OFFICIAL RECORD
News & notices
Council actions, public works updates and community information issued by the Town of Trace.
Miles Turner family search website recirculated online
A website created during the search for Miles Turner has recently been recirculated. Residents and visitors are asked to use care when traveling through the area.
Town issues statement on agricultural compliance action
State and county personnel completed a court-authorized inspection at a former produce-packing property east of Trace.
Temporary access restrictions remain on East Orchard Road
Through traffic may continue, but the former packing-shed entrance and adjoining service lane are closed to the public.
Clerk responds to requests concerning the Miles Turner records
Town Hall has received an unusual volume of requests regarding records from the August 2000 search for Tennessee student Miles Turner.
East Orchard Road drainage work begins September 21
Two failing culverts will be replaced along the east approach. Local access will remain open during construction.
Selected 2000 municipal records temporarily removed from reading room
Two boxes covering August and September 2000 have been transferred for condition review and records processing.
Council approves final phase of Depot Square improvements
The last phase adds shaded seating, repairs the south walk and restores the depot's original freight doors.
Historical Society seeks photographs from Trace farm families
Residents are invited to help identify people and places in a newly recovered collection of local negatives.
Roadside produce sellers reminded to retain origin records
Vendors participating in the fall market review must retain invoices, packing labels and origin documentation.
Precautionary boil-water notice lifted for north service area
Laboratory testing confirms that water service meets all state drinking-water standards.
Regular Town Council meeting scheduled for September 15
The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Municipal Center public chamber.
Volunteer Fire Department resumes monthly siren test
The noon test will sound on the first Saturday of each month beginning August 1.
Remaining County Road 18 signs scheduled for replacement
Older route markers east of Trace will be replaced with current East Orchard Road designations.
Volunteers identify names in turn-of-the-century search photographs
Six photographs from a late-summer 2000 community search have been added to the depot index.
Reading room reopens following porch repairs
The Trace reading room will resume regular Thursday hours after volunteers completed repairs to the depot porch.
Spring volunteer day scheduled at Centennial Garden
Residents will replace herb beds, repaint the tool shed and prepare the garden for its May reopening.
Town recognizes Guy Miller for service to Trace growers
The longtime proprietor of Miller's Produce & Feed was honored for thirty-five years of service to area farms and roadside sellers.
Utility review completed at former east packing property
Town crews documented an inactive well connection and two service lines before removing the property from the active utility map.
Trace students place in regional spelling bee
Maya Holloway and Benji Reese represented Trace County Schools in Saturday's regional competition.
Town begins first phase of online records archive
Council minutes and public notices from 2002 forward will be the first materials added to the new town website.
Fire department fundraiser meets storm-siren goal
Community donations will cover the final equipment cost for the new outdoor warning siren.
Harvest Days pecan bake-off winners announced
Judges selected entries by Janice Harlow, Cody Bell and Ana Lucero from a field of twenty-seven desserts.
New lights dedicated at Benton Little League Field
The first evening game under the new field lights will begin Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Volunteer search maps donated to town reading room
Marked road maps and sign-in sheets from the August 2000 search have been transferred to the municipal collection.
Traffic advisory issued for Mill Creek and County Road 18
Drivers are asked to avoid roadside parking while volunteer search teams work east and south of town.
Volunteers requested for community search
A morning search will begin at the Trace Volunteer Fire Department for a missing Tennessee college student.
Christmas parade lineup announced for Saturday
Thirty-one entries will travel from the feed store corner to Depot Square beginning at 5:30 p.m.