The Van Buren County Fair Board hosting a fundraising event this weekend for this year’s fair. A benefit auction and musical performances coming this Saturday at the Fall Creek Falls Riding Stable. President Lesa Bouldin said the event begins at 4:00 p.m. Bouldin said the Anderson Family Band will bring the entertainment with live bluegrass music. Bouldin said there will also ... Read More »

The Celina Board of Aldermen has officially selected Donaldson Park as the location for its proposed splash pad. Mayor Luke Collins said the city has approved a $3,500 contract to survey the land. “There is a lot of discussion that still has to be done,” Collins said. “I’ve visited the splash pad in Livingston and Monterey to kind of get ... Read More »

A State Comptroller’s Office investigation released Monday found that Overton County Clerk Victoria Looper created fake vehicle titles to obtain personal bank loans. The reports says, “the official, working in her capacity as clerk, altered vehicle titles to improperly generate new registrations and titles.” According to the investigation, the clerk created two titles by altering titles of vehicles that no ... Read More »

The Fentress County Children’s Center will host a fishing tournament this Saturday fundraising for its services. The inaugural Casting for Kids will take place this Saturday at the Sunset Marina in Monroe. Executive Director Kellie Walker said the bass fishing tournament kicks off at 7:00 a.m. at Dale Hollow Lake. “With COVID the past couple of years, we’ve just really ... Read More »

Sparta will have its first budget meeting for the upcoming fiscal year Monday night. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said city officials will review the expected operating budget and its ARP money which has yet to be earmarked. “My recommendation will be that it is spent on facility upgrades,” Hennessee said. “Our department heads have identified what we would anticipate over ... Read More »

Clay County applying for grant funding to improve the sole licensed child care facility in the county. Mayor Dale Reagan said if awarded, Nana’s Child Care would utilize the funding. “They’ll be able to improve their playground equipment and fencing and things such as that and everything,” Reagan said. “The way I understand it is you can only apply for ... Read More »

The Putnam County Commission will absorb the seven percent increase in insurance premiums for participating county employees. Mayor Randy Porter said the county will pay $70,000 but that cost was originally going to be $270,000. “We were shocked when we first saw the 27 percent increase, but we saw that our claims increased so much in this past year and ... Read More »

Gainesboro Aldermen have decided to use its $257,000 of ARP money for revenue loss and payroll. Mayor Lloyd Williams said the town however did not actually have a loss in revenue. But, funding stipulations allow up $10 million to be pocketed into the general fund. “We have plenty of stuff to spend it on,” Williams said. “We are looking at ... Read More »

Registration will be open for one more week for Putnam County students to participate in summer learning camps. K-4 Instructional Supervisor Diana Wood said the opportunity is open to all students entering grades 1-7. “We definitely see some skill gaps in reading and math,” Wood said. “The great thing about this program is it is just an extension of the ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech is interviewing architects to start the design process to expand Tucker Stadium. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said firms have expressed a significant amount of interest in redoing the west side of the stadium. “There’s a lot of work. There’s a lot of engineering work that’s going have to go on to figure out how to demolish the existing ... Read More »