Who Will Be The Next Contestant On The WCTE PBS Great TV Auction
WCTE PBS to Celebrate will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Great TV Auction, beginning Saturday. President and CEO Avery Hutchins said she knows there are people who have seen every Great TV Auction that WCTE has held in the past 40 years. She said this year you can win an opportunity to appear as […]
Gainesboro Aldermen Vote To Double Tax Rate To Help With Funding
Gainesboro’s Board of Aldermen voted to double the tax rate for the town Thursday night. Alderwoman Nancy Pruett said the town could use the increase to cover infrastructure that the town did not have the funds to cover before. “We need our roads paved, and with this before I said I didn’t think we could […]
Final Mission for Spencer Veteran’s Dress Blue Uniform
American Legion Commander Hansel Moore had not given much thought to the Air Force dress blues stored in his closet for decades. At about seven o’clock on a Saturday evening Moore received the call from State Commander Lanny Culver in search of dress blues and stripes for Tech Sargent Aubrey D. Green’s funeral. Moore asked […]
School Board Votes To Limit Enrollment At Upperman High
The growing student numbers at Upperman High School led the Putnam County School Board Thursday night to restrict school enrollment. Only students zoned to go to Upperman, students enrolled there this past year, or the children of full-time Putnam County School employees will be allowed to register. Enrollment Supervisor Chris Pierce said the school will […]
Nick Dunn Sworn In As New Sparta Police Chief
Nick Dunn was officially sworn in as Sparta’s new Police Chief at Thursday night’s aldermen meeting. Dunn had previously served as Assistant Chief and replaces Chief Doug Goff upon his retirement. Dunn said he has served with the force since 2013. “I feel pretty good about it,” Dunn said. “I’m excited to implement some new […]
