Tag Archives: City Parks

With multiple reports over the last week of parks across Putnam County being broken into, vandalism at Cookeville city parks is not an uncommon occurrence. Cookeville Leisure Service Director Rick Woods said that they typically see an increase in these instances during the summer months. He said that there is not one park that sees the most vandalism, but park ... Read More »

The Sparta City Council will reopen parks and green spaces Friday. “We still want to maintain social distancing, we want to have signage and make sure our city staff are telling folks that,” Mayor Jeff Young said. “People have been shut in for a long time.” The council agreed to the reopening Thursday night, but did not formally vote. Young ... Read More »