News for Bedford County, Tennnessee
Early voting for the March 3rd Presidential and County Primary concluded Tuesday. According to state numbers, 167,018 republicans voted early and 169,447 democrats for a total of 336,604. In Coffee County, where a hotly contested race for General Sessions Judge is being conducted, 3,517 early votes were cast. 2,561 republican and 956 for democrats. Election …
On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans to prepare for an outbreak coronavirus, which has spawned more than 80,000 cases around the world. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers that scammers love taking advantage of fear. A new scam the BBB is monitoring involves phony online stores …
Schools would be banned from “lunch shaming” students unable to afford school meals, under a bill that has been narrowly advanced by a Tennessee House panel. The proposal would ban schools from requiring students with lunch debt to do chores, miss school activities, graduations or other activities that would publicly identify them as being unable …
Robert Shegog, 36, of Murfreesboro was arrested recently for multiple counts of burglary, theft and vandalism. Shegog is known as the “Mule Kick Burglar” because of the way he would kick in glass to enter a business. According to a department press release, Shegog is accused of stealing more than $100,000 in cash from businesses …
The Coffee County Legislative Committee elected Monday night, Feb. 24 to send two resolutions to the full county commission for a vote. One resolution would block refugees from relocating in Coffee County. The other resolution, if approved by the commission would designate the area as a second amendment county. The resolution states that the Board …
Tennessee lawmakers once again showed their displeasure with Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to keep accepting refugees by advancing a resolution Tuesday that criticized the governor’s actions as violating the separation of powers. The state house is currently leading a lawsuit claiming the federal refugee resettlement program improperly forces the state to spend money on additional …
Do you know a childcare center that could put $4,000 to good use? Hundreds of child care centers throughout the state of Tennessee already have signed up to take advantage of Support and Enhancement Grants made possible through a partnership with The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS). …
Early voting ends Tuesday, Feb. 25. If you miss early voting Election Day is March 3. Voters in Coffee County have a few things to vote on. 4 candidates have qualified for general sessions judge, Jason Huskey, Stacy Lynch, Greg Perry and Jess Stockwell. Running for county commission, District 8, Tim Brown and Jeffery Keele. …
Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) is joining efforts with the Tennessee Environmental Council for the Tennessee Tree Day event on March 21. Tennessee Tree Day is an annual event that encourages Tennessee residents to order, plant and nurture a new seedling to beautify their personal properties and communities. Seedlings must be pre-ordered and purchased …
DREMC joins Tennessee Tree Day Campaign, Urges Safe Planting Read More »
Sales taxes are charged in two ways in Tennessee. First the state side which is 7 percent and then the local tax. The combined average local and state sales tax rate in Tennessee is 9.53 percent. Tennessee has the highest combined rate of any state, according to a new analysis from the Tax Foundation. The …
Tennessee has Highest Sales Tax, but Remember No State Income Tax Read More »
