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Porter: Rail Trail Potential Tourist Destination

Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said he hopes to see the Tennessee Central Heritage Rail Trail become a tourist destination like similar trails in other communities. Porter said that has been the goal of leaders since the trail was proposed in the mid-2000’s. “I think the goal is, in the future, is to make it a real big tourist attraction,” ... Read More »

Putnam Fairground Plans Underway

Plans for the new Putnam County Fairgrounds are getting underway. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said that the March tornado and COVID has slowed down progress on the project. He said the architects and engineers are using the down-time to come up with different options for officials to consider. “They continue to work on those and trying to come up ... Read More »

Officials Seeking Memorial Park Land

Putnam County officials are looking for land to place two memorial parks within the corridor of the March tornado. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said officials hope to erect the parks in memory of those lost in the the storm. “We’d like to have possibly two,” Porter said. “One out in the county down in the area around Hensley Drive, ... Read More »