Jamestown Plans To Build Splash Pad With Grant Funding
The city of Jamestown plans to make a splash with a $200,000 grant awarded to the town on Monday. The city plans to upgrade the existing city pool and add a splash pad with the funding. “This was something Mayor Davis had on top of her priority list when she came into office in December […]
Putnam County Unsatisfied with TVAAS Score
A level 1 Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System score has left Putnam County School officials feeling unsatisfied. That according to Director of Schools Jerry Boyd. “It is certainly not something that we are satisfied within any stretch of the imagination, but as far as what it means to us,” Boyd said. “It is just an indication of […]
Cookeville Police to Work Overtime until Labor Day
In conjunction with the Booze It and Lose It campaign, Cookeville Police Officers will work overtime until Labor Day. Captain Bobby Anderson said the Police Department will increase impaired-driving enforcement during this period. “Well, we received a grant from the office to pay our officers overtime to patrol the streets to concentrate on areas we see a […]
TDEC Awards Recreational Grants to Region
TDEC awarded Upper Cumberland counties with recreational grants today, including Fentress, Van Buren and Jackson County. TDEC approved two different Local Parks and Recreation Fund grants for Fentress County. A 200 thousand dollar grant will go towards renovating the existing Jamestown pool. The grant includes a project to add a pool with a zero entry […]
Putnam Commissioners to Consider Land Purchase for New Fire Stations
The Putnam County Commission will vote Monday to decide whether to purchase land to create new fire stations for the Putnam County Fire Department. County Executive Randy Porter said some of the land being considered will be used to build two stations in Monterey. “We’re moving the fire station in Monterey out of the city […]
Algood Farmer’s Market to Go Out to Bid
The Algood Farmer’s Market project will go out to bid this month. City Manager Keith Morrison said the city hopes to have the market finished by this winter. “Part of that will have the construction built hopefully completed before winter,” Morrison said. “As the engineer said last night with paving and the construction completed that late, […]
Commission To Request 1-Percent Restaurant Tax
Cumberland County Commissioners will ask state lawmakers to enact a 1-percent restaurant privilege tax tonight. If approved by state lawmakers, the money generated from the tax would be earmarked for constructing the proposed Cumberland County expo center. According to county officials, the 45,000 square foot indoor expo center would cost as estimated $3.86 million to […]
Harris Eyes New Veterans Service Office
Putnam County officials have begun discussions on the possibility of building a new veterans service office. Veterans Service Officer Mark Harris said he’s hoping to get the building on the county’s five year budget plan. He said the current facility on East Spring Street is old and requires a lot of upkeep. “We’ve got two […]
Monterey Man Arrested for Indecent Exposure
A Monterey man is in jail after being charged for indecent exposure outside his home. Christopher Lee Hedrick, 43, is currently being held at the Putnam County Jail on $1,000 bond following his arrest Sunday. According to the arrest warrant, the incident occurred on South Holly Street when Hedrick was wearing only a towel and […]
