Warren Jail Adding CDL And Construction Courses For Inmates
New commercial driving and construction courses coming to the Warren County Jail to rehabilitate inmates. County Executive Terry Bell said the county has more than $800,000 of grant funding to create the classes. “These grants are actually working with some companies that if they go through the training and fill all their needs they will […]
Construction On Housing Authority’s Next Development Starts
Highlands Residential Services’ newest housing development is set to start construction this week. Director of Operations Chris Cassetty said Hickory Valley will be a seven building development with 48 total units. “We have been waiting for several months to get everything finalized to get our funding in place,” Cassetty said. “We got that done this […]
New Patton House, Veterans Service Building About Half Way Completed
The new Patton House Doll Museum and Veterans facility has reached about 50 percent completion. Mayor Randy Porter said the project has got in the dry, meaning the walls are framed and the roof trust is set. “There getting ready to put the shingles on the roof, and then, they start on the wiring and […]
Cumberland County High School Sells CTE Construction Class Home
Cumberland County High School has officially sold its CTE Construction Class home. CTE Director Dr. William S. Maddox said that the students who work on the house are upper-level construction students. He said that students typically take about a year to construct the home complete with stud walls and roofing. “It’s a lot of work […]
Putnam School Board Approves Two Groups To Bid For New Park View Construction
Putnam County School Board approved two companies to bid for the construction of the new Park View School. Director Corby King told the School Board Thursday night that R.G. Anderson and American Contractors submitted the best proposals. “For this project, we asked companies and contractors to submit proposals,” King said. “We wanted to prequalify the […]
Doll House Museum Replacement Construction To Be Done In-House
Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said construction of the Patton Doll House museum replacement will be done in-house. Construction could begin as soon as next month on the 6,300 square-foot building which will also house the Veterans Affairs Department and the archives. “We’re going to move forward with it,” Porter said. “We think we will […]
Work On Portobello In Baxter Ahead Of Schedule
Work on Baxter’s Portobello America site is some two months ahead of schedule. Building and Codes Official Bob Lane said that the crew had been able to complete the grading and move dirt for the tile manufacturing company more swiftly than expected. “Building people, they will put someone on the backburner for a project this […]
Putnam Continues Record Breaking Year With $7 Million Of Construction In Oct
Putnam County broke its 2020 record for new construction dollars with more than 7 million in new construction in October. October of last year had $4.6 million in construction. Mayor Randy Porter said overall, the county will be close to 2020’s record, which was 399 permits for $54.6 million. With 2 months left in 2021, […]
Algood Middle Entryway Project Requiring More Fire Protection
The Algood Middle School entryway project will require additional work to meet Putnam County Fire Marshall requirements. Deputy Director Tim Martin said plans checked out on paper but an onsite inspection determined a more substantial fire break wall and metal doors for the office were needed. Martin said that luckily contingency funds were set aside […]
Monterey Water And Sewer Paving Project Completes Under Budget
Monterey putting the wraps on its water and sewer and paving projects to extend service under I-40. James C. Hailey and Company CMFO Zeda Hillis said that the town was fortunate they were able to come in some $60,000 under budget “Because of the time constraints and him coming in under and working faster, we […]
