Rain And State Title Game Pushed Baxter Christmas Parade To Monday
The Baxter Christmas Parade has been pushed to Monday amid weather concerns and Upperman Football playing for a state championship. Parade organizer Chelsey Stanton said rain appears to be a possibility Friday and rain limited attendance at last year’s event. Stanton said with a large portion of the community heading to Chattanooga for the high […]
Baxter Celebrates Paying Off Depot Costs With Note Burning
The city of Baxter celebrated paying off the cost of the Depot with a note burning. Friends of the Depot Member Jeannie Lee said the $400,000 project was covered mostly by a grant from TDOT. She said that the Friends were responsible for 20 percent of the cost at some $80,000. “We’ve had a lot […]
Baxter Depot Hosting Community Trunk-Or-Treat Event Saturday
Get your cars ready and costumes prepared for Saturday’s trunk-or-treat held by the Friends of the Baxter Depot. Friends Member Jeanie Lee said the fun begins at 5:00 p.m. at the Baxter Depot. “You can park and walk to the depot, and there will be cars lined up in the parking lot and also on […]
Baxter’s Harvest Festival Returns To Celebrate Community And Local Vendors
Baxter’s Harvest Festival returns to have another year celebrating everything “Homegrown In Tennessee” on Saturday, September 25th. Festival Committee Member Jeanie Lee said that the festival will be in celebration of both the state’s 225th birthday and the Baxter community itself. “Of course we’ll have homegrown food and we’ll have all kinds of entertainment, live […]
Preparations Being Made To Move Cookeville Caboose To Baxter
Concrete work begins Monday for the new Baxter home of Cookeville’s L&N Caboose. That is according to Friends of the Baxter Depot President Glenn Jones. Jones said the train could be on the move within the next month. “Crane operator told us that he wanted the concrete to cure for two weeks,” Jones said. “Then, […]
Putnam Communities See Possibilities Of Train Tourism Returning
News that future improvements to Putnam County railways are possible, could revitalize train tourism. TDOT agreed on Friday to pay off an $8.5 million dollar loan taken out on the railroad. Friends of The Baxter Depot’s Jeanie Lee said funding being available to increase speeds and safety could be huge to future tourism. “It was […]
Baxter Depot Keeping L&N Caboose in the Community
The Friends of the Baxter Depot reached out to Cookeville about the L&N Caboose because they wanted to keep it local. President Glenn Jones said the group would get to work moving the caboose after Cookeville city council approved the move Thursday night. “I remember in 1986 when they actually brought the L&N Caboose to […]
Local Church Hosting Baxter Easter Celebration Saturday
Putnam County’s Pleaseant Grove Fellowship invites you to an Easter Celebration at the Baxter Depot. Pastor Houston Jared said his church wanted to host the community event to make up for last year’s shut down. “Saturday, April the 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,” Jared said. “And what it is is just food, fun, […]
Baxter Cancels Christmas Parade Over COVID Concerns
Baxter will not have a Christmas Parade on December 4 this year, due to COVID concerns in Putnam County. Baxter Mayor John Martin said he knows this will be disappointing to residents, but the decision was made to protect the public’s health and safety. “I know a lot of children and all that’s gonna be […]
2020 Baxter Harvest Festival Cancelled
The Baxter Harvest Festival tried to extend the date, but will ultimately be canceled. Friends of The Depot Committee Member Jeanie Lee said she saw the trend of cancelling festivals and being part of the COVID-19 solution as the best plan. Lee said it will be tough on Baxter to miss the event. Along with […]
