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.