Tag Archives: Mayor Randy Porter

Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter is in discussions with possible buyers for the fairgrounds. Porter said it is hard to tell at this point, but an update of an offer could be brought up at Monday’s commission meeting. “I have some folks that I have been talking to about the sale of the fairgrounds that are interested,” Porter said. “We ... Read More »

Putnam County Budget Committee Chair Ben Rodgers said going back to a percentage of sales tax funding the school system is something he wants explored this budget season. The school system and commissioners negotiated a set revenue number in 2008 after a shortfall in revenue. “I personally would like the schools to get a locked in percentage,” Rodgers said. “If ... Read More »

A significant amount of people in Putnam County are without public water. Could the county use COVID funding to help remedy that? Mayor Randy Porter said details are not final, but the federal government indicates the answer to be yes. “Water districts, those are either city owned or they’re independently owned,” Porter said. “The water districts are owned by the ... Read More »

The Putnam County Health Department is now offering free on site vaccination clinics for businesses. Mayor Randy Porter said business owners can call (931)-646-INFO to have health workers come on location to vaccinate employees. “Employees that work those hours that the vaccination sites are open and can’t come, we go to them, do to 200 or 300 people at one ... Read More »

In the past 12 hours, the Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation has restored about 4,000 outages in Putnam County. According to Mayor Randy Porter, about 6,500 customers are still without electricity. The Cookeville Electric Department has less than 300 without power. Gainesboro Grade, Fisk Road and Quinland Lake Road will need the most work to restore power. Porter said two ... Read More »

Putnam County is having issues with residents not answering phone calls concerning their COVID vaccinations. Mayor Randy Porter said anybody on the vaccine waiting list should be on the look out for a call from (931)-646-INFO. “We want to get the message out to everyone,” Porter said. “I know you may think that it is a spam or a marketing ... Read More »

Putnam County’s Bus and Fairgrounds Committees are both waiting to formally meet until architectural drawings become available. Mayor Randy Porter said the Fairgrounds Committee will have about three to four layout plans to review for a new location. Porter said an architect is still evaluating the Bus Garage and Highway Department’s needs for a new building. “Being able to look ... Read More »

The bottom level of the Putnam County Courthouse received minimal damage after a water line busted Monday morning. Mayor Randy Porter said the Trustee’s and Mayor’s office closed for the day as a result. “We had a pipe rupture about six o’clock this morning that flooded the downstairs area of the courthouse where the Trustee’s and Mayor’s offices are,” Porter ... Read More »

As Putnam County prepares to host high school football teams from across the state, hotels will be busy. So far in 2020 hotel-motel tax is down 19 percent. Mayor Randy Porter said this is a good comeback for the county considering the tax revenue was down by 70 percent at the peak of the pandemic. “Our economy seems to be ... Read More »

Putnam County administration will begin the process of engineering and planning to replace the Patton Doll House Museum. The museum, located along Highway 70, suffered irreparable damage during the March tornado, especially to the building’s foundation. FEMA will replace the building with $300,000 allocated for the project. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter wants to build a two-story building to house ... Read More »