Baxter’s First-Ever Fire Truck Back As Historic Artifact
Baxter’s first-ever fire truck has been reclaimed by the Friends of the Baxter Museum for parades and community events. Friends of the Depot President Glenn Jones said the 1946 Ford fire engine was auctioned off to the town of Dunlap, Tennessee years ago. He said it recently appeared in an online auction and he jumped […]
Dekalb EMS Gets New Ambulance And Equipment For CDBG Grant
Dekalb County EMS will use a Community Development Block Grant of some $350,000 to purchase a new ambulance and updated patient-care equipment. EMS Director Hoyte Hale said of the five ambulances in the fleet, many are old and are racking up high mileage number. Add to that, a state-of-the-art chest compressor system, which will make […]
Algood To Purchase Extra Vehicle This Year To Avoid Ford Price Increase In 2024
Algood City Council voted Tuesday night to purchase two additional Ford Explorers and a pickup truck this year to avoid the price hike expected at Ford in 2024. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the price will increase by at least $10,000 per vehicle in 2024. Morrison said the city has ordered two explorers for the […]
Free Two-Week Test Drive Of Electric Vehicle Available To UC Residents
Tennessee Tech Professors are allowing anyone in the Upper Cumberland to take a two-week test drive of an electric vehicle. Chen said anyone can sign up to test either a Nissan Leaf or hybrid Ford F-250. The program being led by Professor Pingen Chen for Tech’s Mechanical Engineering Department. Chen said charging infrastructure is now […]
Three New Police Vehicles On Way To Algood
Algood Police will make the switch to Ford with the purchase of three new vehicles. Police Chief Dale Armour said the Dodge Chargers of the fleet were experiencing multiple mechanical issues and needed to be replaced. “The 2014’s specifically, we are having front in and motor issues,” Armour said. “We were trying to get away […]
