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CAVS SPLIT TWO with Cleveland. B1 Herald-CitizenWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 | COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE 116TH YEAR | NO. 293 50 CENTS Residents report earthquake eff ects BY LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS environmental engineering explosion and thought there wrecked on the highway. It HERALD-CITIZEN at Tennessee Tech, said had been a car accident or a did go through my mind that although he did not feel the house explosion. it was an earthquake.” Several Putnam residents eff ects of the earthquake, he “I heard my house make Putnam Emergency Man- woke up early Wednesday talked to a coworker early noises too,” she said. “I ran agement Agency Director morning to shaking and even this morning who did. outside, but I couldn’t see or Tyler Smith said he didn’t the sound of an explosion, “I was sound asleep,” Huff hear anything.” feel the earthquake, and his apparently caused by an said of when the earthquake Smith said she called the offi ce hadn’t received any earthquake near Decatur, hit. “The magnitude of the Fentress County Sheriff ’s De- reports from residents early about an hour and a half from earthquake was roughly a 4.4. partment to report what she’d Wednesday morning. Howev- Cookeville. It was followed, 13 minutes heard, and two deputies said er, he said that earthquakes The earthquake occurred later, by a smaller earth- they’d heard the same thing. in the area are possible since seven miles northeast of GOOGLE MAPS quake, a 3.3.” “To me, it was more like Putnam County is located in Decatur, according to the U.S. quake, according to the Retired Putnam County an explosion. It was a distant between two fault zones. Geological Survey, and was USGS, some as far south as teacher Berilla Smith, who boom,” Smith said. “I’ve felt Steve Moore, who lives on 4.5 miles deep. Atlanta. lives close to the Putnam/ two other earthquakes in my the backside of Park Village More than 7,400 people Tim Huff , assistant profes- Fentress county line, said she life around here. I was think- reported feeling the earth- sor of structural, civil and heard what sounded like a big ing maybe a big truck had SEE QUAKE, PAGE A2 Algood goes local for park master plan BY BEN WHEELER HERALD-CITIZEN Algood City Council members decided on one choice for the city’s park master plan, and its top pick was a familiar face. Clinton Engineering of Cookev- ille was chosen to design the park master plan. The city will now go into discussions with Clinton to see if they can agree on specif- ics, and keep the costs under the $50,000 grant the city received to pay for the plan. Three applicants submitted to design the park master plan, including Clinton Engineerin, Kimley Horn and Gresham Smith. Clinton Engineering’s location PAIGE STANAGE | HERALD-CITIZEN in the Upper Cumberland bol- stered the decision. Council mem- ber Luke Hill said it played a big Cookeville Christmas Parade part in his decision making. Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk Off ice employees Tara Polk, Sherry Pippin and Angie Weiker enjoy a brisk “These are all three good can- ride through the Cookeville Christmas Parade Tuesday. More parade photos can be found on Page A3 today. didates and was tough for me to go through them and determine which one was better than the other,” Hill said. “If we could keep it local, I think it is a plus for this project. I think all three would Arrests made in drug crackdown have the capabilities to provide a good service but Clinton (Engi- BY PAIGE STANAGE turing/delivering/selling/possessing charged with two counts manufac- neering) being local I think would HERALD-CITIZEN schedule I drugs; bond is $75,000. turing/delivering/selling/possessing be a big plus.” Clinton Allen, 32, of Cookeville; methamphetamine; bond is $75,000. If negotiations with Clinton En- More than 30 people were indicted charged with two counts manufac- Dale Trexler, 33, of Cookeville; charged gineering cannot be secured, the by the Putnam County Grand Jury turing/delivering/selling/possessing with two counts of manufacturing/de- council decided on Kimley Horn Friday for numerous drug off enses. methamphetamine; bond is $75,000. livering/selling/possessing metham- as the second choice for the master Arrests and charges include the Jacob Gentry, 38, of Baxter; charged phetamine in a drug free zone; bond is plan design. following: with eight counts of manufacturing/ $75,000. The city requires the fi rm cho- delivering/selling/possessing meth- Teresa Frady, 55, of Cookeville; sen to hold public meetings to de- Manuel Hernandez, 30, of Baxter; amphetamine; bond is $75,000. charged with four counts manufac- Nicholas Geesling, 19, of Crawford; SEE DRUGS, PAGE A2 SEE ALGOOD, PAGE A2 Tech’s fi rst female computer science PhD graduates Saturday TTU — When Rina Singh ning water,” she Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital With her brother’s help, Nepal College of Information walks the line with other De- said. “I spent my city, and would visit family they convinced her parents to Technology in Kathmandu cember graduates on Satur- days playing in during his winter vacations. break with the village’s tradi- and was awarded a bachelor’s day, she will make history as the rivers and Rina would ask him ques- tions and send her to Kath- degree in software engineer- Tennessee Tech’s fi rst female ponds of the tions about what he learned mandu to begin the eighth ing in 2006. After receiving — and the university’s third village, climbing while at school and what life grade. She was 13 at the time. her bachelor’s, she worked student — to receive a PhD in trees in my fami- was like in the big city. “I was originally denied as a software engineer and engineering with a concen- ly’s mango grove Listening to his experienc- admittance into the eighth research assistant in Kath- tration in computer science. Singh and helping my es encouraged her to get her grade in Kathmandu because mandu. She has come a long way mother with the degree. But she had some my village school did not off er “My uncle, Dhanpat Pa- since her humble beginnings household chores.” hurdles to overcome. any computer courses,” she tel, inspired me to return to in the small village of Bish- It was her oldest brother “Life in the village was said. school and complete a PhD,” wambharpur, Nepal. who infl uenced her decision hard,” she said. “Girls rarely Following completion of she said. “He inspired me to “I grew up in a mud house to pursue higher education. left to pursue a college educa- her secondary education, without electricity or run- He was attending college in tion.” Rina was accepted into the SEE TTU, PAGE A2 herald-citizen.com INDEX 2 sections | 16 pages OBITUARIES Page A5 DEAR ABBY A8 COMICS A9 OPINION A4 Kemith Nelson, Cookeville Juanita Brown, Cookeville CALENDAR A6 CROSSWORD A9 SPORTS B1 Bobbie Carson, Cookeville Freddie Alcorn, Cookeville CLASSIFIED B3 LIVING A8 SUDOKU A9 Mary Phillips, Anderson, Indiana A2 HERALD-CITIZEN FROM PAGE 1 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 herald-citizen.com 0LOTTERY0 QUAKE: Area Tuesday Woman struck by vehicle on US-70 residents feel Cash 3 Evening BY PAIGE STANAGE vehicle, driven by Robert Lobato the vehicle’s windshield, accord- 8-8-2, Lucky Sum: 18 HERALD-CITIZEN Jr., 69, of Baxter, according to ing to the report. Cash 3 Midday Decatur tremor 3-1-9, Lucky Sum: 13 the Tennessee Highway Patrol Staff ord was transported to Cash 3 Morning An 83-year-old woman was report. Cookeville Regional Medical 2-6-6, Lucky Sum: 14 fl own to Vanderbilt University “Staff ord walked across the Center, and then fl own to Van- FROM PAGE A1 Medical Center Tuesday morn- westbound lane with her head derbilt University Medical Cen- Cash 4 Evening ing after she was struck by a down and paused before cross- ter. Lobato was uninjured. in Cookeville near the 7-1-9-9, Lucky Sum: 26 vehicle. ing the centerline into the path The report does not include train tracks, said he Cash 4 Midday Edna Staff ord of Red Boiling of vehicle one (Lobato’s vehicle),” charges for either Lobato or heard what he described 6-2-6-1, Lucky Sum: 15 Springs was walking across the report states. Staff ord. as a train coming Cash 4 Morning Highway 70 in Putnam Coun- Staff ord was hit by Lobato’s Sgt. Eric McCormick investi- through. 2-2-2-1, Lucky Sum: 7 ty when she was struck by a front bumper and propelled into gated. “I thought what is the Mega Millions train doing in the middle 04-38-39-54-59 of the night,” he said. Mega Ball: 12 “We defi nitely felt the Megaplier: 2 after eff ects of an earth- Est. jackpot: $245 million quake.” Huff said this size earthquake is not ex- pected to cause signifi - cant damage. 0READER SERVICES0 “The damaging earth- Address: quakes are probably 5 to 1300 Neal St. 6,” he said. Cookeville, TN 38501 Larger earthquakes may occur once every Mailing Address: 200 years, according to current data, Huff said. P.O. Box 2729 “We’re surrounded by Cookeville TN 38502 two Tennessee Seismic zones, the East Ten- Phone: 931-526-9715 nessee Seismic Zone to Fax: 931-526-1209 the east and the New Madrid Seismic Zone to News our west, which could [email protected] produce much larger Sports earthquakes than the [email protected] JIM HERRIN | HERALD-CITIZEN East Tennessee zone,” Advertising Director of Schools Jerry Boyd, at right, with some of the Putnam County teachers who have Huff said.