Tennessee will soon add penalties against public schools that allow transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports, under legislation recently signed into law by Republican Gov. Bill Lee. Lee quietly signed the proposal last Friday without comment. The governor had previously signed a measure last year mandating that student athletes must prove their sex matches …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Franklin County on Saturday, April 30. Tennesseans are encouraged to bring household hazardous waste – including cleaning fluids, pesticides, batteries and more – to a designated drop-off location. A person does not need to live in the county …
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On Thursday, April 21, Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham hosted a roundtable meeting of southern Middle Tennessee county mayors at the Garland King Museum on Elm Street, the former Shelbyville Central High School building which is being redeveloped by King’s son and grandson, Gary and Colin King. The mayors discussed issues facing county government with …
Area County Mayors meet to discuss issues facing County Government Read More »
Early voting for primary county elections is still going on through April 28, 2022. Early voting hours are between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays at the Coffee County Election Commission at 1329 McArthur St Suite 6 in Manchester. In Tullahoma at the CD Stamps Center …
After being closed Thursday-Sunday, the Manchester Recreation Center is open (Monday). The facility received significant damage from last Wednesday’s severe storms. Director of Parks and Recreation A.J. Fox says the upstairs fitness center will continue to be closed until further notice because of water damage from the heavy rain that fell. The center was damaged …
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With many jobs available throughout Tennessee the state unemployment rate has set a record for its lowest mark in history. Data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 3.2% in March, the lowest level ever recorded. The decrease of 0.2 of a percentage point in …
A winning lottery jackpot ticket worth $20 million is sold in Tennessee. The location where the Mega Millions winning ticket hasn’t been released by the Tennessee Education Lottery yet. The winner’s ticket matched all six number in the Friday night drawing – 4, 17, 20, 46, 64 and Mega Ball 23. The only other Mega Millions jackpot …
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On Friday, April 15, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will join public safety partners statewide to launch Slow Down Tennessee. From April 15 – 29, participating agencies will help increase awareness and enforcement to reduce speeding-related crashes, injuries, and fatalities across Tennessee. “The purpose of the ‘Slow Down Tennessee’ campaign is to address a variety …
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Federal waivers put in place at the height of the pandemic allowed federal child nutrition programs more flexibility in delivering meals to households, because kids weren’t at school. Those waivers are set to expire in a few months – and in Tennessee, groups that work to fight hunger warn that more children, especially in rural areas, …
End of Federal Waivers may put More Rural TN Kids at Hunger Risk Read More »
This is Work Zone Awareness Week in Tennessee, and with pothole repairs on interstate projects ongoing, TDOT is using this week to urge drivers to use more caution on the roadways. According to TDOT in 2021, more than 4,000 crashes happened in work zones on Tennessee roads, that number went up from 2020 when there …
