Local News stories across Southern Middle Tennessee
Tennessee State Parks have scheduled guided Spring Hikes throughout the state for park visitors who want to put winter behind and enjoy the outdoors. Most of the hikes are scheduled Saturday, March 19. A full schedule of the hikes at specific parks is available at this link. Old Stone Fort and Tims Ford state parks will …
Motlow State Community College has announced they have been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to coursework in Entrepreneurship, Digital Agronomy, Information Systems/Cyber Security, Medical Office Technology, Nursing, Mechatronics, and Robotics. For more information on Amazon’s Career Choice, visit: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/career-choice For more information on Motlow State Community …
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In front of nearly 3,000 fans that packed “The Patch” Coffee County made history on Monday night by defeating Stewarts Creek 57-50 and qualify for the state Class 4-A tournament. This is only the second time the Raider boys have made it to the state tournament. The last time was in 1965. The Raiders jumped …
Dreams Do Come True! Coffee County Boys’ Basketball Headed to State Read More »
A head-on crash collision that involved three vehicles cost the life of two area residents on Sunday night. The crash occurred around 6:45 p.m. on the Wattendorf Memorial Highway at Grady Finney Road near AEDC in Coffee County. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 62-year-old James Shaw, of Estill Springs was driving a 2016 Dodge …
At approximately 2:10 a.m. Friday morning, Grundy County deputies responded to a house fire on Patrick’s Curve in Tracy City. The owner advised there had been an altercation and the house had been set on fire. On arrival, deputies encountered the suspect in the driveway. Larry James Cox (66) was taken into custody and charged …
Grundy County man Charged with Attempted Murder and Arson Read More »
Duck River Electric Co-op crews responded to a power outage impacting approximately 7,000 members in the Manchester area on Sunday night. Customers were without power for a little less than an hour that began just after 7 p.m. Duck River confirmed on their Facebook page that a substation went down due to animal contact.
Tennessee State Parks had an economic impact of $2.1 billion in Fiscal Year 2021, as the parks posted 38.5 million visits, according to a report done for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). “Our parks continue to provide an outstanding experience for visitors and a significant financial boost for our state and local …
Tennessee State Parks had $2.1 Billion Economic Impact in FY2021 Read More »
Monday night the Coffee County Red Raiders host the Red Hawks of Stewarts Creek in the TSSAA Class 4-A boy’s Sectional round of the basketball playoffs. The Red Raiders are 23-9 on the season and winners of their district and region championships. Stewarts Creek at 18-11 finished runner-up in their district and region. Fans are …
WHITEOUT Requested> Raiders One Win Away from TSSAA State Tournament Read More »
Adam W. McKinney, an SRO at Sewanee Elementary School has been fired from his job after he was charged with driving under the influence and being in possession of a weapon at the time. A patrolman for Winchester Police arrested the man last week after his blood-alcohol test was reported to be 0.139 percent which …
Sewanee Elementary School SRO Fired after DUI Arrest Read More »
According to GasBuddy, for the first time in 14 years, the national average price of gas in the U.S. is just over $4 per gallon as of Saturday. GasBuddy stated that Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine is to blame for the surge. The national average price of gas now stands just 10 cents below the …
