Month: June 2020
New Emotional Support Line for TN Health-Care Workers on Front Lines
Tennessee’s health care workers and first responders who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic response have a new resource to help them grapple with stress, anxiety, sadness or depression related to work. Lizzie Harrigan, chairwoman at the Mental Health Active Response Team, one of the organizations that helped develop the service, said …
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Legendary Coach Johnny Majors Dead at 85
Johnny Majors, a legendary coach for the Tennessee football team and member of the College Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 85. Jackie Sherrill, a longtime friend of Majors’ who worked on staff with him at Pittsburgh, confirmed the news with Majors’ family. Knoxville News Sentinel reports that in 1973, he left to become …
Tennessee Free Fishing Day scheduled for June 6
Tennessee’s 2020 Free Fishing Day will go on as scheduled. The day is set for Saturday, June 6 when anyone may fish free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency provides the annual free day in hopes of increasing interest in fishing. The day allows anyone the opportunity to try …
Tennessee Offers New Relief Program for Small Businesses
Gov. Bill Lee announced a new relief program Tuesday for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tennessee Business Relief Program will direct approximately $200 million in federal coronavirus relief funding through the Department of Revenue to small businesses that qualify. The program awards will be based on the annual gross sales of the …
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Large Increase in COVID-19 Cases in Tennessee on June 2, 2020
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed additional cases of COVID-19 across the state on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The health department reported 821 new cases, bringing the state to a total of 24,375 cases, a 3% day-to-day increase since Monday. TDH confirmed 14 additional deaths, bringing Tennessee up to 381 total deaths. Out of …
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Manchester City Schools making plans for 2020-2021 including the possibility of Remote/Distance Learning
The Manchester City Schools District is actively planning for the 2020-2021 school year. Our hope is that school will start as normal but we have to plan in case it does not. We are focusing on 3 major areas: Academics – Traditional and Remote/Distance Learning, Social and Emotional Care, and Learning Check-Ups. Task force teams …
Drowning Victim Identified
A 15-year-old girl from Manchester drowned while kayaking with her parents on the Duck River in Bedford County Sunday afternoon, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The TWRA reported the Manchester family began the day by kayaking a section of the river below Normandy Dam. At Cortner Mill, an old low head dam, the …
Legendary Auburn Coach Pat Dye dead at 80
Former Auburn University Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Pat Dye died Monday at the age of 80 as a result of complications from kidney and liver failure. Dye guided the Tigers to four Southeastern Conference championships, compiling a 99-39-4 record from 1981-1992.
