Health, Entertainment and Lifestyle stories for Southern Middle Tennessee
Bobbie Gail Blair, a nurse at the Tyson Foods plant, has been arrested. Blair, 49, was charged after treating thousands of patients without a license. She worked at the in-house medical clinic at the Tyson Foods plant. In 2007, Blair graduated from the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology …
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Tennessee State Parks invite Tennesseans to participate in the state’s annual Weed Wrangle on Saturday, March 4, as part of a national effort to remove invasive plants from public spaces. Tennessee has 39 state parks participating. The events are to restore natural habitats by removing invasive species or replanting native species. State and community experts will …
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Tennessee’s Opioid Abatement Council is making the first payments from opioid lawsuit settlements to counties totaling more than $31.4 million. The state began processing the direct payments from the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund to all 95 county governments last week. Approved uses include a continuum of opioid use disorder treatment programs, medication-assisted treatment, recovery supports, and …
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Unity Medical Center has been recognized as a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. On February 27, 2023, Unity Medical Center in Manchester, TN announced it has been recognized as a 2023 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this annual …
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10904, and District 5, held their Annual Awards Ceremony on February 13th at the Coffee County Veterans Building. The District is comprised of VFW Posts from Manchester, Fayetteville, Lewisburg, McMinnville, Murfreesboro, Pulaski, Shelbyville, Tullahoma and Winchester. The ceremony kicked off with an introduction by Commander Kimberly King. Charlee Martin, a …
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On March 18th the Friends of Tims Ford State Park is hosting the “Food Truck Frenzy” where our first food truck competition will be taking place at the park. The public is invited to sample and vote for your favorite. $10 to sample food from 15 food trucks! Judging the food will only take place …
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Republican state senator Janice Bowling of Tullahoma hopes this will be the year medical cannabis becomes legal in Tennessee. While the “Tennessee Medical Cannabis Act” was not voted out of a Senate committee Tuesday, Democrat and Republican lawmakers both appeared to support the bill. Bowling’s bill would include more than 30 different health conditions that …
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A new program offered at UTC is looking to address the state’s current nursing shortage. That program will take 3 semesters instead of 5, so students can get into the field faster. Under the new accelerated BSN program, students with a bachelor’s degree in any field will be able to gain a nursing degree in …
United Way of Highway 55 serves the counties of Coffee, Moore, and Warren Counties by increasing access to Health, Income, Basic Essentials, and Education. We allocate funds yearly to local nonprofits with many needed missions and are active in community initiatives/projects. Fundraising is one way that we collect funds to distribute to local partner nonprofits. …
United Way of Highway 55 Presents “United in Spirits” Read More »
Imagination Library of Coffee County invites the community to attend Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast to support early childhood literacy in Coffee County. The event will be held at Damron’s Restaurant in Tullahoma from 8-10 a.m., March 4. Tickets cost $10, with free admission for children 4 years old and younger. All proceeds go toward …
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