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Putnam County Commission Meets

New chairman, Jerry Ford presides. Read More »

AGENDA PUTNAM COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MAY 2011

Monthly Awards will be presented at 5:45 PM Regular Monthly Session Monday, May, 16, 2011 Presiding: Honorable Bob Duncan Commission Chairman Read More »

Election Commission Lawsuit: Could Taxes Be Impacted by Failure to Act?

Court findings last week could lay to rest the issue of responsibility for legal fees, but Administrator Stiedl believes that the County will continue to contest the matter while legal fees mount. And she believes that the tax payers will bear the burden. Read More »

Putnam County Election Commission Recommends No Pre-trial Diversion for Bryant

Two orders of business, and once clarification, came up today in the election commission meeting. Read More »

County Executive Announces Agendas for Committee Meetings

Putnam County, Tennessee's County Commission Committee meetings' agenda. Read More »

Who Will Get Your Vote for City Council?

Pictured are candidates for many upcoming races, but Tuesday's political forum focused on the City Council and gave the ten candidates present a chance to give a statement. Summaries of their remarks may help inform your vote. Read More »

Steidl Says, "It’s Getting Old."

Calling for County Commission decision making, Steidl lays it on the line. Read More »

Director Airhart Debates Concept Of County Finance Director

Monday at the Putnam County Courthouse, the County Commission, county officials, and concerned citizens met to talk more about the possibility of adopting the “County Financial Managements System of 1981”. Read More »

Counterattacking Porn And Child Abuse In Putnam County

In the news, Sheriff Andrews and Detective Patterson request support for grant application to help Cookeville area and Tennessee go after sex offenders. Read More »

Putnam County Commission: Jail Expansion!

In spite of the fact that almost all the motions before the commission passed easily, the meeting was stressful around the new jail. Read More »

General Dave Evans (Ret.) Speaks At Tennessee Tech In Cookeville

General Dave Evans will challenge Bart Gordon for Congressional 6th District. Read More »

Lt. Governor, Ron Ramsey Challenges Cookeville Republicans

Speaking to a 200 plus crowd at TTU Saturday night, Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, is the first Republican Senate Speaker in 140... Read More »

Steidl In -- Boman Out

First Republican in 130 + years takes over as Putnam County Election Administrator. Read More »

Putnam County Commission Meets In Cookeville

One of the fastest, most agreeable Putnam County Commission meetings in recent history. Read More »

Four Tennessee Statesmen At Tennessee Tech

Presidents' Day Dinner will include Tennessee's Secretary of State as keynote speaker. Read More »

New Health And EMS Center Right On Track In Cookeville

On Thursday, Lisa Bumbalough, Putnam County Director for the Tennessee Department of Health, and Randy Porter Putnam County EMS Director gave a tour of the soon-to-be-finished buildings. Read More »

Putnam County Commission Targets County Growth Issues

The jail expansion, rails to trails, and the new EMS building were on the docket for discussion, as well as the enormous revenues generated by the Highlands Initiative. Read More »

Tennessee Tech's Minority Affairs Center Full During Inauguration

Robert Owens, TTU's Director of Minority Affairs, describes the hope in the large mixed crowd at the center during the inauguration. Read More »

Putnam Prayer From The Republicans In Cookeville

Republican leadership supporting President Obama in prayer. Read More »

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