Tag Archives: Putnam County

The Great American Cleanup begins this Tuesday encouraging community members to do their part against litter. The Cookeville-Putnam County Clean Commission is an affiliate of the organizer Keep America Beautiful. Chapter President Lisa Luck said you can participate in your own neighborhood or join a scheduled cleanup. It doesn’t matter as long as you are picking up litter. “Usually by ... Read More »

Monterey’s engineering team working on a water and sewer project proposal in conjunction with Putnam County. The town wants a portion of the county’s TDEC infrastructure money. Alderman Nathan Walker said the partnership would allow the purchase of a sludge remover for the water and sewer plants. “We were not going to be able to afford one our own, so ... Read More »

Twin Lakes is hoping to earn grant funding from Tennessee’s Emergency Broadband fund. CEO Jonathan West said that they’re applying for a portion of the $400 million pot to expand broadband to coverage to homes in Putnam County. “There are so many things that you can only do online,” West said. “And when you don’t have access to quality broadband ... Read More »

The Martin Creek waterline project now enters the engineering phase after the Jackson County Commission approved the joint project Monday. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said the two groups will work together to submit the project to TDEC come April. “This amount of money has been given to each county, and they just want to approve whatever you’re going to ... Read More »

The baseball and softball season returns with the Putnam County Youth Baseball and Softball League open for registration. Sign-ups are accepted until March 18th. President Dustin Allen said anyone from the ages four to 18 can play. “This year we’re also having softball,” Allen said. “Cane Creek will offer ages 4-8 for the coach pitch and tee-ball division. Then over ... Read More »

Several Upper Cumberland residents gathered on the I-40 overpasses across Putnam County Friday morning in protest to trucker mandates. Supporters gathered to welcome the Freedom Convoy, a fleet of trucks and other vehicles traveling across the country supporting truckers. Sparta Resident Bill Berger said he came to the South Walnut Avenue bridge to show his appreciation. “They’re just one cog ... Read More »

Putnam County and Cookeville residents and businesses donated some $240,000 to help families in west Tennessee and southern Kentucky impacted by the December tornadoes. Mayors Ricky Shelton and Randy Porter made the announcement Thursday on the second anniversary of the Cookeville tornado. The mayors held a Zoom meeting with the mayors of Dresden and Kenton, Tennessee and Graves County, Kentucky. ... Read More »

Putnam County 911 Director Penny Foister wants more dispatcher positions budgeted in the next fiscal year. Foister said she would like to see two additional positions, one paid by the county. The other paid by the 911 department. “That will make our power shift where we got two positions last year those dispatchers work from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.,” ... Read More »

Putnam County wants to complete a three-phased parks improvement plan by applying for a $450,000 health grant. Mayor Randy Porter said the first year of the three-year grant would renovate playground equipment at Jere Whitson Park. “We knew Jere Whitson had to be the first cause it’s the most outdated, but as far as the second year and third year, ... Read More »

The Putnam County Commission approved a multi-party partnership Tuesday night that would bring public water to Martin Creek Road. Commissioners gave Mayor Randy Porter the go-ahead to hire an engineer for the project. Porter said the next step would be finalizing the project scope. “What were looking at is a six-inch line that would run up and down Martin Creek ... Read More »