Monterey Negotiating New Rate Agreement With Perdue
Perdue Farms has proposed a new water and sewer rate agreement to the town of Monterey. Water and Sewer Department Director Duane Jarrett said the agreement keeps Monterey citizens from subsidizing the cost for the city’s new water and sewer plant. “I was prepared last month to come to this meeting and tell you all […]
Cookeville Council To Consider 20-Year Agreement With TVA
The Cookeville City Council will consider a new long-term agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) this week. Electric Department Director Carl Haney said the 20-year deal would come with a few added benefits. “One of those is a 3.1-percent discount to our wholesale rate,” Haney said. “Also, they have some provisions in there for […]
Jamestown Nearing Contract Signing For New Splash Pad
The City of Jamestown hopes to move forward with its splash pad project before the end of this year. Mayor Lyndon Baines said he’ll be signing the grant contract in the near future. “As soon as I sign the contract, construction will start,” Baines said. “We’ve already had some engineering work done by some people […]
Heart Of The City Playground Closing For Maintenance
The City of Cookeville will close the Heart of the City Playground at Dogwood Park later this week. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said some routine maintenance will be taking place. “A lot of this is just thorough cleaning and trying to get under benches and those type of things,” Woods said. “We’re also going […]
Planned Outage Scheduled For Clay County Monday Night
Power will be interrupted Monday evening for all areas served from the Moss substation in Clay County. Tri-County Electric has scheduled the outage to upgrade the transmission line from Dale Hollow to Moss. The project will affect Moss, Union Hill, Oak Grove, Pine Hill, and Tompkinsville Road. Crews will begin shutting off power at 10 […]
Lebanon Man Injured After Car Strikes Lawnmower
A man from Lebanon suffered serious injuries after a vehicle struck his lawnmower in Smith County Sunday. The accident happened in the southbound lane of Hiwassee Road around 4:10 p.m. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said a medical helicopter airlifted 64-year-old Rickey Baines to an out-of-town hospital for treatment. A crash report said 29-year-old Halie M. […]
Monterey Hoping To Bid Out Paving Projects
Monterey hopes to put bids out for several paving projects within a month. Mayor Bill Wiggins said he toured the five selected streets with an engineer last week. “A couple of those roads, maybe three, are going to need some site preparation,” Wiggins said. “We can’t just go there and lay down asphalt. We’re gonna […]
Jackson County to Build New Walking Track
Jackson County will build a new walking track at the board of education building. Mayor Randy Heady said the county uses that area for a youth soccer league. “We hope to begin construction in the fall,” Heady said. “I know that’s kind of a bad deal, but we’d like to have it up and ready […]
