Tag Archives: Baxter Board of Aldermen

The Baxter Board of Aldermen asked the City Attorney to investigate the legality of gaming machines in local gas stations. Baxter Alderman Willie Allison expressed concerns over several of these machines at the Shell Station off Interstate 40. He said people coming off the interstate are congregating at the station at late hours to do what he considers gambling. “From ... Read More »

Baxter Alderman Willie Allison questioned the Board of Aldermen Thursday night who was second in command at the Police Department if Chief Danny Holmes was unavailable. Allison said the issue was brought up to him by department members during Holmes’ recent sickness. He also brought up an MTAS audit of the department that made the recommendation to create an assistant ... Read More »

The Baxter Board of Aldermen heard from citizens of the Deer Crest Subdivision Thursday after the city halted earlier plans to put speed bumps on Celeste Street. Residents worried about speeding asked the board for help at the November meeting. Mayor John Martin said the speed bumps were scrapped after MTAS discouraged their use in city limits. Baxter Attorney Shawn ... Read More »

The Baxter Board of Aldermen voted Thursday night to put speed bumps in Deer Crest subdivision Thursday. Several citizens voiced their concerns about vehicles speeding through the neighborhood including Deer Crest resident Cynthia Hall. “We have a huge, bad speeding issue, we’ve got to resolve it,” Hall said. “Our speed limit is 15 in there, we’ve caught people doing 50 ... Read More »

The Cookeville City Council will consider amending the Double Springs Utility District Contract during its Thursday meeting. The utility district has agreed to let Baxter serve a development using resold Cookeville water at the North East Intersection of Highway 56 and Highway 70. Water and Sewer Department Director Ronnie Kelly said the area falls under Double Springs, and the current ... Read More »