Tag Archives: Mayor Randy Porter

This week in the Upper Cumberland the Putnam County Commission will consider seven candidates to fill the vacant district five commissioner seat. Terry Randolph held the seat until moving out of the district last month. Bobby Williams, Johnnie Wheeler, Vinnie Faccinto, Bruce Bailey, Junior Phipps, Tyna Bryan and Brandon Burgess are interested persons. Other candidates may attend the meeting to ... Read More »

TDEC will require Putnam County Commission approval before a small recycling research facility can be built. The reason, Putnam County falls under the Jackson Law. Mayor Randy Porter said the law requires a county commission vote for projects involving solid waste. “Our county attorney I think he reached out to them and they felt like that they had a different ... Read More »

Surveys have been sent out Thursday to Putnam County residents without public water gauging interest in extending lines to their homes. Mayor Randy Porter said some 730 residents should be receiving mail notification. “Some people they may have a great well or spring or whatever that they are happy with their water service, but this will give us an idea ... Read More »

Bids will be going out this month to start moving dirt at the new fairgrounds at Tennessee Avenue. Mayor Randy Porter said finding a contractor may be difficult, so the county is getting ahead by sharing information to interested companies. “We’re looking at 160 acres on one-side and 35 on the other side, so if we build both projects, thousands ... Read More »

At least one large retail company is interested in locating at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Mayor Randy Porter said the Nashville-based firm representing the county needs a signed letter for intent of purchase by March. “We’ve already had one visit from a company that’s come here to look,” Porter said. “I think we will have some more, and there’s several ... Read More »

Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said he sees TDEC’s revised plan to allocate ARP funding as a better solution. Under the new plan, the county will no longer serve as a middleman in allocating funds to local municipalities. Instead, the state will allocate money directly. “I think this is probably better,” Porter said. “I think the cities getting their own ... Read More »

Putnam Commissioner Terry Randolph resigned his 5th District seat Friday. Randolph said he will be moving to the 10th district after selling his home. “All the elected officials that I have had the opportunity to work with, I am going to miss working with those people,” Randolph said. “We had a really what I thought to be a good team, ... Read More »

Baxter celebrated the ribbon cutting of Anatolia Granite and Marble on Thursday afternoon. The business is home to some nine computer-programmed CNC machines that customize slabs into kitchen countertops bathroom vanities, or fireplaces. CEO Temel Islamoglu said that he hopes to hire an additional 25 people to work for the company. “We are still a strong country and we can ... Read More »

Putnam County seeking grant funding to help with the construction of the Ag pavilion at the new fairgrounds. Mayor Randy Porter said the county is applying for $2.4 million for what would be the second largest structure on the property. “We feel good that we might be able to have a great chance of getting this grant,” Porter said. “So ... Read More »

Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said construction of the Patton Doll House museum replacement will be done in-house. Construction could begin as soon as next month on the 6,300 square-foot building which will also house the Veterans Affairs Department and the archives. “We’re going to move forward with it,” Porter said. “We think we will come in good to do ... Read More »