War Hampers Efforts for New Jail

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War Hampers Efforts for New Jail

Kingsport Times – The court has approved a bond issue for the new jail… but, due to the emergency, the county cannot get permission from the national priorities board to obtain the material to build the new prison.…  Read More

Jail No Court Issue First Time in Many Meetings For the first time in several terms the question of a new county jail for the county probably will not come up when county court meets in Blountville Monday. The court has approved a bond issue for the new jail, the state legislature has approved the bond sale, but, due to the emergency, the county cannot get permission from the national priorities board to obtain the material to build the new prison. The court is meeting one week late due to the illness of County Judge T. R. Bandy who suffered a nervous collapse on April 4, and has been confined to his home for the past week. Judge Bandy said Saturday he was planning on attending the meeting of the court tomorrow. Routine matters are on the calendar for discussion Monday, and the session is expected to be brief and quiet.
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