Tag Archives: Van Buren County Commissioners

Van Buren County EMS updating its collections policy to bring it closer to industry standards and remove some individual decision making. Director Tiwanna Bricker told County Commissioners Tuesday night the policy last changed in 2004. Bricker said with a billing company now handling the accounting for the ambulance service, it made sense to examine the procedures. Bricker said her goal, ... Read More »

The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department has launched a program that will recognize staffers for their impactful work each quarter. Sheriff Michael Brock told the Van Buren County Commission that staffers can be nominated by supervisors, peers, or citizens. He said nominations will be brought to a three-person committee that will select officers for special recognition. Deputy Cameron Clendenon was ... Read More »

Two landowners in the Rocky River section of Van Buren County want to close the Company Store Road because of trespassers. Van Buren County Commission Committee B will consider the request from landowner Lisa Chambers. She said the area has become a place where people gather, hunt, build meth labs, steal and drink. “We have spent unbelievable amount of money ... Read More »

The Van Buren County Jail will create a new training space in its facility thanks to a training grant it received from the Tennessee Corrections Institute. Jail Administrator Jessica Grissom said the grant is for just under $15,000 and will be used to set up a new computer training area in the jail’s tower. She said any training now is ... Read More »

The Van Buren County Commission voted Tuesday to resolve an issue with T-DOT over a van T-DOT wants returned after a decade of use in the county. The van was provided to the county in 2013 through a T-DOT federal aid grant. It was meant to be used for specific transportation purposes. County Attorney Howard Upchurch said ownership of the ... Read More »

White County Commissioners will vote Monday night on the proposed merger of the Central View and Mt. Gilead Fire Departments. The two departments asked for the move as a way to increase efficiency. Commissioners will also discuss plans to establish new speed limits on Blue Springs Road, and Duck Pond Road. The meeting begins Monday at 6pm at the County ... Read More »

At least five master keys for the Van Buren County Jail are missing, according to an audit conducted by Sheriff Michael Brock’s department. Brock told County Commissioners Wednesday night the master keys open every interior jail door, including doors that would allow access to the exits. The missing keys were discovered during an audit by the chief deputy earlier this ... Read More »

Van Buren County Commissioners voted to not accept the bid received for residential solid waste pickup on Monday. This bid would have cost residents $19.75 a month, for weekly pick ups at their home. Committee A Chairman William Maxwell said the public is not behind residential pick up at this cost, but said changes to service will need to be ... Read More »