Tag Archives: City of Jamestown

Three Fentress County Fire Departments are getting vehicle extraction equipment. Jamestown Fire Chief Larry Cooper said the departments responded to 129 accidents last year. Cooper said this portable extraction equipment will allow better access for emergencies off main roads. Cooper said three trucks will be outfitted with the newly approved equipment. “We’ll work with the rescue squad, we want them ... Read More »

Jamestown expected to get its first shipment to stock City Lake with 2 acres worth of fish this week. Something that Jamestown Mayor Lyndon Baines said to his knowledge has not been done in 10 years. $4,000 was approved by the Jamestown Board of Aldermen Monday night to stock four acres of fish, which is something Baines said he wants ... Read More »

Remote Area Medical is holding a pop-up clinic in Jamestown to bring free vision, dental and medical services on November 21-22. CEO Jeff Eastman said getting healthcare professionals to volunteer is critical to how many appointments RAM can take over the two days. Eastman said the time could not be more critical for volunteers. “There’s been millions of people who’ve ... Read More »

Jamestown is taking the next step in applying for a $250,000 dollar multimodal sidewalk grant for downtown. Jamestown Mayor Lyndon Baines said he will take a resolution to the city council on Monday in order to submit the long form application. Baines said he believes the city council is behind this effort and is confident the city’s application will be ... Read More »

Jamestown’s over $100,000 facade grant is being put to use, but COVID has put a pause on the downtown street improvements. Jamestown Mayor Lyndon Baines said four or five businesses have begun improvements to their store fronts. Baines said he expects the storefront renovations to wrap up by the end of November. “A lot of them wanted new awnings put ... Read More »

Jamestown’s new Taco Bell location on North Main Street is now open. The building replaced a vacant Hardee’s restaurant built over thirty years ago. City Building Inspector Earl Sweat said since opening, people now have a reason to visit the north end of town. “It is actually making people drive out in that direction now,” Sweat said. “Towards the north ... Read More »

The 34th annual Highway 127 Yard Sale will go on as planned August 6 through the 9. Media Relations Director Josh Randall said social distancing for the event should be easy since the 690-mile event is predominantly outdoors. “We considered a lot of things,” Randall said. “Obviously the safety of everybody who participates is of paramount importance. We also considered ... Read More »

The City of Jamestown is close to bidding out the construction of its anticipated splash pad. Mayor Lyndon Baines said the final few obstacles were recently cleared and the city should be receiving the contract to begin work soon. “We’ve just been waiting on the state and some other things to get finalized finally,” Baines said. “All we have to ... Read More »

Jamestown’s Board of Aldermen voted to eliminate a budgeted raise for the aldermen and mayor. Mayor Lyndon Baines said the pay raises were folded into this year’s budget process. “There was a board member that came in and asked for me a raise and them a raise,” Baines said. “I didn’t know it until I got the copy of the ... Read More »

The City of Jamestown is moving to clean up condemned properties. Building Inspector Earl Sweat told the city council Monday night the city currently has 7 condemned properties. He said property owners have 30 days to clean up before the city moves in to perform any demolition work. “One resident asked me, and I said, if not, the city would ... Read More »