Education

Coffee Co. Sheriff’s Dept. and East Coffee Elementary team up for Food Drive

Leave a Comment / All Stories, Coffee, Education, Lifestyles, Local, News, Police, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

Coffee County Sheriff’s Department recently teamed up with East Coffee Elementary for a food drive. The food collected was donated to the Store House Food Pantry. East Coffee Safety Patrol was able to delivery and help distribute the donations. The food that East Coffee Elementary collected weighed 762 lbs. We are very proud of their …

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Motlow Student Donates 1,200lbs of Food & Other Items to Student Pantry

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

When the call went out for food donations to Motlow’s student pantries, Motlow student Eli Certain jumped into action. Unaware of the actual number of items she was able to contribute, her total donation was just over 1,200 pounds of food. Items ranged from fresh fruit and vegetables, to shelf-stable snacks, milk, and even personal …

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TDOE Releases 2020-21 Graduation Rate Data

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

This week, the Tennessee Department of Education released the graduation rate for the 2020-21 school year. Of the 2020-21 cohort, 88.7% of students graduated on time this year compared to 89.6% last year, 37 districts improved their graduation rates, and 37 districts graduated 95% or more of their cohorts. Bedford County 91% Coffee County 89.7% Tullahoma 90.8% Franklin County 90.1% Grundy 90.6% Lincoln County 92.3% Fayetteville …

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Tullahoma City Schools Approved to receive ESSER 3.0 Funds

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Press Release: To help address the impact COVID-19 has had and continues to have, Tullahoma City Schools applied for and was awarded more than $7 million in ESSER 3.0 funds. “Tullahoma City Schools was tasked with evaluating needs across the district and identifying ways to utilize these federal, one-time relief funds,” said TCS Director of …

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Bill Ending Anonymous Reporting of Child Abuse is Harmful to Children

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By Joyce Prusak Executive Director of Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center Imagine this situation: A step-father sexually abuses a 5-year-old girl. The mother has been suffering abuse from him for years, and when she finds out he abuses her daughter, she decides to make a report to the child abuse hotline. Do you think the …

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Duck River Electric name Short Story Competition Winners

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Duck River Electric congratulates these 11 outstanding students who were winners in the 2021 short story competition. Each was presented a $1,000 scholarship sponsored by DREMC. Scholarship winners are, from front left, Hayley Horton, Moore County; Erica Clifton, Moore County; Hannah Gochee, Bedford County; Lauren Zimmerman, Bedford County. In the back row from left are …

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Substitute Teachers needed in Coffee County

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Coffee County Schools are looking for substitute teachers. Pay for those employees will increase on December 1st. Subs will receive $85 per day/certified $70 per day/non-certified. Applying is as easy as 1, 2, 3. 1. Application https://coffeecounty.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=6 2. Substitute Packet https://content.schoolinsites.com/…/b50901b69db9466b956… 3. New substitute handbook https://content.schoolinsites.com/…/2c6aa82412974fffa91… Please email langhams@k12coffee.net with any questions.

TCAT and Human Services to Share Coffee County Owned Building

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The Coffee County Commission voted recently 19-0 on agreement for the county-owned vocational rehabilitation building at 91 Volunteer Parkway to be used by the Tennessee College of Applied Technology and Department of Human Services. The two entities will occupy the building and share all utility and maintenance for the location. TCAT has agreed to spend …

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Mentors Needed for tnAchieves Program

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With less than three weeks remaining until the Dec. 3 tnAchieves mentor application deadline, around 3,000 volunteer mentors are still needed to meet student demand statewide. Mentors must be 21 years of age and are subject to a background check. Those interested in applying can visit https://tnAchieves.org/mentors. County Total Mentors Needed Total Mentors Recruited Remaining Mentor …

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Moore Co. Sheriff’s Dept. and High School Helping Others

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The Moore County Sheriff’s Department is helping gather items for the Moore County High School Thanksgiving Food Basket Drive this week. Items will be collected in the lobby of the jail in Lynchburg and will be delivered to the school on Friday morning. Please see the list of items that are needed for those in …

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