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Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said he believed waiting until spring to put the current Putnam County Fairgrounds on the market makes the most sense. “Due to everything that’s happened over the last six months or so, commercial construction is down right now,” Porter said. “My thought was we would wait til March or April, around the spring, to put ... Read More »

291 cases came off the Putnam County’s active COVID case tally Thursday afternoon. The State Department of Health discovered multiple issues with the COVID data. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter and Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster both have spent time in recent days on conference calls with state officials trying to get a more accurate count of data. Across the ... Read More »

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 County reported some $6.1 million in building permits issued during the month of July. The 44 permits puts the month behind only June, 2020 for most construction permits in the county’s history. The July number includes 30 new single family residential permits. Five are homes being rebuilt from the tornado. “New construction in Putnam County continues to be very ... Read More »

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 »

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 »

Putnam County refinanced its 2013 school bonds this week and saved some $3.6 million in interest. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said the county got a current interest rate of 1.35 percent this week, saving the county much more money than he had expected. “We were expecting around a 1.8 percent rate with a $1.8 million savings when we started ... Read More »

Putnam County Commissioners unanimously approved a water improvement plan for Green Mountain residents Monday. The county will join forces with the town of Algood to run water lines and install pumps. The county will pay $150,000 of the $270,000 price tag with the town of Algood footing the rest. “I think it’s a very good project and these people have ... Read More »

Putnam County Commissioners approved the new fiscal year budget Monday night with a plan that keeps spending below last year’s levels. “Remember we had budgeted conservatively on revenue, so if everything is better than we think, actually any better than we think, we’re going to be in great shape,” County Commissioner Chair Ben Rodgers said. The budget includes no property ... Read More »

Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter’s five year plan to catch up on the county’s capital projects proved to be successful. The plan composed of a list of improvements for county buildings, properties and schools. Porter said within the next two years, the remaining school roof projects should be completed. “I think we are in great shape,” Porter said. “We are ... Read More »