Byrdstown To Begin Blasting As Part Of Settling Basin Project

Byrdstown preparing to start a blasting project as part of a larger plan to create a $3.8 million settling basin for the city. Water Plant Superintendent Buster Harmon told Aldermen during their Monday meeting that the blasting is the next step as the city works to improve its wastewater system. Harmon said the crew handling […]
Pickett Approves TDEC ARP Funding For Byrdstown Water Project

The Pickett County Commission approved a partnership with Byrdstown to replace settling basins in the town’s water system. Byrdstown Mayor Mayor Sam Gibson said commissioners voted in favor of using its $2.7 million of TDEC ARP funding for the project. “We got 10 votes for it and had one person absent that night,” Gibson said. […]
Byrdstown Considering State ARP Funding For State Mandated Water Project

Byrdstown wants to upgrade its water plant through TDEC’s ARP money coming down to Pickett County. Mayor Sam Gibson said the primary project for the town is improvements to settling basins. “We’ve got three of them there at the water plant and two of them have sink holes and have leaked out,” Gibson said. “We’re […]









