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Algood City Council will consider Tuesday night the first phase of the civil engineering plan for the new Algood park. City Administrator Keith Morrison said this is the initial phase to get the project off the ground. “If we could get the entrance and the parking lot at least, and get some of that cleared out,” Morrison said. “Then work ... Read More »

Putnam County residents affected by the March tornado will have access to free legal aid thanks to a new grant. The Legal Services Corporation has given $125,000 to the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee for direct legal services, educational outreach and free legal clinics. The Legal Aid Society will host three virtual legal clinics for disaster victims in Spring ... Read More »

Algood is waiting for Walmart to approve the easement needed to build a second entrance into the store on Big Mac Drive. City Administrator Keith Morrison said he feels Walmart is happy with what the city is doing to create an entrance. However, Morrison said Walmart wants the details completely ironed out before approval. “It’s just a matter of getting ... Read More »

The ordinance regulating liquor by the drink in Algood was approved on its first reading Tuesday night. The approval came after the city council approved the referendum’s results. As the ordinance stands now, Algood would would receive a 15 percent privilege tax paid by the seller, which the state would send back to the city. City Attorney Danny Rader did ... Read More »

Algood has gained the final easement needed to for its $2.1 million sewer and waterline project. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the next step is sending paper work needed for the USDA’s approval and then putting the project out to bid. Morrison said it has been a long time coming getting everything together to try and begin work in the ... Read More »

A new site plan for three Algood office buildings on Hub Circle has been approved after an administrative review. Planning Director Tommy Lee requested the review, so the Board of Zoning and Appeals could determine if the original variance was usable. “This new site plan was different than the one submitted eight years ago,” Lee said. “It is for something ... Read More »

Algood Mayor Lisa Chapman Fowler said the remaining commercial lots on Big Mac Drive have been sold. The question now: have plans been submitted? “That is the question I get asked most often is, ‘Well, has anybody submitted any plans for this acreage that was purchased out there on Big Mac Drive?'” Fowler said. “The answer to that is no.” ... Read More »

Local senior citizens experiencing isolation this Christmas can get a little holiday cheer from the community this year through the Be a Santa to a Senior program. Home Instead Senior Care will have trees with senior’s names and gift idea on trees at the Algood Walmart, Putnam County Library and even online this year. Program Coordinator Isabeau Strader said after ... Read More »

An Algood man faces murder charges in the drug-related death of a Smithville woman last May. Authorities arrested 41-year old Patrick Goolsby Monday on one count of second degree murder and one count of sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance. Goolsby is being held under $400,000 bond in the Dekalb County Jail. The charges resulted from the ... Read More »

Algood City Council Tuesday night authorized application for $600,000 in parks and rec grant money from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The money would help fund the city’s planned amphitheater. If approved for the grant, the city must provide a 50 percent match. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the process includes finalization of the city’s long-term recreation plan. ... Read More »