Tag Archives: Van Buren County

The Spencer American Legion Post is preparing to break ground on a new veteran services office. Post Commander Hansel Moore said the new 1,500 square foot space will assist veterans with finding work. “They’re estimating about 2,000 veterans in the state of Tennessee that are either homeless or near homeless,” Moore said. “Through professional and different relationships, we come across ... Read More »

Van Buren County Schools will receive its portion of a state payment for the Fall Creek Falls Inn closure. This $42,000 payment was approved at Tuesday night’s Van Buren County Commission meeting. However, this is only half of the school system’s share. Van Buren County Commissioner William Maxwell said the commission would look to a later date to pay the ... Read More »

Van Buren County will apply for a $420,000 Community Development Block Grant for fire departments after County Commissioners approved the move Tuesday night. The grant will provide equipment to the county’s five volunteer fire departments. County Mayor Greg Wilson said the county caught a break by only having to provide $50,000 on this grant. “One good thing about this one, ... Read More »

Construction of Fall Creek Falls’ new lodge is on track to be completed this fall. Park Manager Jacob Young said work is moving along after a progress meeting was held Wednesday. “Paint going up. Dry wall is up,” Young said. “The lobby area of this building is spectacular. These conference spaces, the restaurant and the little pool area in the ... Read More »

Some Van Buren County residents are against the county applying for a $420,000 Community Development Block Grant for fire departments. County Commissioner and Piney Volunteer Fire Department Lieutenant William Maxwell said Van Buren County sits near the bottom of ISO ratings. Maxwell said the issue is getting people who oppose this grant to understand what equipment is needed, and why ... Read More »

A long-term plan to fix Van Buren County’s solid waste budget will be necessary, according to the county’s budget committee chairman. Budget Committee Chairman William Maxwell said convenience centers had to go unmanned during the pandemic. That led to an enormous amount of trash piling up. Maxwell said that caused hauling and dumping expenses to increase. Maxwell said COVID intensified ... Read More »

The Van Buren County Highway Department was awarded a federal grant to help rebuild a road in Rocky River. Commissioner Henry Seamons made the announcement Tuesday night that the highway department was awarded the grant through the Natural Resources Conservation Service. “This is a federal grant through the NRCS that the highway department had been awarded,” Seamons said. “To help ... 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 »

Van Buren County is looking to bring trash collection to every household throughout the county. Mayor Greg Wilson said the bid winner for solid waste collection would handle all solid waste and convenience centers would close. Wilson said the county has considered this move for quite sometime but will not accept a bid that does not benefit residents. “We’ve been ... Read More »

Van Buren County is looking to sell the BDS property, after Mayor Greg Wilson said the original plans fell through because of the pandemic. Wilson said the property has to go back to committee because the original vote by commissioners was to put the property in conjunction with the county’s solid waste bid. Wilson said the county purchased over 15 ... Read More »