Crossville To Consider Public Works Director Ordinance
Crossville City Council called a special meeting to address several issues including the hiring of a public works director. The city had delayed that move after talks began about a county-wide utility. Those talks have ended. Council members asked the city manager to move forward with a job description for the position. Meeting time is […]
Overton County Sales Tax Up 7% In June
Overton County’s June sales tax numbers jumped 7 percent from last year. County Executive Ben Danner said last month was the biggest month the county has seen in at least six years. “We’re $120,000 ahead of what we were at the same time, and last year was our biggest year ever,” Danner said. “That’s the […]
Cookeville Replacing Public Works Vehicles
Cookeville Public Works will replace two vehicles, a new brush truck and roll-off truck. Public Works Director Greg Brown said these vehicles will help with roadside cleanup and construction. “The brush truck is a knuckle boom truck that picks up brush from the side of the road so we’ll be replacing one of the older […]
21% Putnam Students Learning Virtually
As Friday’s deadline to decide on virtual or in-person learning for the first nine weeks, some 21 percent of Putnam County School students will learn virtually. “This is significantly more students in the remote setting than indicated by our initial survey in early July,” Director Of Schools Corby King said. “I want to commend our […]
Van Buren Approves Purchase Of New School Bus
Van Buren Schools will purchase a new school bus from Mid-South Bus Center. Director of Schools Cheryl Cole said each year the system purchases a new bus through a state bus grant. Overall cost, just over $107,000. “We have about half of our buses now that have air conditioning,” Cole said. “The cameras. Those are […]
