Putnam Hosts Dedication Of Hope Park For Tornado Survivors
Putnam County dedicated the completion of Hope Park Sunday to the neighborhood and donors that made the project possible. Mayor Randy Porter said the park brings peace to a community that experienced great loss from the March tornado two years ago. “In talking with you with the survivors in the surrounding neighborhoods, the one thing […]
Putnam’s Hope Park Soon To Be Open To The Public
Putnam County’s Hope Park is nearing completion with the asphalt for the parking lot being the last step for public use. Parks and Recreation Director John Ross Albertson said the county’s highway department will begin paving in the coming weeks. “All the sod is laid. All the sidewalks are completed,” Albertson said. “The playground is […]
Local Lowe’s Employees Volunteer Time To Complete Hope Park
Cookeville Lowe’s employees volunteered at Putnam County’s new Hope Park Tuesday working to bring the memorial one step closer to completion. Hope Park was selected as one of the company’s “100 Hometown,” projects to receive funding. Cookeville Lowe’s Assistant Manager Chelsea White said as a part of the program, local Lowe’s employees assist to show […]
Putnam’s Hope Park Selected By Lowe’s For Funding Program
Putnam County’s new “Hope Park” has been chosen by Lowe’s as one of its “100 impact projects” getting funding. Lowe’s is providing funding to build a pavilion and bathrooms on the park site, located in the 2020 tornado zone. Mayor Randy Porter said the funds allow the park to be even better than it was […]
Putnam Co. Community Dedicates Hope Park
The building of Hope Park will begin after Wednesday’s dedication of the park in the Highway 70 corridor. “Without hope, we don’t have much,” Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said. Three families, the Asantes, the Barnetts, and the Pitts, sold their land to the county for the building of the park. All three families lost […]
