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The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office will apply for a grant to help cover the cost of transporting mental patients from medical hospitals to mental hospitals. Sheriff Eddie Farris said it is the responsibility of all Sheriffs in the state to be in charge of these transportations. He said that they have become more taxing because the state has decreased the ... Read More »

UCHRA has received a $4 million grant to staff an initiative to reduce the amount of drug offenders serving time. Executive Director Mark Farley said through the funds, the agency will establish three “day reporting centers” for each judicial district in the region. “The new part for us is we will be hiring clinical staff,” Farley said. “People that are ... Read More »

The Overton County School System has been awarded a $30,000 grant to implement a readiness program for incoming kindergartners. Curriculum Supervisor Melissa Savage said the two-week initiative is called “Kinderboost.” “They’ll have opening song activities, things like calendar and morning circle time,” Savage said. “There will be various learning activities such as story time with extension activities from the story, ... Read More »

The Clay County Chamber of Commerce has completed a Celina grant project that added welcome signs and installed LED street lights. Executive Director Doug Young said a $12,000 grant allowed four signs to be placed entering all sides of Celina. “We had a committee that just put the plan together and now we have “Welcome to Celina” coming in on ... Read More »

Putnam County applying for transportation grant funding to create a 10-year improvement plan. Mayor Randy Porter said up to $1 million could be awarded that would start the process for some bridge replacements. “We have one on county farm road, and one off of Highway 70 East that’s going to need to be replaced at some point in the near ... Read More »

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department seeking funding to provide mental health services to correctional officers. Sheriff Eddie Farris said the department is applying for a two-year grant for $175,000 to fund the program. “There’s a lot of things that goes on in a law enforcement, policemen and Farris said mental health in law enforcement is a real issue. Farris said ... Read More »

Fentress County approved a resolution to submit four grant applications for work at Big South Fork Park. Collier Engineering Consultant Arran Addington has been working with the county in the application process for $2.5 million worth of projects. He said that the state has some $8.7 million in funding to allocate. “There’s not a lot of funding out there,” Addington ... Read More »

UCHRA will make its presentation to the state Thursday for its chance for a $25 million grant over three years. Pilot program presentations from 17 entities are scheduled. The entities competing for grants to change how assistance is delivered to families. Executive Director Mark Farley said countless hours have been spent preparing. “The basis of our proposal would be to ... Read More »

The Putnam County School Board started the process to create a new, long-term strategic plan Monday. Director of Schools Corby King said a lot has changed since the plan was updated 10 years ago. Board members discussed the growing community, federal COVID money expediting capital improvements and increasing salaries in districts across the Upper Cumberland. “I think this is a ... Read More »

The Jackson County School System received a $175,000 award grant for being a Best for All District. The Board of Education voted Thursday to use the money as a one-time $700 bonus for all faculty and staff. “It’s over due and it’s really deserved because all of them, the teachers and what everybody’s been through and has to go through,” ... Read More »