Herald-CitizenHerald-CitizenGOLDEN EAGLES SOAR over Penguins. D1 SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019 | COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE 117TH YEAR | NO. 44 $1.50 ‘Time to take action’ on building needs BY JIM HERRIN commission, and our com- “WE’RE AT THE POINT (WHERE) WE model. We need to decide in a position to make some HERALD-CITIZEN munity,” Boyd said. “We have NEED TO ENGAGE WITH OUR FUNDING what’s best for our communi- signifi cant progress over the purchased land in southwest ty that will ensure we get the next few months,” he said. “The clock is ticking. It’s Cookeville with the recog- BODY, THE COUNTY COMMISSION, AND product that we want ... and “Get our county commission- time to move, time to take nized need of a new elementa- OUR COMMUNITY.’ ensure the best outcome as ers to the table. There’s a lot action.” ry school in that location. We far as a building that will last more that has to be discussed That’s what Putnam will have to decide within the for many, many years.” because we also know there County Director of Schools next few months (whether) we Jerry Boyd He said he would be pro- are needs in other depart- Jerry Boyd told school board build a PreK-4 facility or ... Putnam County Director of Schools viding board members with ments that serve our commu- members recently as they another PreK-8 facility sim- the pros and cons of each nity. We have to involve and discussed what steps need to ilar to the one we see at the “In the past, we’ve hired an approach “with the intention engage everyone.” be taken to address future Prescott South campus.” architect (to) design a build- that we can get to a point that Boyd said the community school building needs. He said the school board ing and then we put out the you all take formal action.” also needs to be aware of the “We’re at the point (where) must also decide what ap- bid, but there are other mod- He said funding discussions increasing number of stu- we need to engage with our proach it wants to take els,” Boyd said. “Construc- are also paramount. funding body, the county toward construction. tion management is another “I think we need to be SEE SCHOOL, PAGE A2 Upper Cumberland Home and Garden show CRMC board OKs budget for drug room BY KATE COOK HERALD-CITIZEN Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s Board of Trustees offi cially voted to build a new room for toxic drugs. It’s part of an overall plan to upgrade the hospital’s pharmacy and build a USP800 clean room. The room will cost $1,138,397 to buy and equip. The cost includes a buff er room, ante- room, storage room, mechanical work, exterior exhaust, bio-safety cabinets, pass-through cabinets and pharmacy refrigeration. Hospital Director of Pharmacy Casey White said the USP800 regulation is a change that requires health care facilities to have a clean room set up to handle hazardous materials. The clean room would make it safer for em- ployees who deal with those types of materials, like chemotherapy drugs. If CRMC wants to PAIGE STANAGE | HERALD-CITIZEN continue off ering cancer treatments, they have Kaley Conner, left, asks Heather Smith, Mill Store House manager, about her products at the Upper to install the room. All the work must be done Cumberland Home and Garden Show. The show continues from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Hyder- before the end of this year. Burks Pavilion. CEO Paul Korth said they expect to have the room completed and inspected in time to meet the December 2019 deadline. In order to make space for the USP800 clean room, CRMC’s pharmacy robot is being moved DART learns a lot after fl ooding and upgraded to an Omnicell system. Con- struction on the Omnicell portion should begin BY PAIGE STANAGE HERALD-CITIZEN SEE CRMC, PAGE A2 The Putnam County Disaster Animal Response Team learned a lot after setting up a temporary an- imal shelter for 60 dogs in Clay County during the February fl ooding. The shelter was created in the Celina Mainte- nance Department after it was announced that some residents had to evacuate for fl ooding. “We learned that our biggest need right now is manpower,” said DART small animal team lead Jer- emy Richter. “We simply need more help and more volunteers. People are our biggest asset.” The DART team is also in need of equipment. “One of the best things people can do for us right The Putnam County Disaster Animal Response now is purchase gift cards,” Richter said. “Places Team worked hard to make sure all animals were taken care of during the February flooding SEE DART, PAGE A2 in Celina. Habitat breaks ground on 81st home UCHFH — Despite a gray, college students from St. Joseph’s together to sponsor this home. In drizzly day, the Conatser fami- University in Pennsylvania will addition to fi nancially support- ly, joined by friends, family and be spending their spring break ing the build, American Bank sponsors, broke ground on their in Cookeville and working on the and Trust, Citizens Bank, F & M new Habitat home Thursday. Conatsers’ house. The students Bank, First Bank, First National MIK DAVIS | FOR THE HERALD CITIZEN This home, which will be the have been coming to Cookeville Bank, First Tennessee Bank, Pro- 81st home to be built by Upper on spring break for several years gressive Savings Bank, Regions Cumberland Habitat for Human- now. They will work all week Bank, U S Bank and Wilson Bank Tradition ity (formerly Putnam County helping Upper Cumberland Hab- employees will be volunteering to Habitat for Humanity), is being itat for Humanity on the job site, build the home. This is the fourth Rotarian Chuck Jordan prepares pancakes sponsored by several diff erent completing the fl oor deck and Banker Build that local banks at the annual Rotary Pancake breakfast groups. raising walls, if weather permits. Saturday. Jordan has been a Rotary Starting the week of March 11, Ten local banks have come SEE HOME, PAGE A2 member for 44 years. herald-citizen.com OBITUARIES Page A7, A8 Laura Jackson, Baxter Fred Bryant, Cookeville Melody Pharris, Silver Point Howard D. Isabell, Livingston Mary Ruth Jones, Monterey Howard Byers, Cookeville Frances Smith, Cookeville Mable Gore, Cookeville Frederick DellVeneri, Cookeville Eileen Mattes, Cookeville Calvin T. Morris, Cookeville Eddie Ray Sutton, Smithville Betty Libby, Nashville Bud Gaddy, Baxter A2 HERALD-CITIZEN FROM PAGE 1 SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019 herald-citizen.com 0LOTTERY0 Friday Planning department Cash 3 Evening 7-7-5, LS: 19 assessing 2019 goals Midday 7-8-7, LS:22 Morning 2-9-3, LS: 14 BY BEN WHEELER ranking streets in order of need. Cash 4 HERALD-CITIZEN During 2018, the planning depart- Evening 0-9-9-7, LS: 25 ment saw a number of changes occur Midday 0-3-4-9, LS: 16 Cookeville planning department across the city, including a controver- Morning 8-6-9-7, LS: 30 offi cials presented its annual report to sial rezoning on Old Kentucky Road the planning commission Monday and and East 10th Street. Mega Millions highlighted what they hope to achieve Following an amendment to the 2030 29-33-39-60-66, Mega in 2019. Land Use plan, the area was rezoned Ball: 21, Megaplier: 2 Estimated jackpot: $267 “We’ll continue to update our 2030 to planned commercial development million plan, (and) look at potential amend- (PCD), and is the proposed site of a new ments to our land use,” said James shopping center. Tennessee Cash Mills, planning department director. The proposal for the center will 02-21-22-30-33, Bonus: 1 “First (we will) look at areas that are in come back before the planning com- Estimated jackpot: PAIGE STANAGE | HERALD-CITIZEN need of revitalization.” mission for fi nal approval. $300,000 A number of areas have been identi- The department also completed a fi ed for revitalization in the 2030 plan, downtown parking utilization study, A little spice primarily along Willow Avenue past a test-run of a curbside recycling pro- 0READER SERVICES0 12th street, and Highway 70 North. gram and began implementing chang- Address: John Brantley with Lagniappe Spice Company One of the main ways the planning es needed for the update of the pedes- 1300 Neal St. demonstrates how to pick out a ripe mango department have tried to improve trian and bicycle circulation plan. Cookeville, TN 38501 at the Upper Cumberland Home and Garden these areas is through the redevelop- Cookeville’s pedestrian and bicycle Show Saturday. The show is open Sunday from ment area overlay (RAO). Mills says circulation plan will also continue to Mailing Address: noon to 4 p.m. at the Hyder-Burks Pavilion. the department plans on continuing to be updated and will begin working identify further areas in need. with a task force on March 6. P.O. Box 2729 The planning department will have Municipal code changes are also Cookeville TN 38502 additional data to update the 2030 plan being looked at by the planning depart- after the next census data is released. ment and Cookeville Police Depart- Phone: 931-526-9715 TTU student Local street improvement data is ment, including parking and possibly Fax: 931-526-1209 also being collected and will be sent to implementing regulations on electric the planning commission for its help in scooters. 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