WHUB HONORED WITH nomination. A10 Herald-CitizenFRIDAY,Herald-Citizen FEBRUARY 28, 2020 | COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE 118TH YEAR | NO. 42 75 CENTS Putnam schools have few ‘snow days’ left BY JIM HERRIN piled days are built in to school year. The Tennessee stockpile days in cases of year in which the time was HERALD-CITIZEN the calendar adopted by the State Attendance Manu- “natural disaster, serious accumulated and shall not school board. Offi cials say al reads, “The stockpiled outbreaks of illness aff ecting be used to end the school Putnam County Schools the extra days are made days can be applied toward or endangering students or year early,” the state manual have a handful of available possible because Putnam meeting instructional time staff , or dangerous structur- says. snow days before they’ll County students are in class requirements missed due to al or environmental con- Students will get anoth- have to start adding days for seven hours per day even dangerous or extreme weath- ditions rendering a school er day off Tuesday, March back onto the school year though the state-required er conditions. Prior approval unsafe for use.” Putnam 3, when classes will be calendar. minimal school day is six from the commissioner is County has used a handful canceled for Election Day. As of Thursday, the school and a half hours. not required to use stock- of stockpile days this year to Spring break is scheduled system was down to fi ve School districts are al- pile days for dangerous or help students and staff over- the week of March 16-20, and available “snow days” before lowed to extend the school extreme weather conditions, come illness. both the Friday and Monday they’ll have to start adding day by 30 minutes in order such as a snow day.” “Any unused accumulated after Easter (April 10 and 13) days back onto the school to “stockpile” instructional Districts must, however, days for excess instructional will be school holidays. The year calendar. days for specifi ed purposes seek approval by the edu- time shall not carry over to last day of the school year is Thirteen so-called stock- not to exceed 13 days per cation commissioner to use a school year other than the scheduled May 22. Monterey Zoning begins amendment changing city pay scale opens path BY JIM HERRIN HERALD-CITIZEN for new pubs The town of Monterey is moving forward with the adoption of a restruc- BY BEN WHEELER tured pay scale, using Cookeville’s scale HERALD-CITIZEN as a guide. The town’s Finance Committee spent After the approval of an amendment to the a couple of hours Thursday discussing Cookeville zoning code Tuesday, new brew- perceived inequities in the current pub and microbreweries could be headed to system. the city. “The system we have doesn’t work,” The amendment would allow microbrew- said Alderman J.J. Reels, noting that eries and brewpubs as a permitted use in the some employees receive substantial pay commercial industrial mixed use district increases after a relatively brief time and brewpubs in the planned commercial on the job and end up making the same district. salary as longtime workers. A brewpub is defi ned in the zoning code “What I’m trying to avoid are these as a restaurant that prepares handcrafted steep increases,” Reels said. beer for consumption on the premises or is Committee chair Nathan Walker said sold for consumption off premises. A micro- Monterey’s pay scale need not be as brewery is a facility for the production and complicated as Cookeville’s, but needs packaging of beer and can include a tasting to include job descriptions and classifi - room. cations as well as minimum and maxi- The request was submitted by Manny Ed- mum pay rates. wards, owner of Jig Head Brewing Company. He stressed that the committee would “Mr. Edwards did approach the planning have meetings with the town employees commission and is considering opening new as they develop the scale. locations,” Planning Director Jon Ward said “We don’t want to get into a situation Monday. “Both of these uses are permitted where we’re hurting anybody,” he said. in the CBD, CL, CG and CR commercial Reels said, “I think this is a good sys- BEN WHEELER | HERALD-CITIZEN zones, and neither are permitted in the CI, tem we’re working toward. We just have Grant Cahow pours a beer at Jig Head Brewing Company commercial industrial mixed use zone.” to fi gure out the particulars.” Thursday. The owner of Jig Head requested a zoning Ward told planning commission mem- The next meeting of the Finance Com- amendment to allow microbreweries and brewpubs in other mittee is scheduled for 10 a.m. March 9. zoning districts. SEE PUB, PAGE A2 CRMC cardiac step down unit receives Coff ey award CRMC — The 4 North fl oor went above and beyond Cardiac Step Down Unit at for this patient. Cookeville Regional Medical “I had three Coronary Center was presented with Artery Bypass Grafts (CABG) the 2020 Martin Coff ey Car- done,” said the nomination diovascular Service Award letter written by Georgeann at the Cookeville Regional Swart. “I can honestly say, if Charitable Foundation’s 13th it wouldn’t have been for the annual A Woman’s Heart nurses and the whole staff on event Thursday, Jan. 30. 4 North, I would have given Scott Williams, COO at up. I suff ered from anxiety, CRMC, cited a letter written depression and not knowing by a patient that nominated what the next day would the 4 North unit and shared bring. It was an extremely her experience about their emotional time for me. dedication and loyalty to her “Then I met the staff at as a patient on their fl oor. 4 North, a collective group 4 North is the cardiac step of individuals that worked down unit at CRMC where together to meet my needs as most all heart and vascular a patient. They cared, they surgeries patients go after laughed, they cried, and they being released from CVICU, comforted me each and every as well as if they have cath day,” the nomination letter Back row from the left is Amanda Jones, 4 North staff ; Micah Stout, 4 North staff ; Sarah lab or electrophysiology pro- continues. “You might say, Crabtree, 4 North staff ; Mika Barker, 4 North staff ; Victoria Matthews, 4 North staff ; cedure. Tracy Gentry is the ‘That is their job. ‘They get and Joe Clouse, 4 North staff . Front row from the left is Tracy Gentry, 4 North Nursing director of the 4 North unit, Director; Rebecca Brown, 4 North staff ; Brenda Holloway, 4 North staff ; Ms. Georgeann and her staff on the 4 North SEE AWARD, PAGE A2 Swart, patient on 4 North; and Scott Williams, Chief Operating Off icer at CRMC. herald-citizen.com INDEX 2 sections | 18 pages OBITUARIES Page A5 HOW TO REACH US Herald-Citizen DEAR ABBY A10 COMICS A11 OPINION A4 Jean Way, Bloomington Springs Call us: 931-526-9715 CALENDAR A5 CROSSWORD A11 SPORTS B1 Wendall Bricker, Cookeville Come on in: 1300 Neal St, Cookeville TN 38501 CLASSIFIED B3 MORE! A10 SUDOKU A11 Carolyn Smith, Cookeville On the web: www.herald-citizen.com We Can Help... Call Tasha Today! A2 HERALD-CITIZEN FROM PAGE 1 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020 herald-citizen.com 0LOTTERY0 Thursday Lee proposes constitutional carry legislation NASHVILLE (AP) — Gov. openly, without a license that was cemented in the Second A separate piece of Lee’s Cash 3 Bill Lee on Thursday came currently requires a back- Amendment,” Lee added. Thursday announcement Evening 0-0-3, Lucky out in full support of allow- ground check and training. If approved, Tennessee included stricter penalties for Sum: 3 Midday 4-6-8, Lucky ing most people in the state “The liberties guaranteed would join 16 other states that stealing fi rearms, including Sum: 18 to carry a fi rearm in public to us by the Constitution are currently have some sort of increasing incarceration sen- Morning 7-5-1, Lucky without a background check or sacred. We have a responsibil- permitless carry, according to tences for stealing a gun from Sum: 13 training. ity to uphold the framework the National Rifl e Association a car, providing a handgun to a Lee says his administration that those founding fathers lobbying arm — which is in minor and unlawful possession Cash 4 will soon introduce legislation established,” Lee said, fl anked favor of Lee’s proposal. of a handgun by a felon. Evening 1-3-3-4, Lucky allowing “permitless carry” to by dozens of Republican law- Copies of the legislation were “If you’re a criminal inside Sum: 11 take eff ect in Tennessee. makers. not provided to reporters as of the state of Tennessee and Midday 0-7-9-2, Lucky Also known as “constitu- “They fi rmly believed that Thursday. Early cost estimates you’re not supposed to have Sum: 18 tional carry” by supporters, to protect those unalienable hover around $20 million, but a gun, my suggestion is don’t Morning 8-2-8-6, Lucky Sum: 24 Lee says the proposal would rights that they set out they those details are still being have one on you,” said House allow most adults 21 and older needed to ensure citizens had fi nalized by the Legislature’s Speaker Cameron Sexton, a Cash4Life to carry fi rearms, concealed or a right to bear arms, which fi scal review. Republican from Crossville. 04-09-19-31-52, Cash Ball: 4 0READERREADER SSERVICESERVICES0 911 board approves Address: 1300 Neal St.