Baxter Wants To Leverage Industrial Growth, Attract Retail
Baxter officials are banking on incoming industrial growth and housing developments to secure new retail options for the town. Mayor Danny Holmes said retailers have indicated that increased population density and job numbers are prerequisites for setting up shop. The town is currently working to land a grocery store and chain restaurants to serve the […]
Baxter Signifying New Identity With Welcome Signs
Baxter signifying its new identity after cutting the ribbon Monday on two new welcome signs, one off Highway 56 and the other in downtown. Baxter installed the sign using an estimated $15,000 downtown revitalization grant. Baxter Mayor Danny Holmes said the signs signify that the heart of Baxter remains the same. “It still has that […]
Baxter Approves Project To Protect Winter Road Salt
Baxter will build a new building to store salt, a roughly $140,000 project. Alderman Dustin Stanton said the city had been storing salt in a barn. Stanton said the salt mixes with the dirt floor in the barn, making it unusable. “I mean, he’s pretty much having to take his excavator and bust chunks up, […]
Baxter Approves Budget With Lower Employee Raises
Baxter employees will get a raise, but not at the level Aldermen had hoped, as the board approved the new fiscal year budget on first reading Tuesday night. Baxter officials looked at the possibility of giving employees a $1-$2 per hour raise across the board. Baxter Mayor Danny Holmes said it was a tough budget, […]
Baxter Officials Want To Include Raises In Next Budget
Baxter Mayor Danny Holmes said the city wants to include raises in the city’s new fiscal year budget. Holmes said Baxter is looking at a potential $1 or $2 hourly increase for all city employees. Holmes said he and the City Council both agree that the raises would be important. “We have always wanted to […]
Cornerstone Students Celebrate Take Down Tobacco Day
Cornerstone Elementary celebrated National Take Down Tobacco Day Tuesday as students committed to live a nicotine-free lifestyle. Putnam County Health Educator Liz Rooks said the commitment gives students the chance to take a stand against tobacco companies and nicotine addiction. Rooks said it was great seeing so many young students make the promise. “Their developing […]
