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The town of Monterey’s amended budget includes a three-cent property tax increase, down from a 14-cent increase when a Wednesday work session began. Alderman Alex Garcia said the board went through the budget line-by-line and cut items when possible in order to whittle down the increase. He said the town has not had a property tax increase in well over ... Read More »

The Algood Planning Commission approved a plan for a new Main Street instant oil change facility Thursday night. Approval of the plan was delayed at last month’s meeting when new details emerged about the stormwater drainage plan. The new plan included an underground stormwater detention that had to be submitted for review prior to the project’s approval. The facility will ... Read More »

The Ron Hillis Memorial Toy Drive will be collecting toys Friday, the 24th time the event has asked the community for help. The Central Baptist Association and McMinnville motorcyclists team up for the event. Central Baptist Association Director of Missions Jim Ramsey said the event has supplied toys to some 450 children in each of the last two years. “For ... Read More »

The discovery of a sinkhole pushed the price of Algood’s Big Mac Drive extension project some $140,000 higher than expected. Algood City Administrator Keith Morrison told City Council members Tuesday night the sinkhole had to be dug out and stabilized before the project could be completed. Morrison said the price increase would force city council to amend its original budget ... Read More »

Algood has secured the needed easement to create a second entrance to Walmart. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the proposed project would extend Big Mac Drive attaching a roadway to the back end of the parking lot. “We’re working on our permitting with TDEC,” Morrison said. “Once those permits are final and approved and issued, then we’ll have a project ... Read More »

Algood is waiting for Walmart to approve the easement needed to build a second entrance into the store on Big Mac Drive. City Administrator Keith Morrison said he feels Walmart is happy with what the city is doing to create an entrance. However, Morrison said Walmart wants the details completely ironed out before approval. “It’s just a matter of getting ... Read More »

The Algood Police Department is hosting a Drug Take Back Initiative Saturday, no questions asked. Officer Elena Neff said people will most commonly flush away their unused prescription drugs or just leave them at home. “At that point these drugs find their way into the wrong hands, so whether by misuse, abuse, or theft,” Neff said. “If they flush them ... Read More »

Wal-Mart, Kroger and Sam’s Club are among a growing list of retailers requiring shoppers to wear masks. Mike Dorey of Rickman headed to Walmart Thursday. He questions the usefulness of wearing a mask but will follow Wal-Mart’s request. “I do not really know the size of the macrons of the germs and what the mask does and how effective it ... Read More »

A secondary entrance will be added to the Algood Walmart to make commuting easier for customers. City Administrator Keith Morrison said he hopes the project begins this summer. “I think it’s going to ease some of our traffic congestion there because a lot of the time folks that come back out of Big Mac Drive, if they try to make ... Read More »