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Byrdstown Applying For CDBG Funds For Water Line Project

Byrdstown will focus on solving water loss issues if the town receives a Community Development Block Grant. The town will apply for $685,000 in federal funds. Mayor Sam Gibson said the plan would be to remove an aging water line in Eagle Cove. “The line is a quarter of a mile through a wooded area where we can not travel,” ... Read More »

Crossville Water Line Extension Up For Vote Next Week

A 1200-foot water line extension will be up for a vote during next week’s Crossville City Council Meeting. The extension is on Ernest Neal Road and has already been approved by the city’s planning commission. City Engineer Tim Begley said he does not expect any maintenance or installation issues for the project, and Crossville will take over the water line ... Read More »

Putnam Courthouse Pipe Burst Causes Minimal Damage

The bottom level of the Putnam County Courthouse received minimal damage after a water line busted Monday morning. Mayor Randy Porter said the Trustee’s and Mayor’s office closed for the day as a result. “We had a pipe rupture about six o’clock this morning that flooded the downstairs area of the courthouse where the Trustee’s and Mayor’s offices are,” Porter ... Read More »

Byrdstown Eagles Cove Water Line Project Begins

Work on the Eagles Cove Road water line project in Byrdstown got started last week. Consulting Engineer Nathaniel Green said a few hundred feet of four inch line has already been laid. “This particular project is not going to take a long time to complete,” Green said. “So, depending on how much they got to fight with the existing utilities ... Read More »

Utility Work Needed For CPD Headquarters

The new Cookeville Police Department will require an eight inch water line on Neal Street to be lowered. Cookeville Water and Sewer Director Ronnie Kelly said the line interferes with the installation of a sidewalk and construction of the eastern entrance. “The contractor will go in and insert a valve and basically, isolate a couple valves on that section of ... Read More »