Putnam County Audit Saw One Minor Finding With School System
One finding in the Putnam County annual audit. The county audit committee discussed the finding at its Thursday morning meeting. County Commissioner Ben Rodgers said that the Putnam County School System had a minor issue in its audit report. “You got to bid out projects that are over $25,000 and one project turned into a […]
TTU Seeing Highest COVID Numbers, Majority Off-Campus Students
Tennessee Tech has reported over 200 active COVID cases among students for seven days straight. The university currently has 267 active cases with the majority being off-campus students. Chief Communication Officer Karen Lykins said the numbers follow state trends. “We realized that we returned to campus one to two weeks earlier than most schools,” Lykins […]
UCHRA Recipient Of $90K TDOT Grant For Public Transportation
TDOT has selected UCHRA as the recipient of a $90,000 grant under the IMPROVE Transit Investment Grant Program. UCHRA Public Transportation Director Holly Montooth said that the money will be used to purchase two electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure needed to charge them. She said that the addition of these vehicles will be the […]
Putnam Preparing For Broadband Expansions
Putnam County wants to send out requests for proposals next month preparing for future broadband projects from ARP funding. Mayor Randy Porter said the county wants to correlate with the state, which will soon be accepting grant applications from providers. “We’re very hopeful that once this project is done, 100 percent of Putnam County will […]
Fire On Chester King Road Results In Loss Of Detached Garage
A structure fire on Chester King Road in Putnam County has resulted in the total loss of a detached garage. Chief Tom Brown said his department was dispatched around 2:45 this morning to respond to the call. “The roof had already collapsed,” Brown said. “We basically just extinguished the fire from there, there wasn’t much […]
Sparta Chili Supper Supporting Prevention Of Pet Overpopulation
The White County Humane Society and FRIENDS of White County hosting a chili supper Saturday. All proceeds go towards the organizations’ spay and neutered program. Humane Society Treasurer Monica Jicha said participants can enjoy all you can eat chili with corn muffins, desserts and drinks. Jicha said some 25 different chilies will be available suiting […]
