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The Algood Police Department has set up a donation drop box at city hall for the residents of Putnam’s Signature Healthcare City Hall Clerk Megan Benton said the goal is to remind residents that the community is thinking about them this holiday season. “The idea was really based off of the fact that these seniors have been in their nursing ... Read More »

McMinnville City Administrator Nolan Ming said the Milner Recreation Center should be complete by mid-January, and open for use by the end of the January. Ming said subcontractors and their employees getting COVID has been the biggest thing slowing down the project. Ming said the $150,000 contingency fund has been exhausted on this project, but said the recreation center should ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Workforce Development Executive Director Becky Hull said face to face interactions being restricted has been a challenge when helping workers find jobs. “When you are working with someone who is looking to go back to school or has some type of barrier to employment whether it is soft skills, job interviewing skills, whatever the barrier is,” Hull said. ... Read More »

Sparta residents will have to change the way they imagine the Sparta Rotary Club’s 75th annual Christmas Parade. This year the parade will be stationary and residents will drive-thru the parade instead of standing and watching floats go by. Sparta Rotary Club President Terri Whited said medical professionals reached out and suggested trying something different this year to protect the ... Read More »

Thanksgiving comfort foods can bring people to the table, but they also tend to bring calories along with them. Cumberland County UT-TSU Family-Consumer Science Agent Kelli Roberson said dishes like special casseroles are where people should focus on moderation and remember they can always take leftovers. Roberson said if someone wants to load up their plate, things like white turkey ... Read More »

Van Buren County is looking to sell the BDS property, after Mayor Greg Wilson said the original plans fell through because of the pandemic. Wilson said the property has to go back to committee because the original vote by commissioners was to put the property in conjunction with the county’s solid waste bid. Wilson said the county purchased over 15 ... Read More »

The Baxter Fire Department is purchasing a thermal imaging camera after being awarded a Foundation for Rural Services grant Tuesday. Fire Chief Matthew White said the $5,000 camera will give fire fighters an edge when entering smoke filled buildings. “It gives us a digital picture of what is in the room even though the room may be filled with smoke, ... Read More »

A pedestrian died along Highway 55 in Warren County just before daybreak Wednesday when he was struck by a truck. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 53-year-old Bobby Baker of Sparta died when the Freightliner truck driven by Michael Bradford of Rossville, Georgia struck him. Baker was standing in the middle of the roadway. The accident ... Read More »

Christmas tree shopping season is here, but there’s still over a month until Christmas Day. Hardluck Tree Farm’s Diane Savage said they are shaping trees about the same time large retailers are cutting theirs down for sale. Savage said that could lead to an unsatisfactory tree when December 25 rolls around. “The ones that you buy at the chain stores ... Read More »

The Putnam County Library is looking to upgrade its exterior with a new digital marquee and new banners. Library Director Phil Schaller said getting rid of the old signage will display more information about things taking place at the library. Schaller said the library actually wants people to judge a book by its cover in this instance, so they come ... Read More »