Tag Archives: Putnam County Parks And Recreation Department

Putnam County will be collecting donations for Middle Tennesseans dealing with the aftermath of Saturday’s tornado through Wednesday. Cookeville Community Center Program Coordinator Debbie Parker said the center will take donations until 4pm Monday, and from 8am-7pm on Tuesday and Wednesday. Parker said she remembers the support the Upper Cumberland received during the tornadoes of 2020, and now is our ... Read More »

Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter moved quickly Monday night to replace two county department leaders. The County Commission approved the promotion of Brandon Smith to County EMA Director and Cody Maynard as Parks and Recreation Director. “When I came into office, one thing I made sure of is that we had a succession plan for all our departments,” Porter said. ... Read More »

The Putnam County Parks and Recreation Department opened the Cookeville and Monterey community pools. Program Coordinator Chloe Beasley said there will be no COVID restrictions unlike the past two summers. “We’re super excited to offer that service to the public again this year,” Beasley said. “We really missed interacting with the public the last years when we were closed to ... Read More »

Putnam County has approval from TDEC for plans to add soccer and lacrosse fields and a new entrance to the county’s sports complex. Parks and Recreation Director John Ross Albertson said the county will start creating its bid packet and send it out by the start of January. Albertson said after waiting over two years to get the project started, ... Read More »

A planning grant to decide the best option for extending the rail trail will go before Putnam County Commissioners Monday. Putnam County Parks and Recreation Director John Albertson said the Healthy Build Brant will help decide the best option for extending the Rail Trail from Algood to Monterey. Albertson said he feels this is the right time to start planning. ... Read More »

The Putnam County Parks and Recreation Department is in the preliminary stages of developing its first master plan. Director John Ross Albertson said the department has contacted all its stakeholders for discussion on future facility needs. “We are wanting to do is to focus really on all of the different facilities we have,” Albertson said. “All the way down to ... Read More »

The Putnam County Parks and Recreation Department is suffering from funding losses from a hotel motel tax revenue decrease. As sports tournaments are cancelled, out of town competitors aren’t staying in Putnam County hotels. Parks and Rec Director John Albertson said this tax revenue is one of the main sources of funding for the department. “We’ve been asked to monitor ... Read More »