This Week: Putnam Presents New Fiscal Year Budget
This week in the Upper Cumberland Putnam County will present its new fiscal budget for the first time Monday. The county budget committee has met multiple times over the past months to construct the spending plan. It includes some $98 million dollars worth of bonds. About $44 million for a new PreK-8 school, located off […]
Putnam Schools Offering School Supply Resources, Shopping Tips
Back to school time does not have to be a stressor on a parent’s budget. Putnam County Schools Academic Social Interventionist Cindy Putman said that full school supply lists are online. However, teachers are understanding of families on a tight budget. Putman said often teachers and the student services department have access to extra supplies. […]
COVID Positivity Rates Double-Digit In Putnam, Cumberland
COVID positivity rates are again on the rise, with rates above 12 percent in both Putnam and Cumberland Counties over the last week. “The average per day over the last seven days is over seven hundred cases a day, and that continues to grow,” State Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey said Friday. “Now, to put […]
