Short Term Rental Workshop Set For Next Week
UCDD will host a Short-Term Rental Workshop next week for rental property owners. The workshop will give guidance to owners on how to manage and operate a rental property. Northeast Tennessee Tourism Executive Director Alicia Phelps said the workshop important because more and more people are going into the tourism rental business. “Tourism is among […]
Mahan, Nabors Stepping Down As Principals
Putnam County Principals Rhonda Mahan and Tracy Nabors are retiring after 34 years of service each to the school system. Mahan has spent the past four years as principal at Cane Creek Elementary. Nabors has served 12 years at Sycamore Elementary. Both will step down at the end of this month. Director Of Schools Corby […]
Algood Launches New Online Utility Payment System
Algood’s new online utility and property tax payment portal is up and running, allowing online, telephone, and card payments. Algood City Administrator Keith Morrison said this is a big step in modernizing the town. He said customers will be able to see real-time data on their accounts to stay up-to-date on payments and account information. […]
Hermitage Springs Sidewalk Project Proposed
The Dale Hollow Rural Planning Organization will apply for a grant to build a sidewalk connecting the Hermitage Springs School to the Hermitage Springs Park. Dale Hollow RPO Coordinator for Transportation Issues Mark Dudney said the project would help protect children following the recent construction of the park. Dudney said Clay County would benefit from […]
Workers At BonDeCroft Cruising With School Empty
The 20,000-foot expansion project at White County’s BonDeCroft Elementary moving toward a July 1 completion date with the school empty over the summer. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the vast majority of the exterior is complete and the interior is 85 percent done. He said cabinetry and ceilings are going in now, and furniture […]
Putnam Sheriff Hopes For $3M In US Marshal Contract
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department could make up to $3 million yearly in a contract with the U.S. Marshal’s Office to house federal inmates. Sheriff Eddie Farris said the completed agreement sets aside some 110 beds for federal inmates at $75 a day. He said as the county grows, a higher inmate population will not […]
Old Sparta Hardware Store Demolished, No Issues
The Old Sparta Hardware Store on Bockman Way demolished around 10:00pm Tuesday night and roads are reopened. Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery said the property owner ended up taking down the building. The city had also bid out the project due to a miscommunication with the owner, but Lowery said this turned out to be the […]
Jackson Sheriff’s Department Locates Missing Juveniles
Three Jackson County youth are safe following a four-hour afternoon search Tuesday by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. Tuesday afternoon, Captain Dennis Thrasher and Sergeant Daniel Cummings traveled some 400 yards along a logging road near the residence where the children were last seen. The juveniles located beneath a steep ravine just off the road […]
Putnam Planning Defers Decision On 850 Lot Project
Putnam Planning Commission deferred a decision Tuesday night on a new 850 lot subdivision planned off Highway 70 between Cookeville and Baxter due to utility and sewer concerns. Board members had concerns with small lots and utility lines locations. Commission Member David Mattson said he is concerned that the majority of the lots are too […]
Lease Negotiations To Begin On Algood Soccer Facility
Algood Mayor Lisa Chapman Fowler will begin negotiations with the Warlick Foundation for a long-term lease on a new indoor soccer facility. Aldermen voted 3-0 Tuesday night to take the next step on the project which would be built on the football field at Walter Bilbrey Park. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the Foundation would […]
