Tag Archives: Fentress County

The state awarded a $500,000 grant Thursday for the Clarkrange Regional Business Park. The grant will be used to grade around 140 acres of cleared land. Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson said making the land attractive for building is key to recruiting businesses and creating new jobs. “It is really nice right now. It is all sowed down,” Johnson said. ... Read More »

Jamestown Mayor Lyndon Baines said he believes communication issues are at the root of the city’s frustrations over funding the county’s 911 service. At a budget committee meeting last week, several county commissioners expressed concern that the county was setting policy, through its budget decisions, without the city having input. Baines said Jamestown sees the benefit of the service and ... Read More »

Fentress County will soon begin upgrading and improving its historic courthouse. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said some of the needed improvements are long overdue. “We’ll have another bathroom put in. We have to have certain things taken down where the height will have to be more feasible for any ADA compliance…We’ll be doing a lot of work up in the ... Read More »

Fentress County Commissioners will consider a plan to refinance the Justice Center based on lower marketplace rates. The County Budget Committee voted unanimously Thursday night to support the refinance. It will save the county some $2.2 million over the next 30 years. Cumberland Securities of Knoxville presented the plan which includes fixed interest rates under 2.5 percent. The county’s original ... Read More »

Fentress County is upgrading the HVAC system at the Fentress County Courthouse. The County Commission will consider bids for the project during its meeting tonight. County Mayor Jimmy Johnson said the current system was installed in the late 1960s. He said the boiler has been a problem for some time. “The boiler is actually a 3 million BTU unit down ... Read More »

The Fentress County Budget Committee voted Thursday night to provide a six percent salary increase to emergency workers inside the county ambulance service. Commissioner Kim Davidson said the county needs to provide the best medical service it can provide. “We don’t have a hospital so we have got to have a good ambulance service,” Davidson said. “Our citizens depend on ... Read More »

Eighth District Attorney Jared Effler said asking for a TBI investigation for Saturday night’s Clarkrange shooting is standard. Effler said TBI provides an unbiased third party to interview and review evidence for the situation. “That is standard operating procedure for our office to request TBI,” Effler said. “Any time there is an officer involved shooting involving local law enforcement agencies.” ... Read More »

Fentress County officials want to use some COVID-19 money from the state to become ADA compliant. “Your ADA, it started out in 1990 and it never was taken care of,” County Executive Jimmy Johnson said. “They came back in 1998, possibly 2000 and they had been after to get it done, the federal folks have, with ADA.” Johnson said the ... Read More »

Fentress County Sheriff Michael Reagon said some precautions will be in place as the jail resumes visitation Monday. Although there will be no restrictions on who may visit inmates, Reagon said visitors will be checked prior to the visiting. “We can let three visit at a time,” Reagon said. “Usually we can let four visit, but we can let three ... Read More »

The Clarkrange Fire Hall is moving to a renovated location. The highway 127 expansion project has already the current fire hall to be moved. Fire Chief Larry Cooper said the current location is smaller and landlocked. “The exit access to the 127 [highway] was a little critical coming out there,” Cooper said. “This is going to be a more central ... Read More »