Stories from Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Linda Lynn Clearwaters, 72, of Mooresville, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born July 1, 1947 in Jellico, Tenn., the daughter of Thomas William and Norma Jean (Willoughby) Reed. She was a 1965 graduate of Eminence High School...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Taylor M. Branson, 27, Martinsville, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

County Jail Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday. • At 11:04 p.m. William S. Pierce, 43, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for nonsupport of a dependent child. • At 4:42 p.m. Colton L. Williams, 23, Bainbridge, was booked in for unlawful possession of a syringe...

So far, so good. With Tuesday marking the halfway point of meteorological winter -- the months of December, January and February -- the National Weather Service reports that this winter is currently tied for the ninth-warmest winter on record. Since the beginning of meteorological winter on Dec. 1, it was reported that 35 days -- or 78 percent of the days -- have recorded temperatures above normal...

First she created the Greencastle Music Fest, which has since grown and flourished into the musical highlight of the summer in Greencastle. Then came First Friday, for which Gail Smith has been a co-collaborator as the monthly event has evolved and prospered into a can’t-miss evening each spring and summer on the square...

After focusing on downtown development the past couple of years, the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center will turn its attention to leadership development. That was what Development Center Executive Director Kristin Clary told the City Council at its January meeting...

Cloverdale High School Winter Homecoming is set for Friday, Jan. 17 at the high school. The Cloverdale basketball teams will take on Cascade in a pair of non-conference contests, the final co-ed doubleheader of the season.

With requests already submitted by various agencies throughout the county and region, the Putnam County Commissioners will spend Tuesday deciding how an estimated $1.076 million in economic development funds will be spent during 2020. The county will bring in an estimated $1,075,641 in Economic Development Income Tax (EDIT) funds during the year, and the responsibility falls to the commissioners to decide how to spend the money...

BAINBRIDGE -- As it gets ready to tackle a new year and the second semester, the North Putnam School Board held routine elections of its officers Monday evening. The board approved for Ron Spencer to continue as board president, while Dustin Osborn was voted as vice president. Darrell Wiatt was also tapped as board secretary...