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The Baxter Fall Festival Excursion and Del Monaco Wine Train will not happen this year. Tennessee Central Railway Museum President Terry Bebout said the museum will focus on shorter trips in precaution to Covid. “It is a longer ride from the Nashville area to Putnam County,” Bebout said. “Couple that with some slow orders along the track in certain areas, ... Read More »

The speed limit along Putnam County’s Highway 70 will return to 45 mph beginning Monday. T-DOT changed the speed limit to 30 mph in the hours after the March 3 tornado between Jackson Street and Baxter. Though cleanup in the area had been completed, the speed limit had remained at 30. The City of Cookeville was conducting a traffic study ... Read More »

City Court in Baxter will resume on Wednesday at 9 a.m. Police Chief Danny Homes said it will be the first time since February the court has met. A large docket is expected. “I guess we had between 100 and 150 cases,” Holmes said. “Most of them have come in and paid, so we’re down to approximately 50 people. We’re ... Read More »

The Bufford Pusser exhibit at the Baxter Depot is now open for visitors to honor the police officers of Putnam County. Bufford Pusser was Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, from 1964 to 1970. He has been the inspiration for many books, songs and movies for his efforts against crime. Baxter Police Department Chaplin Tim Sharp has collected Bufford Pusser memorabilia ... Read More »

Baxter officials and developers of a new 77-home subdivision will begin the process of talking to utility providers next week. No residents commented during a public hearing Thursday night on the development at the intersection of Highway 56 and Highway 70. An ordinance to change the zoning from residential to multi-family residential passed on second reading Thursday night. “You’ll have ... Read More »

Putnam County’s sales tax revenue dropped to 6.1 percent in March, matching the 6 percent state average. Mayor Randy Porter said he is pleased with the outcome since he was expecting a 10 percent decrease. “When you start to look at the county overall, the only decrease we had was inside the city limits of Cookeville where most of your ... Read More »

Portobello is still coming to Baxter. The tile and ceramics manufacturer has been delayed in its efforts to break ground because of weather and COVID-19. Baxter mayor John Martin said despite the pandemic, Portobello is still working to reassure citizens they are still coming. “They’ve contracted a company to build a large sign to go on their site to more ... Read More »

Overhead message boards with traffic alerts and lane closures will be added to a section of I-40 from Baxter to Rockwood. But T-DOT said do not expect the safety improvements to be above your head until at least 2023. “I know 2022 and 2023 sounds like a long time away, but it’s really not,” TDOT Community Relations Officer Jennifer Flynn ... Read More »

The need for more truck climbing lanes dominated Thursday night’s discussion on the future of the Interstate 40 corridor. Phase one of a 20-year plan for the roadway included comments from Putnam and Cumberland County residents Thursday night. The study will examine the current and future needs of the interstate. WSP USA serves as T-DOT’s consultant on the project. WSP’s ... Read More »

Construction for Baxter’s amphitheater at Seminary Park is on schedule. Mayor John Martin said the $82,000 project should finish by this June. “The county workers Parks and Recreation John Ross and his crew has done a tremendous job as far at their amphitheater,” Martin said. “Of course everything shut down with the virus. We’re building a new street building, we’re ... Read More »