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A detached garage fire in Algood Tuesday evening resulted in the total loss of the structure on Raines Circle off of Highway 111. Police Chief Dale Armour said that responders suspect the fire started by a lawnmower sparking. He said that when the fire department arrived the garage was completely involved. Armour said that the fire began to spread to ... Read More »

Algood City Council has set its property tax rate at 0.3963 per $100. City Administrator Keith Morrison said that rate is the same as last year’s. He said that the council did not feel the need to take in more money through a rate increase, as they were making good progress as is. Morrison said that the tax rate has ... Read More »

Algood Middle School’s Garden Class will host a garden sale this Tuesday. STEM Teacher Wren Goedken said the sale would have perennial and annual flowers, strawberries, and garden veggies. She said that all of the products have been grown by her students. “They get a lot of personal responsibility,” Goedken said. “They all get assigned a garden bed and also ... Read More »

Sales tax collected across Putnam County in the month of February was up 18.1 percent compared to the same month last year. The county saw the largest increase with 26.4 percent. Baxter and Monterey were close behind behind with 21.7 percent and 20.1 percent. Algood had a 18.7 percent increase and Cookeville a 16.9 percent. Mayor Randy Porter issued the ... Read More »

City of Algood approved a $34,600 bid to remove the out-of-use water tank on Main Street. City Administrator Keith Morrison said that tank was brought to the council by residents who were concerned about its deteriorating condition. He said that the city explored different options to rehab it or take it down. “Several years ago it was over a couple ... Read More »

Algood City Council approved a $2.1 million bid for the Old Walton Sewer Project. Mayor Lisa Chapman-Fowler said that the project started in 2014 as just a sewer project. She said that she feels obligated to start this project. “When we annexed these folks in the Old Walton area, it was in their plan of services that we gave our ... Read More »

Algood trash pickup delayed a few hours Thursday as both garbage trucks undergo maintenance. City Administrator Keith Morrison said routes may not be completed until Friday morning. “We’re hoping its something that we can get back on the road pretty quick,” Morrison said. “We’re hoping one of them is just a fuse that’s got it shut down. The other one ... Read More »

Algood has secured the needed easement to create a second entrance to Walmart. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the proposed project would extend Big Mac Drive attaching a roadway to the back end of the parking lot. “We’re working on our permitting with TDEC,” Morrison said. “Once those permits are final and approved and issued, then we’ll have a project ... Read More »

The City of Algood approved a resolution for the issuance of a water and sewer revenue and tax deficiency bond. City Administrator Keith Morrison said that the resolution for the $1.89 million bond came from a review by the USDA. “To get permission to go to bid from USDA they had to go through all of our documents,” Morrison said. ... Read More »

Algood City Council approved premium pay for its city employees Tuesday night that have been employed since January 2021. City Manager Keith Morrison said that if all requirements are met, full-time employees can earn up to $1,500 in bonuses and part-time employees can earn up to $900. “Originally when that ordinance started it was thought to be around $4,000, they ... Read More »