PLAY BALL! World Series starts Tuesday. 8. Herald-CitizenMONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018 | COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE 116TH YEAR | NO. 250 50 CENTS Early voting popular in Putnam BY LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS ministrator Debbie Steidl cutt, assistant administrator candidates. Eddie Murphy The last day of early vot- HERALD-CITIZEN said 1,169 people voted on of elections. of Franklin qualifi ed as a ing is Nov. 1. Wednesday, the fi rst day of The state general elec- write-in candidate. Honeycutt said voters need Putnam County voters early voting, which is close tion includes races for the Those who want to cast a to have a Tennessee-issued appear to be just as excited to the number of people next governor, U.S. Senate, ballot early still have nine photo ID or federal govern- about voting in the Nov. 6 voting in Putnam County on the 6th District of the U.S. more days to do so. ment-issued photo ID. If they election as others across the the fi rst day of early vot- House, the 15th district of Early voting hours are 8 don’t, they can vote with a state. ing in the 2016 presidential the Tennessee Senate and a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Tues- provisional ballot, which More than 4,600 of Put- election. the 25th and 42nd districts of day, Wednesday and Friday; means they have until two nam’s 42,068 registered Even the four-hour vot- the Tennessee House. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday; days after the election, Nov. voters have already voted ing period on Saturday saw Steidl said there is one and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Satur- 8, to bring their ID to the early in the fi rst four days more than 500 cast their bal- write-in candidate who qual- day. All early voting in Put- election commission offi ce of the two-week early voting lots at the Putnam Election ifi ed in the race for governor, nam County happens at the for their votes to count. period, joining more than Commission Offi ce. which includes Republican election commission offi ce For more information, vis- 400,000 across the state. “That is a lot for a Satur- Bill Lee, Democrat Karl on County Services Drive in it putnamco.org/election or Putnam Election Ad- day,” said Michele Honey- Dean and 26 Independent Cookeville. call 526-2566. Monterey Depot Museum celebrates ‘Trails Th rough History’ BY JIM HERRIN HERALD-CITIZEN It was a seasonably pleasant 65 degrees under bright sunshine at the Monterey Depot Museum Friday morning as students from Burks Elemen- tary School made the trek up the Rail Trail to take part in a “Trails Through History” pro- gram. “I promised them good weather,” joked Monte- rey alderman Dale Welch, who helped coordinate the activity. “We kept it kind of under the radar because it was mostly for students.” As students went from station to station around the Depot parking lot, they picked up tidbits of history and learned about nature. “It was called the Seven Years War or the French and Indian War,” re-enactor Tommy Phillips said to a class gathered around a display featuring a Bennington flag and one with the phrase, “Don’t Tread On Me.” “Does anybody know who the French were fighting against?” he asked. “It was the British (because) the war originally started in Europe and spread over to the colonies. The French and the Indians were against the British.” A few feet away, Cumberland County game war- den Jason Miller quizzed the kids about poison- ous snakes in Tennessee. “We’ve got the timber rattler. Give me another one,” he said. “Copperhead,” one student replied. “Yes, the copperhead,” Miller said. “In the southern and western part of Tennessee, we have JIM HERRIN | HERALD-CITIZEN the pygmy rattlesnake. And the fourth and final Shawn Hughes with Standing Stone State Park shows the park’s captive corn snake to Burks Elementary School students at the Monterey Depot. SEE DEPOT, PAGE 2 CED crews restoring 0I’D LIKE TO KNOW0 power in Florida town What happened BY LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS to the traveler’s HERALD-CITIZEN A second Cookeville Electric Department crew is information station? now helping repair the damage to electrical sys- From Staff Reports tems caused by Hurricane Michael in Blountstown, HERALD-CITIZEN Florida. “I know they got there safely,” Cookeville Elec- Question: I still see the signs for the travel- tric Department Director Tony Peek said Monday ers’ information station on 1650 KHz posted at morning. “They had a couple of hotels open up. several intersections around town, but when I That’s a lot better living conditions than the fi rst tune in, all I hear is static. What happened to group had.” the station?” CED Crew Chief Mike Phy, Journeyman Lineman Answer: Putnam Emergency Management Josh McCowan, Journeyman Lineman Cameron- Agency Director Tyler Smith said, it’s not Selby and Apprentice Lineman Zeb Randolph fi rst operational anymore. arrived over a week ago in the small town in Cal- “This system was installed over 10 years houn County in the Florida panhandle. ago and is now obsolete with outdated tech- Earlier this month, Hurricane Michael directly nology and costly upkeep and repairs. It has hit the town of about 2,500 as a category 4 storm A second Cookeville Electric Department been decided not to try and keep the system with 140-mile-per-hour winds, according to news crew went to Blountstown, Florida, Friday to operational. The signs are scheduled to be reports there. assist with the electricity restoration eff orts removed in the near future.” “It’s a complete rebuild for this small town,” Carl following Hurricane Michael. In front, on Question: “Who digs up Washington Haney, CED operations superintendent told the city sidewalk, from left, are Carl Haney, Operations Avenue and never repairs it back? Will it council last week. “They got there at 1 a.m., Satur- Superintendent; Councilman Mark Miller, Tony be repaired before winter or at least repair day (a week ago) and have been trying to build the Peek, Director; Councilman Eric Walker; Vice- over the places dug out? The road is danger- main circuits back.” Mayor Laurin Wheaton, Councilman Dr. Chuck ous. Some people say it is the worst road in Haney said at that point about 40 linemen in- Womack and Mayor Ricky Shelton. On the Cookeville.” cluding CED’s crew were sleeping in a high school truck in front is Crew Chief James Smith, and Answer: Cookeville Public Works Director gymnasium when they weren’t working 16-hour then from left are Equipment Operator Kevin Greg Brown said there’s a silver lining to the Buhl, and Journeyman Linemen Chris Stover SEE CED, PAGE 2 and Bryan Proff itt. 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