Putnam School Board Honored
The Tennessee School Board Association presented its Board of Distinction Award to the Putnam County School Board Thursday night. White County School Board Chair Jayson McDonald made the presentation. McDonald serves as the Upper Cumberland Director of the organization. He said it’s difficult for school boards to achieve the honor and few in the state […]
Baxter’s City Leak Insurance Begins April 1st
Baxter’s optional water leak adjustment insurance is set to take effect April 1st. Mayor John Martin said the leak adjustments approved by the Board of Aldermen Thursday will be the city’s last. “You can put on there as far as protection for your sewer line or water lines, inside your home or anything,” Martin said. […]
Sparta Taking Bids For Start of 8-Year Paving Plan
Sparta has graded all 203 city streets from worst to first as the city begins its eight-year paving plan. 21 percent of the city’s streets received a D and F grade but the plan is to have no F grade in 2022. Public Works Director Dillard Quick said the city wants to pave just over […]
Cookeville Applying For Grant To Rehab West End Sewers
Cookeville will apply for a community development block grant to rehab sewer facilities in the West End area. City Council approved the $741,000 grant application Thursday night. Planning Director Jon Ward said the city applied in 2020, but fell two points short in the assessment process. “Our application was very close to being funded,” Ward […]
Enrollment Plan Set For Putnam Elementary Schools; Rezoning Working
Capacity issues at four Putnam County elementary schools will limit enrollment heading into the new school year. Algood, Jere Whitson, Prescott, and Sycamore Elementary Schools will be open to students who live in the school zone and those students who live outside the zone but attended the school this year. These four schools are at […]
