Former President Donald Trump controlled the Putnam County vote in the Super Tuesday Primary, winning 81 percent of the Republican vote. Just 16 percent of the county’s registered voters cast ballots. Trump finished with 5,674 votes. Nikki Haley garnered 16 percent of Tuesday’s vote. Six other candidates received votes in the Republican primary. In early voting and absentee ballots counts, ... Read More »

Voter turnout across the Upper Cumberland this Super Tuesday generally light. In Putnam County, officials called the turnout slow, with people saying they were already sure of who was going to win the Presidential Primaries. As of late afternoon, larger turnouts because of smaller early voting numbers had not materialized. White County Elections called the turnout steady, close to what ... Read More »

Jackson County Commissioners voted Monday night to purchase a new $225,000 ambulance for the county. County Executive Randy Heady said Ambulance Service Director Keith Bean came upon the ambulance at a EMS conference two weeks ago. A company offered one of three brand new chassis with a remounted box in good shape. “You just don’t see this happen every day,” ... Read More »

A strong February produced some $8.2 million of construction permits across Putnam County. That’s up for $6.6 million from February, 2023. The dollar amount the most in the last four months. So far in 2024, the county has issued 56 building permits for more than $12 million. The 34 permits issued in February the highest number since October. The numbers ... Read More »

Dale Hollow Dam Road will be closed to all traffic beginning Tuesday to allow for preventative maintenance and inspections. The road will be closed to vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians. The US Army Corp Of Engineers said the road should reopen next Monday, but that could change based on contractor schedules. Dale Hollow Dam Powerhouse Superintendent Stanley Carter said the closure ... Read More »

Two landowners in the Rocky River section of Van Buren County want to close the Company Store Road because of trespassers. Van Buren County Commission Committee B will consider the request from landowner Lisa Chambers. She said the area has become a place where people gather, hunt, build meth labs, steal and drink. “We have spent unbelievable amount of money ... Read More »

Growing concerns in Van Buren County about unfair housing practices from the Sparta Housing Authority, after discussions at Thursday night’s County Commission meeting. White County residents being placed in the Spencer housing, overseen by Sparta Housing Authority, remains the biggest concern. Family Resource Center Director Jill Bouldin alleged the authority said it was not subject to federal rules on homeless ... Read More »

Putnam County will distribute free weather radios Saturday as the community remembers the 2020 tornado. County Mayor Randy Porter said pre-programmed weather radios will be distributed Saturday from 10am-2pm at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. “They sit on your nightstand or somewhere in your bedroom at night,” Porter said. “They wake you up when you’re asleep. And we found out that ... Read More »

Monterey officials lifted the Boil Water Advisory Thursday after getting the all clear from state officials. Parts of the community spent some 30-plus hours under the advisory after a water pipe failed Wednesday morning. The lifting of the advisory means the water is again safe to drink. State officials test the water for different bacteria and other substances. The advisory ... Read More »

Monterey officials have issued a Water Boil Advisory for parts of the Monterey community Wednesday due to a broken water line. The advisory includes customers from Evergreen Lane to the Monterey Water Plant on Highway 164. The advisory does not include the entire town, but rather areas around Appletree Lane, Ben Looper, Phillips Drive, Lake Hill Road, Lakeside Drive, and ... Read More »