Rep. Williams Working On New Alzheimer’s Care Bill
Representative Ryan Williams is working on a new bill to assist in Alzheimer’s care. He said that it would create respite care for family members taking care of loved ones at home who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. “To provide assistance to those families for respite care for three or four hours a week per […]
Williams Working With Bailey On New Right-Of-Way Bill
Representative Ryan Williams is collaborating with Senator Paul Bailey on a new right-of-way bill Williams said that they are exploring legislation that would have local planning and zoning departments do Nollan-Dolan testing on right-of-ways. He said that it helps cities and counties understand how much of right-of-way is necessary and whether it should be at […]
Caney Fork Electric Co-Op Warning Members Of Current Phone Scam
Caney Fork Electric Cooperative warning customers of an ongoing phone scam in its districts. Director of Member Services John Chisam said members are getting calls seeking debit card information and offering refunds on over payed bills. “If that particular caller can not give them their account information, which we would have readily available in front […]
Rep. Williams Sponsoring Opioid Task Force Bill
State Representative Ryan Williams has introduced a bill to create a state opioid task force to address opioid abuse and addiction. Williams said the task force will also be in charge of equally dividing settlement money from the Big Pharma lawsuit. “Our local District Attorney’s here in the state have sued opioid drug companies because […]
State Legislation To Be Considered For Putnam Property Tax Losses
The state legislative will consider a bill to restore property tax revenue lost by the county during the March tornado. The total $4.7 million dollar bill for the loss of property tax value for Putnam. State Representative Ryan Williams said the bill is meant to make up the loss of property tax revenue for 275 […]
