 25 years couple of years now to property. “Before I pay for that citizen.com and click on “Photo [email protected] ago in order to protect sell the land to either He said doing so and waste a bunch of Gallery.” Also, many photos in- cluded in online stories are avail- the cave on the prop- the National Speleolog- would make the prop- money, I would like to able for purchase.