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On Thursday, the Lincoln County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-1 to approve a site plan by Brown-Forman Corporation and Jack Daniels to allow them to continue to build and operate barrel houses. Just two days earlier, a Lincoln County judge put a temporary halt to adding barrels of Jack Daniels whiskey to any of its …
This year’s fundraiser for the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center will provide entertainment, food, and fun activities, such as golf simulators, video and arcade-style games, bumper cars, and more. The event is 6-9:30 p.m., Apr. 28, at the Detention @ The Elementary entertainment center. Ivy Petty, chairperson of the Coffee County CAC board, invites the …
Play with a Purpose event for Coffee County CAC set for April 28 Read More »
Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham signed a proclamation of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month on Friday, March 31, as representatives of Junior’s House Inc Child Advocacy Center planted a “pinwheel garden” on the lawn of the former Chamber of Commerce building on Cannon Boulevard. Each of the 50 pinwheels represents 10 of the children …
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United Way of Coffee and Moore Counties is now accepting applications for the next allocation cycle. All nonprofits that serve Coffee, Moore, or Warren County citizens are eligible to apply for funds. Applications are due May 1, 2023. Please get in touch with Ashley Abraham at 931-455-5678 or email Director@highway55unitedway.org to receive an application. ABOUT …
United Way of Highway 55 Calls for Applications for 2023-24 Read More »
Legal Aid Society, Tennessee’s largest nonprofit law firm, today announced that former U.S. Track and Field Championship silver medalist Charles Clark will be the speaker at its annual Breakfast of Champions fundraising event, scheduled at City Winery in Nashville at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, with a 7:30 a.m. preshow. Breakfast of Champions is the official kickoff event …
50-year-old Craig Cornelison is facing multiple charges after a three-hour standoff with police at a Tullahoma apartment complex Thursday afternoon. District Attorney Craig Northcott told On Target News that Cornelison had a disagreement with a family member inside the apartment. He had a pistol and fired it into the ceiling. The situation then escalated and …
Police Standoff with Tullahoma Man Ends Without Injuries Read More »
Others have joined a lawsuit against the Lincoln County government seeking relief from the whiskey fungus that has gathered at their home and business. Judge J.B. Cox ruled in February that Jack Daniels and parent company Brown-Forman Corp. has not followed the required processes to build and expand a barrelhouse operation on the site and ordered a work stoppage …
More Join Lawsuit against Jack Daniels and Brown-Forman Read More »
Saturday, March 18, 2023, is “Tennessee Tree Day” — a statewide tree-planting event organized each year by the Tennessee Environmental Council. You and your family can participate in planting trees together and then watch them grow for years to come. Since 2007, our Tennessee Tree Day events have mobilized almost 79,000 Tennessee residents in planting …
A pandemic-era law to help keep children and families continuously covered with health insurance is set to expire this spring, and advocates are worried about kids losing coverage, even when they are still eligible. A report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families showed Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program stabilized the uninsured rate …
TN Kids’ Uninsured Rate Could Rise as Health Emergency Ends Read More »
