PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — Perdue Farms is closing their Monterey plant, the Putnam County mayor announced Thursday night.

U.S. chicken producer Perdue Farms will permanently shut a Monterey, Tennessee, processing plant on March 28, eliminating ...

More than 400 employees are being impacted by the closure of the Perdue Farms Monterey plant. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter reacted to the news.

Several hundred workers at Perdue Farms will soon be without a job after the company announced on Thursday it is closing the ...

MONTEREY, TENN. – Poultry processor Perdue Farms plans to close a processing plant in Monterey, Tenn., on March 28 which ...

Learn more about the company's decision that came after a strategic business and financial review of the plant’s performance.

Poultry processor Perdue Farms plans to close a processing plant in Monterey, Tenn., on March 28, resulting in 433 people ...

Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said he is working with city leaders and state workforce development officials to help the employees. "Everybody's in shock, there was no warning," Porter said.

According to Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter, 433 people will affected by the closure. “The plant has been a part of Monterey and Putnam County’s economy for many years, Mayor Porter said.