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Fentress Doing Four Applications For Big South Fork Park Grant Funding

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 »

Fentress Reaches Compromise For Road Improvement Plan

A compromise was reached between Fentress County Commissioners and Highway Department on a road improvement loan. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said $800,000 was approved by the commission. Johnson said 44 roads will get improvements under the modified plan. “It’s going to be good to some folks who have lived on some rough roads so several years now,” Johnson said. “So ... Read More »

Fentress Road Work To Help Morgan County Commuters

The Fentress County Highway Department is preparing for a nearly five mile resurfacing project. Road Supervisor Joey Reagan said Gatewood Ford Road will be blacktopped after more than 25 years without improvements. Reagan said this road is important to commuters going back and forth from Morgan County. “A lot of our people in Fentress County goes next door to Morgan ... Read More »

Fentress Road Supervisor Not Feeling Support From County

Fentress County Road Supervisor Joey Reagan said he will take another shot at securing funding for improvement work. Motions to approve a $1 million and $750,000 loan for the highway department both failed Monday night. Those numbers are both lower than the $1.5 million Reagan was requesting. Reagan said he wasn’t surprised by the commission’s vote. “Well dishearted, you know ... Read More »

Fentress Highway Loan Denied After Supervisor Takes Hard Stance

The Fentress County Commission approved a $2.1 million dollar capital outlay note for the new agriculture pavilion Monday night. The note did not include money for the highway department. Road Supervisor Joey Reagan asked for $1.5 million to upgrade county roads. Reagan was unwilling to budge on that number during the meeting. “I believe he made the suggestion that he ... Read More »

Fentress Highway Department Wants To Pave 15 Miles Of Gravel Roads

The Fentress County Highway Department wants to pave 15 miles of gravel road over the next year. Road Supervisor Joey Reagan said he will ask the county commission to allow the department to take out a $1.5 million capital improvement loan. Reagan said this will better serve the county’s most rural residents. “The majority is in the west Fentress area,” ... Read More »