Mason Said Time To Find A New Convenience Center Site
White County Commissioner Roger Mason said it is time to pick up the pace on finding a new convenience center location. The Landfill Convenience Center will soon be going away as part of the selling of the facility. Mason said the loss of this convenience center will make it more difficult for the customers it […]
Van Buren County Taking Action On Illegal Dumping
Van Buren County officials taking action on illegal dumping in Cummingsville. Mayor David Sullivan said the County Commission had voted on a series of steps to correct the issue. Sullivan said the Sheriff went to the Cummingsville Convenience Center Wednesday in northeast Van Buren County in response to the dumping. “Well we had purchased signs […]
Cumberland Approves New Property For Woody Convenience Center
Cumberland County will relocate the Woody Convenience Center to a new 3.6-acre property about a mile from its current location. County Mayor Allen Foster said that the commission approved purchasing the new property for some $52,300 after TDOT purchased the current property for $53,040. He said that the need for the move came from TDOT […]
W. Jackson Street Convenience Center Nearing Completion, Department Hiring Workers
The Putnam County Solid Waste Department looking for workers to operate the new West Jackson convenience center. Director Doug Ashburn said the facility could be open in about four to six weeks. “We’ve had several set backs with the COVID and the tornado,” Ashburn said. “So we’re looking forward to it. It is going to […]
Shots Fired Called Leaves One Dead In Monterey
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department is working a homicide scene after one person is dead at the Monterey Solid Waste Processing Center. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said they are questioning one person of interest. Farris said the department and Monterey PD responded to a shots fired call at 2730 Old Walton Road at roughly […]
Jackson Street Convenience Center Expected To Open Summer 2021
The Jackson Street Convenience Center project is 20 to 25 percent complete. That’s according to Putnam Solid Waste Director Doug Ashburn who said the next step in the project is ordering equipment and starting the dirt work. Ashburn said the goal is to have the convenience center open in late-Summer. “This site here, it will […]
