Van Buren High School FFA Team Takes 7th In State Competition
Van Buren County High School’s FFA Envirothon team took seventh place in the state this year. Agriculture Teacher Lance Smith said the team tested over five agriculture topics to win the Upper Cumberland region. Smith said when you get to state, his team had to take a real world problem for a land owner and […]
Baxter Approves Taking Bids For Citywide CDBG Sewer Project
Baxter is preparing to move into the first phase of a citywide sewer evaluation to find leaks in its system. Mayor John Martin said the first step is to camera the entire sewer system in Baxter. Martin said with leak locations unknown, work will take time. “That creates a problem to our sewer plant when […]
Cookeville Water Looks to Expand with Record Expenditures
The City of Cookeville Water is projecting a record of $16.17 million in capital expenditures during the new fiscal year. The largest item in the proposed budget is the $4.32 million expansion of the Cookeville Water Plant. Director Ronnie Kelly said that with plans almost complete, he hopes to get the projected funded and started […]
Algood Trying To Keep Costs Low For Green Mountain Water Project
Algood is trying to find ways to keep costs low on the Green Mountain Water Project. City Administrator Keith Morrison said one solution is bidding out the project with other sewer and water projects simultaneously. Morrison said the goal is to have bids in and approved in the next three to four months. “I think the […]
Putnam COVID Funding Could Be Used For Water Or Broadband
A significant amount of people in Putnam County are without public water. Could the county use COVID funding to help remedy that? Mayor Randy Porter said details are not final, but the federal government indicates the answer to be yes. “Water districts, those are either city owned or they’re independently owned,” Porter said. “The water […]
JC Utility District Sending Water Samples To Get Boiling Lifted
The Jackson County Utility District has water supplied to all residents except on Big Branch Lane. The Jackson County Utility District is pulling water samples today, and expects to have results within 24 hours of delivery. The utility district said that if all samples come back negative, the boil notice could be lifted as early […]
Jackson County Utility District Finished With Repairs
The Jackson County Utility District has finished making repairs and will soon have all customers supplied with water. Office Manager Crystal Bean said the water tank is filled and lines are currently filling. Bean said there are roughly 100 people out of water in Flynns Lick still, but expects all customers to have water by […]
Jackson Utility District Down To 150 Water Outages
The Jackson County Utility District remains under a Boil Notice until further notice as crews work to restore water and water pressure. Office Manager Crystal Bean said crews made progress Monday, cutting the number of water outages from 850 to roughly 150. Bean said water has been restored to Roaring River, Big Bottom and North […]
Monterey Hopes For June Groundbreaking For Waste Water Treatment Plant
Monterey has received state approval to move forward with its waste water treatment plant. Mayor JJ Reels said the goal is to break ground in June and have bids in April 13. Reels said Water and Sewer Supervisor Duane Jarrett told him the new plant could increase capacity by about 50 percent. “It’s going to […]
Sparta Taking Bids For Start of 8-Year Paving Plan
Sparta has graded all 203 city streets from worst to first as the city begins its eight-year paving plan. 21 percent of the city’s streets received a D and F grade but the plan is to have no F grade in 2022. Public Works Director Dillard Quick said the city wants to pave just over […]
