Tag Archives: Tyler Arms

The Fentress County Commission will apply for a USDA grant to replace heart monitors for the ambulance service. The grant will pay up to $50,000, with the county having to match those funds for a total of $100,000. It would cost a total of $315,000 to replace all seven of the heart monitors currently in use. EMS Director Tony Maxfield ... Read More »

Fentress County looking at a “healthy budget” for the next fiscal year. That’s according to County Finance Director Tyler Arms. He said that this is one of the better budgets he’s seen in his years as director. “The biggest thing that I’ve seen throughout all of our budgets is the increase in the local option sales tax here has just ... Read More »

The Fentress County Commission approved a $2.1 million dollar capital outlay note for the new agriculture pavilion Monday night. The note did not include money for the highway department. Road Supervisor Joey Reagan asked for $1.5 million to upgrade county roads. Reagan was unwilling to budge on that number during the meeting. “I believe he made the suggestion that he ... Read More »

Fentress County Commissioners accepted the low bids on the new Agriculture Pavilion and the Clarkrange Solid Waste Center. The agriculture pavilion’s projected costs have risen, with the bid being awarded for $1.6 million. Finance Director Tyler Arms said the county will have to either do a bond issuance or capital outlay note to finance the pavilion. “Do I think in ... Read More »