News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 Where The Upper Cumberland Talks
This Week in the Upper Cumberland the Putnam Commission will have one last work session before voting on its redistricting plan Monday.
Commissioners will gather at 5:00 p.m. for final questions or concerns for the 12-district plan. The commission meeting begins at 6:00 p.m.
Multiple grant applications will be up for consideration. A 50/50 matching grant to help with construction of the Ag Pavillion at the new Fairgrounds and a $72,000 grant for the county fire department.
The Van Buren County School Board will meet twice this week. A special called meeting will happen on Monday at 5:30 p.m. Members will discuss the coaching position for the high school’s girls basketball team.
The school board will gather again for its regular monthly meeting Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
The White County Commission will consider a resolution Monday to join other local governments in an opioid agreement. The Tennessee State-Subdivision Opioid Abatement, a lawsuit against manufactures that could give a settlement to White County.
Business begins at 6:00 p.m. at the county courthouse.
The Van Buren County Commission will consider approving its five-district plan Tuesday. Members will also consider appointing a new county historian. The commission will vote on these items at 6:00 p.m. at the county municipality building.
Final redistricting plan approvals continue in Fentress County. Tuesday, commissioners will also vote on how the county will be divided. A loan request from the highway department for road repairs will also be discussed.
Commissioners gather at the county services building at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, the Sparta Board of Aldermen will have a second reading on a code amendment. It would delete a section of the code that states mask wearing is unlawful for any person.
