Tag Archives: Jamestown

Fentress County and Warren County will host drive-thru testing sites this weekend. The Saturday location will be at the Fentress County Public Library, 306 South Main Street in Jamestown, from 12Noon to 4pm. Sunday, testing will shift to the Warren County Farmers Market, 100 Market Street in McMinnville, from 1pm-4pm. Anyone with concerns about their health or the health of ... Read More »

Fentress County will move forward on its plan to build a new agricultural pavilion designed by Upland Design Group of Crossville. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the project has always had support from the county. “This has been going on now for four or five months,” Johnson said. “I believe the commission has always been on board to do this, ... Read More »

The Jamestown City Council approved two rezoning requests along Rugby Avenue. The Planning Commission recommended the approval to rezone the property C-1, General Business. One parcel is located at 234 Rugby Avenue, the other at 709 Rugby Avenue. Both properties had been zoned high density residential. The Council approved the rezoning Monday night on final reading 4-0. Read More »

The Jamestown Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the nomination of James Red Bowden to fill a vacant seat on the board Monday night. Bowden will replace Vanessa Matthews who resigned in February. Though the council agenda reported no one had submitted a resume, Bowden had previously applied for a November, 2019 opening on the council. “He contacted me and ... Read More »

Strong winds Sunday evening led to some 4,000 Fentress County residents being without power. Volunteer Energy reports major power outages in both the Jamestown and Clarkrange areas just before 8pm Sunday. Cookeville Electric also reported outages in the Shag Rag Road and Old Kentucky Road area around 7:30pm Sunday night. Putnam County Emergency Management reported multiple trees down and outages ... Read More »