Fentress Historical Society Applying For Grant
The Fentress County Historical Society will apply for a grant from the Tennessee State Museum to fund several building improvement projects. Secretary-Treasurer Laura Acosta-King said the building has needed thorough renovations ever since it flooded almost three years ago. Acosta-King said they are looking at repairs to piping and HVAC throughout the building, as well […]
Fentress Making 4 Solid Waste Workers Full-Time
The Fentress County Commission moving forward with four new full-time attendant positions at four county convenience centers. Solid Waste Director Michael Rick said they would be doing additional work for the department such as litter pickup and sorting recyclable materials out of the waste at the transfer station. Rick said the solid waste department currently […]
Fentress Will Refurbish Old Ag Building
The Fentress County Commission approved a resolution to pay for the refurbishment of the old ag building to house the county’s workforce development and adult education programs. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said Monday the project is necessary because there is not enough space in the Board of Education building where the programs currently exist. Finance […]
Kirby Johnson Ball Park Weighing Improvements
The board overseeing Kirby Johnson Ball Park is discussing what they can do to afford important HVAC improvements and baseball equipment. Fentress County Finance Director and Ball Board Member Tyler Arms said $10,000 has been set aside for the park to spend on improvements, but they cannot afford everything they want to purchase. Arms said […]
Fentress Approves MOUs Required For SRO Funding
Fentress County has approved two separate memorandums of understanding to fund school resource officers throughout the county. Finance Director Tyler Arms said both agreements involved the sheriff’s department, one for York Institute and the other for the Fentress County Board of Education. Arms said the memorandums will allow them access to a grant that provides […]
Fentress Writing Down Restitution Change In Crabtree Case
Fentress County reducing fund balance by some $129,000 after a judge ordered restitution reduced for a former finance department employee convicted of stealing from the county. A trial court found Kellye Crabtree guilty on multiple felony counts and ordered her to pay back some $156,000. A judge reduced that ruling to $27,000 based on Crabtree’s […]
Fentress Commissioners Approve New County Road List
The Fentress County Highway Department presented an updated county road list to Commissioners Monday night. Road Superintendent Ryan Reed said the list includes 714 roads with a total of 570 miles. “If you notice, that’s considerably lesser amount of miles than last year,” Reed said. “But we’ve done a major overhaul on our road list. […]
