Tag Archives: Putnam County

A private investor has offered to put $250,000 towards finding a replacement for the retiring Dr. Charles Gray Smith in Monterey. Monterey Mayor JJ Reels said the investor would upgrade equipment and aesthetics in the office, also offering to pay the first year’s salary if the town does not charge rent for two years. Reels said the city and investor will ... Read More »

Putnam County Highway crews removed the barricades and debris to reopen City Lake Bridge on Monday. Road Supervisor Randy Jones said TDOT inspected the bridge last week and gave clearance to reopen Monday morning. Jones said the repairs and reinforcements make the bridge stronger than it was before after reinforcing rusted steel webbing. Jones said crews working on the bridge ... Read More »

Algood has gained the final easement needed to for its $2.1 million sewer and waterline project. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the next step is sending paper work needed for the USDA’s approval and then putting the project out to bid. Morrison said it has been a long time coming getting everything together to try and begin work in the ... Read More »

Two Baxter townhouse subdivisions have been granted final site plans. UCDD Deputy Director Tommy Lee said this means developers can begin cutting roads and putting in infrastructure. Construction expected to begin next spring. The Baxter Flatts on Nashville Highway will include some 45 townhomes. A total of 80 homes will be built at The Baxter Pad on Buffalo Valley Road. ... Read More »

Fire crews were on scene for nearly five hours early Sunday morning as a residential home was completely lost on Calfkiller Highway. Putnam County Fire Captain Coty Nash said they received the call at 3:30 AM and responded to a single-story home near the White County line. Nash said it was being paged in as a kitchen fire. “By the ... Read More »

Baxter Mayor John Martin said the city “could have had a serious situation” this week as its salt spreader is “terminal.” “We’re in the market to get another one, but this snow that we had the other day, just kind of got our attention,” Martin said. “We wanted to make sure that we has something that could take care of ... Read More »

Two people airlifted from highway 111 in Putnam County Thursday afternoon after a two-vehicle accident. A vehicle driven by 48-year-old Dawn Callihan of Cookeville tried to cross the northbound lanes from a private drive. Callihan pulled into the path of 28-year-old Avery Morgan of Livingston. Morgan’s vehicle struck Callihan’s vehicle in the drivers side. Callihan’s vehicle came to rest in ... 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 »

As Putnam County prepares to host high school football teams from across the state, hotels will be busy. So far in 2020 hotel-motel tax is down 19 percent. Mayor Randy Porter said this is a good comeback for the county considering the tax revenue was down by 70 percent at the peak of the pandemic. “Our economy seems to be ... Read More »

Putnam County residents can support their favorite emergency agency by participating in this year’s Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. The one day Blood Assurance event Friday is a competition to see who can raise the most blood. EMS Chief Tommy Copeland said even though a trophy is up for grabs, the main goal is to fill the need for ... Read More »