Putnam County officials adding new technicians to help improve a 92 percent misuse rate among child safety seat users. Federal stats estimate car safety seats can reduce the risk of injury in a crash by as much as 80 percent when compared to just a seat belt. Putnam Car Seat Coordinator Leah Thomas said the four-person team wants to make ... Read More »
The Algood Fire Department responded to multiple structure fires Friday morning on Wall Street. The department initially received the call at 1:55am. The three buildings were structures outside of residential homes. Algood Fire Chief David Judd said the threat to nearby houses was high. “When I arrived on scene we had heavy fire involvement of two buildings and one building ... Read More »
Putnam County has seen a spike in homicides, suicides and overdoses in recent months. County Coroner Tommy Copeland said additional money to fund autopsies, investigations and death certificates has been requested twice. Copeland said it had been several years since deaths had increased to a level where more funding was required. “I’m with law enforcement and fire department that does ... Read More »
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