Sparta Decides Against Rebidding Sewer Plan
The Sparta City Council voted 4-3 Thursday night to move forward with the accepted bid on the sewer rehab project. At issue: an entry error by one of the bidders recently discovered for the 2018 proposal. That led several council members at the Council’s March meeting to ask that the 2018 project be rebid. Several […]
Silver Point Man Found In Michigan
A Silver Point man considered missing Thursday has been found in Michigan. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office issued a silver alert for 82-year-old James L. Hammock Thursday afternoon. The alert ended Friday morning. Hammock was last heard from Wednesday night in a phone call to his son.
Micro-Brewery, Brewpub Changes One Vote Closer
Cookeville City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to allow brewpubs and micro-breweries in two commercial districts. The change would allow both in a commercial-industrial mixed-use district. Brewpubs would be allowed in a planned commercial development district. A brewpub produces less product than a micro-brewery, according to Planning Director Jon Ward. “In recent […]
Farris Worried About First Responders Access To Names
Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris wants first responders to know the names of those who have tested positive for COVID-19. Farris said the Tennessee Department of Health nor local health departments will release this information. “That’s something that by law they should be doing,” Farris said. “They need to be doing that. We need to […]
