Tag Archives: Kim Davidson

The Fentress County Commission will apply for a USDA grant to replace heart monitors for the ambulance service. The grant will pay up to $50,000, with the county having to match those funds for a total of $100,000. It would cost a total of $315,000 to replace all seven of the heart monitors currently in use. EMS Director Tony Maxfield ... Read More »

The Fentress County Hope Foundation will host their Halloween on the Square event Tuesday for the first time since 2019. More than 20 businesses will decorate tables and give out candy to Fentress County trick-or-treaters. COVID sidelined the event. Hope Foundation Board member Kim Davidson says the group is excited to bring back the event to offer people a festive ... Read More »

Fentress County Commission approved the hiring of an additional employee to help with road sign installation. Commissioner Kim Davidson said the position was originally presented as a maintenance position instead with the Highway Department. “The county is seriously behind on road signs we all agree across the board on that, we are in desperate need of doing it,” Davidson said. ... Read More »

An increase of $33 for on-call EMS pay approved by the Fentress County Budget Committee on Thursday night. The on-call pay is currently $7, increasing to $40 on July 1 if approved in the final county budget. Commissioner Larry Cooper said an increase to just $30 might not work for current EMS employees. “I know that, that it doesn’t look ... 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 »