Health

Coffee County Receives Grant for Food Insecurity

All Stories, Coffee, Government, Health, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

Coffee County Government has been awarded a $500,000 Food Insecurity Grant. There will be four recipients: Unity Medical Center $254,198, The Storehouse $150,000, The Henry Center $10,000, First Christian Church $9,919, and the South-Central Tennessee Development District $20,000 for grant administration. $55.883 remains in a contingency account with SCTTDD and will possibly be awarded in …

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Tullahoma Police Hosting Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday

All Stories, Business, Coffee, Government, Health, Local, News, Police, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

The Tullahoma Police Department and Walmart have partnered together for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Together, they want to provide an additional resource for citizens to dispose of unused or expired medication(s). The event will take place at Walmart on North Jackson Street. Drop-off services will be available from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM on …

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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

All Stories, Crimes, Government, Health, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), observed in October, is a time to recognize victims and raise awareness about the devastating impact of domestic violence. Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another partner. This kind of abuse affects …

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Robert E. Lee Elementary One of Five Tennessee schools to be named America’s Healthiest

All Stories, Coffee, Education, Health, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

Robert E. Lee Elementary School is among the 781 schools nationwide and just one of five schools in Tennessee to be named America’s Healthiest Schools for the 2022-2023 school year. The recognition, awarded by Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a leading children’s health organization, celebrates schools’ dedication to supporting the health and well-being of students, …

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Top Opioid Dispensing Counties in the Area

All Stories, Coffee, Franklin, Health, Local, News, Rutherford, Top Stories, Warren / By Lucky Knott

More than 645,000 people have died from opioid-related overdoses between 1999 and 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provisional data shows just under 80,000 people died in 2022 alone. Opioid prescriptions have decreased dramatically over the past decade as physicians and public health officials learned about the dangers of OxyContin and other opioids prescribed for pain …

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Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Collection Service in Coffee County September 23

All Stories, Coffee, Government, Health, Local, News, Special Event, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Coffee County on Saturday, September 23. Tennesseans are encouraged to bring household hazardous waste – including cleaning fluids, pesticides, swimming pool chemicals, and more – to a designated drop-off location. A person does not need to live in …

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Motlow-Smyrna Installs Ambulance Simulator

All Stories, Bedford, Coffee, Education, Franklin, Health, Lincoln, Local, Moore, News, Rutherford, Top Stories, Warren / By Lucky Knott

Motlow’s Smyrna campus recently became the College’s third site to receive an ambulance simulator for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Program. A crew worked for three days straight to build the simulator, giving instructors a new resource to expand the simulations and training available to students. The purpose of the simulator is to create scenarios …

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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Service will be in Tullahoma Sept. 23

All Stories, Coffee, Government, Health, Local, News, Special Event, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) household hazardous waste collection service will take place in Tullahoma on Saturday, September 23, from 8 AM-1 PM. Tennesseans are encouraged to bring household hazardous waste to a designated drop–off location, including cleaning fluids, pesticides, swimming pool chemicals, and more. A person does not need to live …

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Coffee County Ranked in the Top 30 Counties to Raise a Family

All Stories, Coffee, Education, Health, Lifestyles, Local, News, Rutherford, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

Stacker compiled a list of the best counties to raise a family in Tennessee using data from Niche. Niche ranks counties based on a variety of factors, including cost of living, schools, health care, recreation, and weather. Listed in the top 30: #26. Coffee County, Tennessee – Population: 57,227– Median home value: $170,800 (67% own)– Median rent: …

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NFL Alumni Association and Community Clinic of Shelbyville and Bedford County Hosting Health Event

All Stories, Bedford, Coronavirus, Education, Health, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

On Saturday, September 9, the NFL Alumni Association Tennessee Chapter is teaming up with the Community Clinic of Shelbyville and Bedford County (CCsBC) to host a community public health event and provide residents with critical education and screenings ahead of the Fall and Winter seasons. This comes at a critical time with flu season around …

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