Sparta FD To Purchase New Cameras And Extraction Equipment
Sparta plans to purchase new infrared cameras and extrication stabilization equipment for the city fire department. The city’s budget has $5,000 for the cameras and $6,000 for the extraction gear, also known as cribbing. Fire Chief Kirk Young said both are necessary purchases to replace aging tools. “It will make it safer for the volunteers […]
Pickett Schools Buys Tracking System For Expenditures And Student Growth
Pickett County Schools has purchased a new tracking system to improve the systems bookkeeping. Director of Schools Diane Elder said the program was needed to document expenditures from ESSER funding. “We are supposed to be tracking every penny that we spend,” Elder said. “We need something to keep up with student data, and from talking […]
Van Buren Co. Approves Selling BDS Property
The Van Buren County Commission has approved the sale of the old BDS property to a local waste service. Priority Waste originally bid for the Pine Grove Road property in February but asked the commission to table the purchase at that time. Mayor Greg Wilson said the company is now ready to take over the […]
Pickett Co. Votes Against Property Purchase For Extra Office Space
The Pickett County Commission voted against purchasing a downtown property for extra office space. Members of the commission voted 10-2 against the $90,000 purchase Monday. Commissioner Tony Beaty said he voted no, because the age of the office building was a concern. “With the courthouse built in ’35 that building there was built in ’28,” […]
Portable Classroom Purchase Made By Clay Co. BOE
The Clay County School System has purchased a new portable classroom to replace its aging facility at Celina Elementary School. Director of Schools Matt Eldridge said the $124,000 price tag was covered by COVID funds. “It’s getting old, and it is showing wear and they wanted to buy one before the other had any safety […]
Celina PD Receiving City Issued Firearms
The Celina Police Department will soon have city issued firearms and accessories. The Board of Aldermen Tuesday approved the purchase of seven handguns and holsters after a request from Police Chief Terry Scott. Scott said Celina is one of the few municipalities that does not have city owned equipment. “My concern is that you don’t […]
Byrdstown Offering Pickett Co. Priority On Building Purchase
Byrdstown is offering Pickett County the first chance to purchase the old Regions Bank building on West Main Street. The town’s Board of Alderman approved the sale of the 6,585 square foot building Monday. Mayor Sam Gibson said the town is asking for about $260,000, which is the same price when Byrdstown purchased the building […]
Overton County Replacing Heart Monitors In Ambulances
Overton County has a shipment of about seven heart monitors coming to replace expiring gear in its ambulances. County Executive Ben Danner said the county saved about $40,000 by making the purchase this year. “So, $149,000, which was originally $192,000, so we saved the difference to go ahead and order them, and we traded in […]
Monterey To Consider Expanding Meadow Creek Park
PurchaseThe town of Monterey is considering the purchase of a seven acre lot to expand its Meadow Creek Park. The land includes a scenic waterfall and natural bluffs for rock climbing. Mayor J.J. Reels said the land presents an opportunity to add more attractions to the park east of the lake. “We are just looking […]
Van Buren Approves Purchase Of New School Bus
Van Buren Schools will purchase a new school bus from Mid-South Bus Center. Director of Schools Cheryl Cole said each year the system purchases a new bus through a state bus grant. Overall cost, just over $107,000. “We have about half of our buses now that have air conditioning,” Cole said. “The cameras. Those are […]
