Tag Archives: Monterey

Monterey broke ground on its Water Resource Recovery Facility, the culmination of an over $13 million sewer system rehabilitation on Thursday. Engineer Nathaniel Green said it has been an eight year road to reach this point. Green said that Monterey persisted through new state processes to receive $5.985 million in funding from USDA Rural Development. “As far as this project, ... Read More »

The Monterey Board of Aldermen will not move forward with a $1.25 million state loan to improve sewer in the town. No alderman made a motion to proceed with the TDEC application. Alderman Amy Martin said the town would have benefited from the 13,000 feet of linear sewage line planned for the project. “I was actually pretty frustrated at finding ... Read More »

A missing two-year-old from New Jersey was found in Monterey Saturday. Officials issued an amber alert for Sebastian Rios Friday after the child did not report to daycare. The mother, 24-year-old Yasmine Uyar, also did not show up for work on the same day. The father, 27-year-old Tyler Rios, was identified as the main suspect for both alleged abductions. Rios ... Read More »

Site preparations began Tuesday for a new wastewater treatment plant in the town of Monterey. Mayor JJ Reels said the state of the art facility will expand the number of sewer connections the system can handle. “It’s going to be a great accomplishment for the town,” Reels said. “It allows us to start developing exit 300, which will greatly enhance ... Read More »

The need for further renovations to Monterey’s Cate-Gill building were discussed Thursday night at a meeting of the Monterey Building and Grounds Committee. Brad Vaughn of Monterey Medical LLC said there has been work done to improve the interior of the building. Vaughn said that tiles are being replaced and the steps are being painted black. “When we toured with ... Read More »

The Monterey Depot Museum Caboose got a new coat of paints thanks to two volunteers stepping up. Monterey Depot Historical Society Volunteer Larry Vaden said he and Jimmy Whitaker heard there was a need to repaint and the two offered their services. Vaden said it was the rare occasion that overcast weather conditions helped an outdoor paint job. “The clouds ... Read More »

The town of Monterey has pledged $30,000 to go towards a concert coming this fall. The Board of Aldermen approved the expenditure in a special called meeting Thursday night. Cultural Administrator Rafferty Cleary said the event is being organized by Magna 1 Lubricant Owner Chris Landers. ‘We’re extremely excited about it,” Cleary said. “I am glad the city managed the ... Read More »

Monterey has proposed new employee policies that would limit the mayor’s authority over personnel decisions. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen held a work session Monday with MTAS HR Consultant John Grubbs. Grubbs said he drafted a new handbook that includes the responsibilities of the Civil Service Board. “Through this adoption, you have removed the power from the mayor,” Grubbs ... Read More »

Monterey will have its first reading of an ordinance that allows special event alcohol consumption at its July 12th Board of Aldermen meeting. Members of the board and City Attorney Will Mullins reviewed the proposed draft in a work session Monday. Mullins said the ordinance was modeled after Sparta’s with some language changes. “What we wanted to add to Sparta’s ... Read More »

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the man responsible for more than 100 deceased cattle in a Monterey animal cruelty case. Ricky Dake was charged with 14 counts of animal cruelty and one count of failure to dispose of dead live stock Thursday. Sheriff Eddie Farris said Dake recently moved to the Putnam County community from Missouri and had ... Read More »