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Gainesboro Drive-Thru Window Coming Soon

The Town of Gainesboro will have a drive-thru window at city hall before year-end. The Board of Aldermen voted Thursday to use the remaining $14,000 in CARES Act money to fund the project. Mayor Lloyd Williams said the window will help local residents. “We’ve probably got like 400 people that are still coming in and paying each month,” Williams said. ... Read More »

Putnam Purchases Misters For Schools

Putnam County Schools putting another tool in place to protect children and staff this fall with the purchase of some $110,000 in electrostatic misters. “The mister’s supposedly kill 98, 99 percent of all germs that are there, including COVID,” Director Of Schools Corby King said. “But when we get into flu season, that will be beneficial for us with just ... Read More »

Tech Gets $300K To Help With Rural Economic Rebound

The US Department of Commerce’ Economic Development Administration awarded a $300,000 CARES Act grant to Tennessee Tech to assist in regional economic development. “We are pleased to make this investment in Tennessee Technological University’s Tennessee Center for Rural Innovation to respond to coronavirus in the rural Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee,” Commerce Representative Dana Gartzke said. The money will be ... Read More »