Putnam Housing Starts Increase In March
Despite the tornado and the COVID-19 outbreak, Putnam County housing starts in March returned to fall, 2019 levels. 16 single family permits were issued in March, up from ten in February. It is the highest number of housing starts since November. The March total tallied $3.785 million. The total number of permits countywide tallied nearly […]
Very Little Change In Saturday COVID-19 Totals
The number of COVID-19 cases Saturday across the region changed very little with Putnam County reporting two additional cases. 3,321 cases have been reported statewide with the largest numbers in Davidson and Shelby Counties. The total cases across the region as of Saturday: Putnam (52) Cumberland (23) Dekalb (5) Jackson (3) Smith (3) Overton (2) […]
Twin Lakes Grant To Finish Fiber In Overton, Fentress
Twin Lakes will be able to complete the final five percent of its fiber conversion thanks to a grant announced by Governor Bill Lee Friday. The $1.4 million grant will allow the cooperative to install fiber in parts of Overton and Fentress Counties. “We will finish connecting fiber to every one of our co-operative members,” […]
White County Schools Reaching Out To Parents
White County Schools will begin reaching out to parents each Friday to provide information on the next week’s school work. Director Of Schools Kurt Dronebarger asked parents Friday night to answer these calls. The system will also make teachers available via email and office hours at each school. “Our school system is dedicated to supporting […]
Cookeville Field Turf Gets Green Light From School Board
The Putnam County School Board gave a group of Cookeville High School parents the go-ahead to finalize the financials of a new privately-funded turf field. “We were very excited, it is definitely the outcome that we were asking for,” Parent Julie Baker said. “And it was definitely a positive outcome for us that they gave […]
