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Monterey PD Welcomes New K-9

The Monterey Police Department welcomes K-9 Scout as the newest member of the team. Scout is a rescued three-year-old Belgian Malinois who will be handled by Officer Jeremy Beard. Police Chief Bill Randolph said the K-9 passed his training this week and is ready to serve. “It is many many hours he has spent with other K-9 units from Putnam ... Read More »

Putnam Sales Tax Revenue Up 15% From Last Jan.

January sales tax revenue for Putnam County municipalities grew some 15.5 percent compared to January of last year. The County saw the highest increase by about 32 percent. Baxter followed with about 27 percent. Monterey had a growth of 18.1 percent, Cookeville 13.6 percent and Algood 12 percent. All five municipalities contributed to $3,728,620.34 of sales tax revenue. That is ... Read More »

Overton EMA Reflects On Ice Storm Aftermath

The Overton-Pickett County E911 Board met for the first time since the February ice storm. Overton EMA Director Chris Masiongale reflected on the efforts during and after the storm to help the county. Masiongale said that throughout this time he never asked for assistance that someone was not willing to provide at a moments notice. Masiongale remembered one instance while ... Read More »

Dunkin’ Location Coming To Monterey

Monterey is set to be the location of a new Dunkin’ franchise. Mayor JJ Reels said the coffee and donut shop will be located in the Shell station off interstate exit 301. “We don’t know the estimated time yet,” Reels said. “We are still waiting on the state for our variants. We know it is coming we are just waiting ... Read More »

Cookeville Offering Another 500 Tree Giveaway

Cookeville is continuing to make trees available to the community to regrow what was lost in the March Tornado. 500 trees are available and all Putnam County residents can come and select as many trees as they need Saturday. Cookeville Urban Forester Jaime Nunan said these giveaways have given residents a chance to start fresh and create new memories. “I’ve ... Read More »

Putnam Schools Providing New Workforce Training Opportunities

The Putnam County School System has taken a step forward in securing partners to expand career and technical education opportunities. Director of Schools Corby King said the system has been trying for a long time to get internship partners for advanced manufacturing. King said they had not been able to make any headway with local manufacturers until now. “We now ... Read More »

One Week Left For Putnam Virtual Learning Survey

Putnam County families still have one week to respond to a school system survey gauging interest in virtual learning going forward. Sam Brooks is the Putnam County School System Supervisor for Personalized Learning. Brooks said this survey for VITAL is about getting the numbers together from students at each school so it can be staffed effectively. “Around April 15 when all ... Read More »

Monterey Hopes For June Groundbreaking For Waste Water Treatment Plant

Monterey has received state approval to move forward with its waste water treatment plant. Mayor JJ Reels said the goal is to break ground in June and have bids in April 13. Reels said Water and Sewer Supervisor Duane Jarrett told him the new plant could increase capacity by about 50 percent. “It’s going to allow our growth to start ... Read More »

Generator Interest Increase After Ice Storm Outages

The ice storm two weeks ago has led to more residents looking at home generators. Cove Generators President Dave Boender said they received 170 consultation calls in the week following the ice storm. Boender said generators are more affordable than people think, depending on what you’re backing up. “If you have a gas hot water heater it doesn’t take anything ... Read More »

Bee Rock Improvements Moving Forward Despite Weather Issues

Improvements at the Bee Rock Overlook are moving forward even with issues caused by rain. Monterey Mayor JJ Reels said that the structure for the composting restroom is going up, despite issues getting trucks in. However, Reels said problems caused by trucks have to be addressed. “We’re doing some grading work, putting some gravel down so we can have a ... Read More »