Don’t Eat Raw Or Undercooked Poultry
An online fascination with eating raw meats may not be a great idea. Putnam County Extension Agent Michelle Parrot said it’s particularly a bad idea to consume raw or undercooked chicken. “That is one thing that we have very strict guidelines on for food safety and that’s eating raw or undercooked poultry or poultry products […]
White Co. Commission Offers Shoupe Settlement
The White County Commission approved an offer to settle Sheriff Oddie Shoupe’s lawsuit. Shoupe filed suit against the White County Commission in August 2016. Commissioner Al Klee said the group voted to offer a settlement at its regular meeting Monday. “I thought it was kind of a close vote, there were 14 of us present, […]
Putnam Co. Fair Attendance Drops This Year
The Putnam County fair had a lower attendance this year. A total of 48, 714 people attended the fair this year, which is down 5.6 percent from last year’s attendance. Fair Board President John Allen said a couple days of bad weather can be blamed for the lower attendance. “It’s because of the rain and […]
Celina Preparing For Trick or Treat
Halloween may be more than a month away, but businesses in Celina have the spirit. Celina Merchants Association President Kathy Merrett said it takes a lot of planning and a lot of candy to pull off Trick or Treat Celina. “Our merchants all close up at 5 and set up, we dress up, we decorate […]
Rollercoaster Yard Sale Prep Underway
Folks in two states began preparing for this year’s rollercoaster yard sale weeks ago. Celina Merchants Association President Kathy Merrett: “Just trying to reach out to all of our vendors, confirm that they’re coming, we at the same time are advertising out to people who have never been with us before, so it’s pretty crazy […]
Cumberland Man Arrested After Reported Hatchet Attack
A Cumberland County man faces an aggravated assault charge after allegedly attacking another man with a hatchet. Jacob Edmonds was charged after an incident that occurred at about 4 a.m. Sunday. A resident at Brenda Lane Apartments called police after he was awakened by a fight outside. Police caught up with the victim at Cumberland […]
DeKalb Sheriff: Homeless Couple Committed Burglaries
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department arrested a homeless couple accused of stealing from homes, outbuildings, barns and a church. Joshua Dewayne Brown, 31, and Ashley Nichole Tittle, 24, were found living in a tent in an old outbuilding at Wilson Hollow Road. They face 10 counts of burglary, three counts of aggravated burglary, four counts […]
No Dating Policy Amendment Rejected By Putnam Commission
The Putnam County Commission voted Monday to not relax an anti fraternization policy for the EMS Department. Had the commission voted to relax the policy it would have allowed dating or married couples to be EMS employees with director Tommy Copeland’s approval. Commissioner Scott Ebersole said the policy was wrong on so many levels. “I […]
SAIC Holds Open House
Community members had the chance to tour the renovated SAIC office space Monday. SAIC’s Cookeville site manager Karen Langley: “We’re celebrating that we’re now here officially and open and operational and we wanted to give the community an opportunity to see what we’ve done, because they’ve been a great part of us getting here,” Langley […]
Duncan To Serve District 2 Commission Seat
The Putnam County Commission has selected Bob Duncan to fill the vacant District 2 seat. Duncan replaces Scott Stevens, who resigned last month as part of a plea deal in a criminal theft case. Duncan is no stranger of serving the county commission. He chose to not run for re-election in 2014 after serving more […]
