Work on a new county archives in Washington County, Tennessee is progressing, but not as fast as officials had hoped.

Crews are currently working to remodel part of the historic courthouse to store the records.

The initial plan was to have the project completed a couple of months ago.

Right now, the records are being housed in four tractor-trailers. County commissioners approved renting those trailers for another month Monday night, but officials hope to move the archives soon.

Eventually the county archives will open in its own building along Main Street in Jonesborough.

The current county office building will be remodeled for the archives during the next several months. The county offices will then move to the historic courthouse.