The Calm Voice in a Crisis
UPPERMAN SWEEPS Livingston Academy. D1 Herald-CitizenSUNDAY,Herald-Citizen JANUARY 20, 2019 | COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE 117TH YEAR | NO. 14 $1.50 Lunar eclipse tonight BY BEN WHEELER HERALD-CITIZEN North America will be one of the loca- tions to see tonight’s lunar eclipse, with the maximum eclipse set for 11:12 p.m. CTD. A lunar eclipse is the moon passing through the shadow of the Earth. Despite the occurrence of eclipses every so often, it’s the understanding of the sci- ence that makes it special, according to Dr. Stephen Robinson, physics chair at Tennes- see Tech. “Seeing nature in action and marveling at the fact that we understand. There’s fuss brought up with it being a blood moon, and it’s going to turn red,” Robinson said. “That has a certain mystique to it, and you can imagine ancient civilizations didn’t under- stand what was happening. It’s wonderful LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS | HERALD-CITIZEN to know that science can explain that.” Putnam County 911 dispatchers Kristi Ellis, Doug Stephens and Phillip Harris answer emergency This will be the last major lunar eclipse calls during a recent 12-hour shift. until 2021, due to the Sun, Earth and moon Th e calm voice in a crisis SEE MOON, PAGE A2 Putnam 911 dispatchers handle calls for 8 agencies MLK Day events BY LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS ‘IT WAS 6,000 (CALLS) A YEAR WHEN I the Putnam County area, the HERALD-CITIZEN annual volume of calls to 911 has STARTED, LAST YEAR IT WAS 17,000.’ signifi cantly increased. planned at TTU “911, what’s your emergency?” “It was 6,000 a year when I Even if you’ve never been in Jason Bohannon started,” Bohannon said.
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