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COVID Relief Could Help Mitigate Climate Change, Reboot Economy

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Congress has provided billions of dollars for renewable energy and green technologies as part of the latest $900 billion coronavirus relief package. Some scientists say relief funding could put the U.S. more on track with countries that have joined the Paris Agreement. Comments from David McCollum, principal technical leader at Electric Power Research Institute, and …

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Tullahoma Alderman Jenna Amacher says she will Not Apologize for Facebook Pictures

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Locally we first reported last week that Tullahoma Alderman Jenna Amacher was facing some backlash over pictures that appeared on her Facebook account. The pictures showed the alderman at a party that some deemed controversial. Mayor Ray Knowis said in a released statement, “the recent social media post by a newly elected Tullahoma city alderman …

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Tennessee’s New Online Betting brings in Millions in Tax Money

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Tennessee’s new online-only sports betting program saw $131.4 million in gross wagers last month, yielding almost $2.4 million in privilege taxes for the state, officials said Wednesday. According to a Tennessee Lottery news release, sportsbooks made $118.2 million in gross payouts in November, the first month of sports betting in the state. Eighty percent of …

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Tennessee Stops Most In-Person and Local Court Proceedings

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Tennessee is halting most in-person state and local court proceedings for a month while the state battles one of the worst recent COVID-19 surges in the country. The Tennessee Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday that pauses all but a few types of in-person courtroom happenings from Dec. 28 to Jan. 29 and extends a …

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Tennessee hoping to to receive 90,000 Vaccines Per Week

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Tennessee expects to get 90,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses a week for the immediate future, as virus cases and hospitalizations reach a tipping point in the state. Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey says they are not going to deploy all of the vaccine doses until they get clarity that a second round of doses are …

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State of Emergency in Tennessee Extended

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Gov. Bill Lee has extended the state of emergency in Tennessee through February. Lee signed three executive orders Tuesday. Executive Orders 71 and 72 extend remote meetings for governing bodies and remote notarization provisions. Executive Order No. 73, which goes into effect at 12:59 p.m. on December 29 and lasts until 12:59 p.m. Feb. 27. …

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Tullahoma Alderman Receiving Backlash after Facebook Pictures were posted on Her Account

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Tullahoma Alderman Jenna Amacher is facing some backlash over pictures that appeared on her Facebook account. The pictures showed the alderman at a party with several controversial signs with words that we have chosen not to show or repeat. Mayor Ray Knowis said in a released statement, “the recent social media post by a newly …

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Gov. Lee says Indoor Gatherings Limited to 10 or Less, but High School Sports to continue with Limited Capacity

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced he is limiting holiday gatherings to no one outside of families’ immediate households and all public indoor gatherings will be limited to 10 people. The governor made his remarks Sunday during a statewide address coming on the heels of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranking Tennessee the worst state …

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COVID-19 Forces Change to how Coffee Co. Sheriff’s Dept. Responds to Calls; Select County Services Closed

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Due to the spike in Covid-19 cases within Coffee County the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department will be doing non-emergency reports over the phone. Any reports that require the presence of a Deputy or Investigator will be responded to normally. In addition, as we reported last week Coffee County government buildings are closed to the public. The Coffee …

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Manchester Police Honors Two of its Own

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On Friday Manchester Investigator Bryan Eldridge was awarded Officer of the Year by the Manchester Police Department. Eldridge has served Manchester for over 10 years. Also, congratulations to Officer Tony Frost from the Manchester Police Department for receiving the Chris Patterson memorial award. Patterson was a longtime employee of the department who unfortunately died earlier …

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