Porter Wins Over Nabors In Putnam County Mayoral Race
Putnam County Republican Mayor Randy Porter took home 86 percent of the Republican vote to win Tuesday. Porter beat challenger Wayne Nabors with 8,088 votes to Nabor’s 1,310. “We were just blown away by the turnout for the vote and all the folks that voted for us,” Porter said. It’s been a long campaign, but […]
Putnam Awarded $882K Grant To Expand Power In Emergencies
Putnam County received a major federal grant of more than $822,000 to install emergency generators at key county facilities. County Mayor Randy Porter said FEMA will allow the county to purchase backup generators for ten different facilities, including community centers, libraries, and government buildings. Porter said the county originally applied for the funding several years […]
Putnam Awaiting VA Decision Later This Month On Fairgrounds
A decision could be on the way this month on the location of a new veterans clinic in Cookeville. The county extended an option agreement in May with potential developers for a proposed VA facility to be located at the old fairgrounds. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said some developers were notified that the VA […]
Cattle Barn Next For New Fairgrounds, More Work To Do
Bids for a cattle barn due this week for the new Putnam County Fairgrounds. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said completely building out the Tennessee Avenue facility will take several years. Porter said a covered arena for animal shows currently under study. “We are doing a study currently with ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) and the […]
Porter: Rail Trail Potential Tourist Destination
Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said he hopes to see the Tennessee Central Heritage Rail Trail become a tourist destination like similar trails in other communities. Porter said that has been the goal of leaders since the trail was proposed in the mid-2000’s. “I think the goal is, in the future, is to make it […]
Putnam Fairground Plans Underway
Plans for the new Putnam County Fairgrounds are getting underway. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said that the March tornado and COVID has slowed down progress on the project. He said the architects and engineers are using the down-time to come up with different options for officials to consider. “They continue to work on those […]
Officials Seeking Memorial Park Land
Putnam County officials are looking for land to place two memorial parks within the corridor of the March tornado. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said officials hope to erect the parks in memory of those lost in the the storm. “We’d like to have possibly two,” Porter said. “One out in the county down in […]
