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Former South Central HRA Employee and Three Others Indicted in Lincoln County

All Stories, Bedford, Crimes, Government, Lincoln, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

The Comptroller’s Office has released an investigative report detailing a scheme led by former South Central Human Resource Agency (SCHRA) employee and program manager Jennifer Henry. The SCHRA’s main office is in Fayetteville. Henry enabled her son, Kani Johnson, Makayla Leake, and Dustin Simmons, to misappropriate $117,024 in Labor and Workforce Development grant funds while …

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Unemployment Rates Drop in All Tennessee Counties

All Stories, Bedford, Business, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, Local, Moore, News, Top Stories, Warren, Work / By Lucky Knott

Statewide, Tennessee continued to experience near-record low unemployment in April, and county jobless rates for the month were just as impressive. The latest numbers for the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) show county unemployment decreased in every county. Area counties: Bedford: 3 percent in March. 2.6 in April Coffee: 3.2 in March, down to …

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Local Numbers Released for Third-Grader TCAP Testing

All Stories, Bedford, Coffee, Education, Franklin, Government, Grundy, Lincoln, Local, Moore, News, Top Stories, Warren / By Lucky Knott

The Tennessee Department of Education has released the averages for each school district’s English Language Arts (ELA) TCAP tests. There is potential for thousands of Tennessee children being held back in the third grade because 60% of third graders did not meet or exceed expectations. District Name % Below % Approaching % Meets % Exceeds Total …

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Mother, Grandmother and Bother In-Law Charged with Murder of Baby in Lincoln County

All Stories, Crimes, Lincoln, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

Three family members have been arrested on murder charges after the remains of an infant were found in a Lincoln County home in early 2022. After further investigation, LCSD said that three people were indicted on May 16. Kelsie Higby, the infant’s mother; Aimee Higby, the maternal grandmother of the infant; and Christopher Chapman, the …

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Wettest Counties in Tennessee

All Stories, Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, Local, Moore, News, Top Stories, Warren, Weather / By Lucky Knott

The continental U.S., on average, received about 30 inches of precipitation between March 2022 and February 2023. Stacker cited data from the National Centers for Environmental Information to identify the counties in Tennessee that receive the most precipitation through rain, sleet, or snow. Counties are ranked by five-year precipitation averages in inches as of February 2023, with rainfall over the …

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Motlow Commemorates 53rd Graduating Class

All Stories, Coffee, Education, Lincoln, Local, Moore, News, Rutherford, Top Stories, Warren / By Lucky Knott

Motlow recently held its 53rd annual graduation ceremony at Middle Tennessee State University. More than 450 of this year’s 850 graduates across all Motlow’s campuses walked the stage to receive their diplomas for Associate of Arts, Associate of Fine Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Science in Teaching, and Associate of Applied Science degrees as well …

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Man Wanted for Attempted Murder in Lincoln County Captured in Florida

All Stories, Crimes, Lincoln, Local, News, Police, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

A Tennessee man fleeing attempted murder charges for over a year has been captured in Walton County, FL. Jesse L. Suggs, 37, was arrested at a home on Monday by Walton County Sheriff’s Office and members of the U.S. Marshals Florida Caribbean Regional Task Force after information was obtained that he was wanted out of …

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County Unemployment Rates Down in 94 of 95 Counties

All Stories, Bedford, Business, Coffee, Franklin, Government, Grundy, Lincoln, Local, Moore, News, Top Stories, Warren, Work / By Lucky Knott

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development has released new data that showed unemployment rates improved in 94 of 95 counties across Tennessee in March 2023. Moore and Williamson counties reported the lowest unemployment for the month, with both having a rate of 2.3%. Other area counties: Bedford 3.4 in February to 3% in March …

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Deanna Freeman-Newman Memorial Nursing Scholarship Established at Motlow State

All Stories, Coffee, Education, Health, Lincoln, Local, Moore, News, Rutherford, Top Stories, Warren / By Lucky Knott

The Deanna Freeman-Newman Memorial Nursing Scholarship has been established at Motlow State Community College by her colleagues and friends to honor Deanna’s passion and service in the nursing field. Deanna was a 2004 graduate of Motlow State Community College’s nursing program. She was a Registered Nurse at Tri-Star StoneCrest Hospital in Smyrna, Tenn., for 13 years. Deanna …

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Lincoln County Man Wanted for Attempted Murder