Fentress Fair Named State Champion Among Single-A Fairs
The Fentress County Fair takes home a state champion title from the Tennessee Association of Fairs. Fentress County Fair Secretary-Treasurer Cindy Smith said the single-A division award a result of recently-added features including new events, a stage, and a pavilion. Smith said the award is a large boost of morale for the whole Fentress community. […]
Putnam Mayor Increasing Local Advertising For Fairgrounds
You may notice some new for sale signs placed around the Putnam County Fairgrounds while driving through Cookeville. County Mayor Randy Porter said it is part of the strategy to deal the some 40 acres. Porter said the idea was to increase advertisements as more holiday traffic comes through town. “You never know who might […]
Overton Commission Receives No Local Bids For Fairgrounds Bathroom Project
The Overton County Commission soliciting bids once again to build additional bathrooms at the fairgrounds. Commission Chair Darwin Clark said the project will be readvertised since no local contractors expressed interest. Clark said the county also needs to update the specs included. The designs call for 12 additional bathrooms. About $75,000 worth of federal COVID […]
Putnam Applying For Grant Funding For Fairgrounds Construction
Putnam County applying for $1 million in grant funding to construct the arena at the new fairgrounds. Mayor Randy Porter said if awarded, hosting a fair at the Tennessee Avenue location in 2024 will be likely. “If we can get this ARC grant to pay 50 percent of it, it would be a big deal,” […]
Jackson Co. Posts Bids For County Building, Fairgrounds
Bid requests for two long-awaited Jackson County projects have been posted. County Mayor Randy Heady said the county is finally ready to take the next step on upgrading its County Fairgrounds and to do additional work at the new county annex building. “You got to crawl before you can walk,” Heady said. “So at this […]
Dirt Work Moving Forward At Tennessee Avenue Fairgrounds
Equipment has moved onto the Tennessee Avenue Putnam County Fairgrounds site to start dirt work. Mayor Randy Porter said the project will prepare the property for paving, utility work and construction of building pads. “They’ve started to do some clearing around the edges of the property and getting all the wetlands, water and streams staked […]
Contract Signed For Dirt Work At Tennessee Avenue Fairgrounds
Dirt work at the new Putnam County Fairgrounds on Tennessee Avenue expected to start over the next few days. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said the county signed a contract for the work at $6.3 million. “We have another million in the new budget coming up that we will do some paving and stuff after […]
Option On Fairgrounds Expires, Putnam Searching For New Developer
Putnam County’s option to sell the fairgrounds property has expired. Mayor Randy Porter said the Nashville-based developer decided to not extend the option once this month’s deadline approached. According to the agreement signed by the county commission, the developer had to have a firm commitment from a retailer by July. Porter said the developer was […]
Additional Money For Dirt Work At Tennessee Ave Fairgrounds Approved
The Putnam County Commission voted Monday to allow Mayor Randy Porter to move forward with dirt work at the Tennessee Avenue fairgrounds site. Commissioners gave Porter a $6.5 million limit to proceed with the lowest bidder, an additional $4 million from the original allocation. Porter said bids for the project came in several million dollars […]
Putnam Fairgrounds Purchase Option Extended With Two Major Retailers Interested
Two retailers have committed to exploring Cookeville as a possible location. Thus, Putnam County’s option with a Nashville-based firm to sell the old fairgrounds has been extended 120 days. Mayor Randy Porter said the development company met its second requirement. “They had to have at least one major retailer that had agreed that Cookeville would […]
