Local News stories across Southern Middle Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 3,500 new cases of COVID-19 across the state on Sunday, October 25, bringing the state total to 247,587 total cases. TDH also confirmed 31 additional deaths, bringing Tennessee up to 3,131 total deaths. On Friday, Tennessee set a record of 3,606, the highest single-day increase of cases. Also, a record …
It’s official 28-year-old Brandon Berridge who works at the Tullahoma Fire Department is the world’s tallest firefighter according to the Guinness World Records. Brandon stands 6 ft.11.17 in. earning him honor. He has been a firefighter in Tullahoma since March 2016. Brandon lives with his wife in Winchester, who just in case you wanted to know, stands 4 ft 11 in. Photos …
The City of Tullahoma, Tullahoma City Schools and Motlow Trained recently participated in TVA’s Community Innovation Academy and Pitch Event. Developed by TVA Economic Development and Guillermo Mazier, Founder of Collective Intelligence and Vice President of Global Innovation at Conway, this program is designed to assist Valley communities in solving complex community problems by activating innovation elements critical …
A police officer from Winchester has been relieved of his duties after being arrested in Manchester on Tuesday. Tristan Delacruz was fired after being arrested for an alleged domestic-assault incident. Delacruz was booked at the Coffee County Jail and was released after posting the $2,000 bond.
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Tullahoma will be host to two sites, one at Walmart and the other at Walgreens. This provides an additional resource for …
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Oct. 24 Read More »
On October 16th the Manchester, Tennessee Veterans of Foreign Wars All-American Post 10904 celebrated the 97th birthday of a local living legend: WWII combat veteran and former prisoner of war Ed Reader, Sr. The surprise celebration included reading the long list of accomplishments he has made to the local VFW Post in the past few years, all …
VFW Post 10904 Celebrates 97th Birthday of WWII Veteran Ed Reader, Sr. Read More »
The Coffee County High School fall play is swiftly approaching; they’re a little over two weeks out! They’re very excited this year, because in addition to it being a Shakespeare year, due to COVID everyone will get to experience Shakespeare in its original venue: outdoors! Organizers have partnered with Manchester Recreation Center to use the …
Coffee County High School Shakespeare will be held Outside at Rotary Amphitheater Read More »
On Wednesday, Governor Bill Lee’s Unified Command Group announced plans to open drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in three counties Saturday, October 24 to address rising case rates in the state’s rural areas. One location is nearby: Grundy County High School, 24970 TN-108, Coalmont, TN. Testing sites will be open from 9 a.m. to noon CST …
Weekend COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing will be Open Saturday in Grundy County Read More »
Through the sixth day of early voting, more than 1 million Tennessee voters have cast their ballot for the Nov. 3 presidential election. Through Tuesday, 929,744 voters had cast their ballot at early voting locations and 155,640 absentee ballots had been returned to local election commission offices for a total of 1,085,384 votes cast. Area …
Voters, Voters and More Voters; Records being Smashed Read More »
The Tennessee Department of Health announced the state’s plan for distributing COVID-19 vaccines once they become available. Department officials said they developed a structure for allocating and distributing vaccines: Five percent of COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed evenly among all 95 counties. 10 percent of vaccines will be reserved by the state for use in targeted …
