Dollar General plans to hire 20,000 workers this spring as the discount chain continues its expansion during the pandemic. The company said Wednesday it’s looking to hire full- and part-time workers in stores and distribution centers, as well as drivers for its private-trucking fleet. Dollar General does not disclose its minimum wage for workers, but …
A Tennessee bill requiring school districts to alert parents of any instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity and let them opt their student out is heading to Republican Gov. Bill Lee. The legislation cleared its last hurdle in the GOP-supermajority Legislature with a 64-23 House vote Wednesday. The Senate approved the bill last week. …
In the next few days, Bedford County property owners will begin receiving their reappraisal notices. Property values in the county have risen in the five years since the last reappraisal, and it’s common for owners who get their notice (and who aren’t looking to sell their property) to become alarmed, thinking a higher property value …
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After defeating Shelbyville earlier this season 13-0, the Coffee County Lady Raiders softball team had its troubles on Tuesday night at home. The Eaglettes held a 3-0 lead after 2 ½ innings. The Lady Raiders battled back to cut the advantage to 3-2 in the bottom of the third. That scored held up until the …
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Shelbyville Golden Eagles watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 10-6 loss to Columbia Central on Tuesday. Shelbyville collected eight hits and Columbia Central had 11 in the high-scoring affair. Marquis Wilson took the loss for Shelbyville. The righty allowed nine hits and nine runs over two and two-thirds innings, striking …
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Tullahoma Wildcats snatched the lead late in the game in a 15-5 victory over Lincoln County on Tuesday. The game was tied at five with Tullahoma batting in the bottom of the fourth when DJ Dillehay drew a walk, scoring one run. Tullahoma Wildcats earned the victory despite allowing Lincoln County to score three runs …
The Coffee County High School Baseball Red Raiders hosted Lawrence County on Tuesday at Powers Field and picked up an important 6-2 District 8-AAA win. The Raiders hit the ball very well as the had 11 hits led by Jacob Holder and Braden Brown with 2 hits each. Starting Pitcher Griffin Meeker helped his own …
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A little sunshine will soon be in your next glass of whiskey as Jack Daniel’s partners with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation, and Nashville-based solar power producer Silicon Ranch to provide the iconic Tennessee whiskey maker’s Lynchburg distillery with 20 megawatts of solar energy. TVA signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Silicon Ranch to build, own, and …
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is proposing a $100 million, two-week sales tax holiday on restaurants, bars and groceries, as his administration looks to divvy up hundreds of millions of dollars in extra spending due to better-than-expected revenues during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, the Republican’s finance team presented a budget amendment to his $42 billion …
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Tennessee’s Department of Health on Tuesday announced that it would “pause” distributing the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following new guidance from the federal government. Earlier that day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they were investigating unusual and severe blood clots that occurred 6 to 13 days …
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