Local News stories across Southern Middle Tennessee
30 year old James Garrett appeared in Warren County General Sessions Court Friday for a hearing on a charge of criminal homicide. Garrett’s bond was set at $600,000 and the preliminary hearing is set for March 2. Garrett is charged with one count of criminal homicide in the shooting death of 30 year old Javier …
Warren County Man Charged with Criminal Homicide Appears in Court Read More »
Tennesseans are transitioning from icy road conditions, to frustrating road conditions riddled with potholes. Several can be found eastbound on I-24. At the Beechgrove overpass at Exit 97 a large area is in bad shape. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says they’re aware of this problem. TDOT says crews that were focused on plowing …
On Wednesday, the Coffee County Consolidated Communications Board voted to terminate Coffee County 911 Communications Center Director Diane Argraves. Argraves rejected the severance package the board offered. The board voted to release Argraves with the stipulation that she still has 20 days to accept the severance package. Board accountant Scott LeDuc was named interim director at …
Lawmakers in at least three states, including Tennessee, have introduced bills that would bar public agencies from publicly disclosing information about nonprofit donors, and experts say donor disclosure issues remain under-the-radar but could have major implications. Jerrick Adams, a staff writer for Ballotpedia who tracks the issue, said the Senate and House bills would ban state and local governments …
TN Bill Puts Spotlight on Nonprofit Donors and Public “Right to Know” Read More »
Blood Assurance in Tullahoma is asking for help from all eligible blood donors in the community. Inclement weather closed several of their facilities and blood drives earlier in the week and the threat of more severe weather could mean a shortage of blood if area donors don’t give now. A winter storm is still causing …
Police in Tennessee are investigating the death of a 9-year-old boy in a sledding accident. The boy slammed into a mailbox after hitting ice as he was being pulled on a tube by an ATV driven by his father, news outlets reported. Three other children on the tube were not injured, Brentwood Assistant Police Chief …
Sledding Tips after 9 year-old Dies in Tennessee Read More »
The way we vote in Tennessee would change under a bill proposed by Tullahoma State Senator Janice Bowling. The 16th District Rep. has introduced a bill that would require the state to only use watermarked paper ballots that would be hand marked by the voter. SB1510 was introduced to the General Assembly Feb. 11. “As introduced, …
Ascend Federal Credit Union and its employees raised $1,150 to support the American Heart Association’s (AHA’s) efforts to increase women’s heart health awareness. Ascend employees raised $575 by donating at least $5 to the Go Red For Women program to wear blue jeans and a red shirt on National Wear Red Day Feb. 5 – and …
Ascend Federal Credit Union Donates to American Heart Association of Middle Tennessee Read More »
Tennessee officials say they have landed $6.9 million in grants to aid in computer science and STEM education. The state Department of Education says the money includes a $4 million Education Innovation and Research early phase grant and a $2.9 million Out-of-School Time Career Pathway Program grant. The $4 million grant will help expand STEM …
State Education Receives Grants Computer Science and STEM Education Read More »
If anyone has or knows who has bought any property from Donald Gary Pinkston, please contact Investigator Brandon Reed at the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office at 931-570-4191. A reward is being offered for any information that leads to the whereabouts of Polaris Razar or a gooseneck trailer. One trailer has been recovered.
