White County Finalizes Landfill Sale Monday Night
Ten months after agreeing to accept proposals, White County Commissioners finalized the sale of the White County Landfill to Waste Management Monday night. The landfill sold for $2 million. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson and county attorneys have negotiated the sale price since March. Robinson said he has been working to get the landfill sold […]
Jamestown Regional Medical Center Sold As Taxes Pile Up
The former Jamestown Regional Medical Center facility sold at noon Friday at a delinquent tax sale at the Fentress County Justice Center. Fentress County Finance and Budget Director Tyler Arms said the hospital had not paid taxes in two years. He said former ownership has a year to redeem the property, but will have to […]
UCHRA Sells DeKalb Group Home Property, Pays Off Loan With Profit
UCHRA has sold some 110 acres that used to be the site of a DeKalb County Group home. Executive Director Mark Farley said the Indian Mound Residential Center property sold through online public auction for $675,000. “Part of it was simply farm land,” Farley said. “There’s roughly 100 acres of farm land and that is […]
UC Realtors Association Indicating Strong Housing Market
The average price of a sold home in Putnam County has increased by about $80,000 since 2019. Upper Cumberland Realtors Association President Kathy Dunn said that makes the current average $287,000. Dunn said these numbers indicate a very strong housing market. “This is not a bubble this time,” Dunn said. “When the proverbial bubble burst […]
Monterey’s Phillips Shoe Store Closing After 40 Years Of Business
One of the cornerstone businesses in downtown Monterey, Phillips Shoe Store, has closed after being sold Tuesday. Owner Jeannie Templeton has owned the store for the past 13 years. She said health issues lead to her decision to sell. “I’ve shed a lot of tears,” Templeton said. “Yesterday was really hard because it just hit […]
Commercial Lots Along Algood’s Big Mac Drive Purchased
Algood Mayor Lisa Chapman Fowler said the remaining commercial lots on Big Mac Drive have been sold. The question now: have plans been submitted? “That is the question I get asked most often is, ‘Well, has anybody submitted any plans for this acreage that was purchased out there on Big Mac Drive?’” Fowler said. “The […]
