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A Celina paramedic said he was fired by the city for voicing opposition to the proposed hiring of a new medical director. The city will have a meeting on Monday, May 22nd to vote on an EMS Medical Director to re-open the Hospital. Kyle Haney said that he had openly disagreed with Mayor Luke Collins about the hiring. Haney said ... Read More »

Warren County School System accepting bids for a school health clinic to be located at the central office. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said rising insurance and health services costs have posed financial burdens to employees. He said other schools in the area have done similar services in the past. “Really it’s something that we think will be really good ... Read More »

Putnam County looking to add two roof repairs to next year’s budget for the Silver Point Community Center and the Monterey Emergency Services building. Mayor Randy Porter said they have been on a roof replacement schedule since 2014. He said a third-party company came in and scored the roofs based on how badly they needed to be replaced and when ... Read More »

Sparta Police Department is updating its vehicle storage and impound fees. Assistant Police Chief Nick Dunn said the new fees will help offset the cost of the city having to tow vehicles unattended or left behind after arrests. He said the fees have gone up from $150 to $250. Dunn said the previous tow policy had a low bill for ... Read More »

The onset of electric vehicles has the state looking for alternative ways to fund state road improvements with more cars buying less gas. Historically, a majority of the revenue for such improvements was generated by fuel tax dollars. Representative Ryan Williams said to offset the potential loss in fuel tax revenue, there will be an increased price for electric vehicle ... Read More »

Late spring and early summer you are more likely to see black bears in the Upper Cumberland. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Association, that has more to do with human behavior than bear behavior. Communications and Outreach Coordinator Mime Barnes said we are outside and see more wildlife.  Barnes said another factor is bears who have left their mothers. ... Read More »

White County High School could begin implementing a new social probation schedule to help combat chronic absenteeism. The school board discussed the proposed schedule at its school board meeting Thursday night. It has not been officially implemented. Assistant Principal Nathan Aaron said chronic absenteeism rates have gone up lately at the high school. He said the proposed probation schedule will ... Read More »

Baxter’s Water Department hours are changing. The board of aldermen voted to close the department to the public a half day on Wednesdays. Water Superintendent John Ramsey said the schedule change will allow staff to catch up on administrative duties. Ramsey said the drop box will remain available for payments. He said if the 10th falls on a Wednesday they ... Read More »

Baxter officials will look for a state or local entity to take over maintenance of the local right of way Public Works Director John Ramsey requested the right of way be given back to the state in Thursday’s city board meeting. In the midst of a vote, Building Inspector Bob Lane said it might be worth reconsidering. “The state had ... Read More »

Overton County Commission will work to implement a new cell phone policy for county employees. County Executive Steven Barlow said the previous policy was outdated and not being followed. He said every employee was supposed to get $30 toward their bills, and it could only be used for work purposes. “Just to keep ourselves from being auditing we just said ... Read More »