Putnam Increasing Revenue For Housing State Inmates
Putnam County will receive additional yearly revenue thanks to the county jail receiving a higher certification to house state inmates. Sheriff Eddie Farris said the Tennessee Corrections Institute has a two-tiered program that sets a daily rate for jails to house state inmates. Farris said in 2022, the county jail became a tier one facility, […]
Putnam Man Arrested At June Meeting Said Officers Escalated
The man arrested at June’s Putnam County Commissioners Meeting said the Sheriff’s Office escalated the situation leading to his arrest. Tyler Strode charged with assault against a first responder, disrupting a public meeting, and resisting arrest. Strode, along with several members of local Democratic organizations, attended Monday’s County Commission meeting. The Putnam County Young Democrats […]
PCSO Finds Missing Juvenile Tuesday
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office found a missing 17-year-old Landon Flatt Tuesday afternoon. PIO Austen Pevehouse said Flatt was reported missing on Saturday, November 26th by his parents. Pevehouse said Flatt was last seen leaving his parents’ home on Oak Lane wearing a black NASA hoodie and ripped jeans. “He is known to frequent around the […]
