Council Approves Animal Shelter Addition
A 1,000-square foot addition to the Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter received approval from the Cookeville City Council Thursday night. The educational space addition will be built with $100,000 in funds from the Ayers Estate. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the Animal Control Board and the Shelter’s Friends group indicated a need for the space. […]
Sparta Reopening Of Parks, Green Spaces
The Sparta City Council will reopen parks and green spaces Friday. “We still want to maintain social distancing, we want to have signage and make sure our city staff are telling folks that,” Mayor Jeff Young said. “People have been shut in for a long time.” The council agreed to the reopening Thursday night, but […]
Algood Approves Secondary Walmart Entrance
A secondary entrance will be added to the Algood Walmart to make commuting easier for customers. City Administrator Keith Morrison said he hopes the project begins this summer. “I think it’s going to ease some of our traffic congestion there because a lot of the time folks that come back out of Big Mac Drive, […]
Tornado Cleanup Critical
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the cleanup from March’s tornado in Putnam County has been delayed, but the next two weeks are critical to the effort. Brandon Smith, Assistant Director of Putnam County 911, is helping organize the cleanup. “The current plan is to spend the next three weeks in the debris field working working hard […]
Monterey’s Perdue Plan Shifts Production
Despite a reduction in the amount of water demand at its Monterey plant, Perdue Farms said that production continues at the location and there have been no layoffs. The plant has shifted production to focus on retail on direct sales according to a statement from Perdue’s corporate office. Previously the location was dedicated to food […]
Livingston Looking to Move June Election
Due to concerns over COVID-19, the Town of Livingston is exploring ways to postpone its June 3 election. Overton County Election Administrator Craig Story said one option is to move the ballot to a later election. “Last week the Election Commission held a meeting, and we discussed that pretty extensively,” Story said. “The Election Commission […]
Clay County Suspends Recycling
Covid-19 exposure concerns forced Clay County to suspend recycling at the recycling substations located throughout the county. However, recycling can still be dropped off at the Clay County Convenience Center. Clay County Director of Solid Waste Phillip Jennings said. The closure of the substations was an effort to reduce exposure to Covid-19. Jennings said at […]
Sexton Named To Stimulus Group
Upper Cumberland representative Cameron Sexton will serve as part of the Stimulus Financial Accountability Group created Thursday. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said the group will ensure the proper use of some $2.3 billion in CARES ACT stimulus funds. The first meeting will be held April 22. “We must ensure that these funds are spent wisely […]
Putnam Reports First 2 COVID-19 Deaths
Putnam County reported its first two COVID-19 deaths Thursday. The Tennessee Department of Health data does not mean the two people died in the last 24 hours. More than a week passed between the announcement of cases at Algood’s Signature Health Care and the numbers showing up in Putnam County’s data. A Smith County resident’s […]
Putnam Seniors & Families To Receive Survey
Putnam County high school seniors and their families will receive a survey Thursday to consider options for graduation and celebrations. Director Of Schools Corby King said the replies will help the system plan these important events. King said no activities have been cancelled and he earlier set May 1 as the deadline for decisions on […]
