Lifestyles

East Coffee Elementary going Virtual Learning through the end of November

Leave a Comment / All Stories, Coffee, Coronavirus, Education, Health, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

Due to several positive cases of COVID-19 among the staff at East Coffee Elementary and quarantines among staff and students, Coffee County Schools is placing the school on virtual/distance-learning status through the rest of November. Potential close contacts have already been identified and contacted. Due to the Thanksgiving break and the current use of Fridays as …

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Bedford County Mayor issues statement about the Uptick in COVID-19 Cases and Deaths

Leave a Comment / All Stories, Bedford, Coronavirus, Government, Health, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham says that for the past few weeks, COVID cases have been on the rise, both nationally and in Bedford County. We have lost two dozen people to this disease, and many more have been seriously ill, taxing the health care system and creating financial and emotional hardships for a number …

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Tennessee COVID-19 Update including numbers from nearby counties

Leave a Comment / All Stories, Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Coronavirus, Franklin, Grundy, Health, Lincoln, Local, Moore, News, Rutherford, Top Stories, Warren / By Lucky Knott

The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 4,472 additional cases of COVID-19 across the state on Wednesday, November 18. TDH also confirmed 53 additional deaths bringing Tennessee to a total of 4,048. The death total has doubled in the last 69 days. Nearby counties active cases and deaths: Bedford 328/28 Cannon 125/2 Coffee 298/36 Franklin 296/29 …

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Toy Drop-off and Sign-up is Friday and Saturday for Graves/Taylor Foundation

Leave a Comment / All Stories, Coffee, Lifestyles, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

The Coffee County Rescue Squad is teaming up with the Steve Graves/Gene Taylor Foundation for another toy and food drive. You can help by dropping off items this Friday from 4pm-7pm and Saturday between 2pm-6pm at Coffee County Rescue Squad. Several years ago, then Sheriff Steve Graves and the now late Gene Taylor along with …

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Thanksgiving Travel will be Down this year

Leave a Comment / All Stories, Coronavirus, Lifestyles, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

Thanksgiving will be on the lighter side when it comes to the typical number of travelers on the roads and at airports. According to AAA Travel, effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, will cut travel down by at least 10%. AAA projects 50 million Americans will travel this Thanksgiving. In Tennessee, the expectation is 1.2 million …

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Ascend Federal Credit Union makes Donation to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for Children

Leave a Comment / All Stories, Bedford, Business, Coffee, Franklin, Health, Local, News, Rutherford, Top Stories, Warren / By Lucky Knott

Ascend Federal Credit Union has announced it has donated $10,000 to the Tennessee Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) toward LLS’s Children’s Initiative, a ground-breaking global program supporting critical childhood care and cancer research. The contribution helps cancer patients have access to quality, affordable and coordinated care, and makes Ascend one of LLS’s top …

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Increased Hours for COVID-19 Testing Nov. 23 & 30

Leave a Comment / All Stories, Bedford, Coffee, Coronavirus, Franklin, Health, Local, News, Rutherford, Top Stories, Warren / By Lucky Knott

The Tennessee Department of Health will be extending hours at 35 county health departments leading up to and after Thanksgiving. The select locations will be open from 7AM to 5PM in local time on November 23rd and Monday November 30th. Local area coronavirus testing sites: Bedford County Health Department 140 Dover St., Shelbyville Coffee County …

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New Record High for One Day of nearly 8,000 COVID-19 Cases in Tennessee

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The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 7,951 additional cases of COVID-19 across the state on Monday, November 16, putting the state at 318,888 total cases. Over 47,000 residents of Tennessee currently have the coronavirus. TDH also confirmed 30 additional deaths, bringing total deaths to 3,923 statewide. The state reported a new record-high number of …

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‘Disaster Drill’ set for Tuesday in Tullahoma

Leave a Comment / All Stories, Coffee, Emergency, Health, Local, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

A ‘Disaster Drill’ set for Tuesday, November 17th at 11:30 am at Tennova Harton in Tullahoma. This will on the hospital’s campus between the Jackson Medical Plaza and Tennova Healthcare – Harton’s ED. Tullahoma and Coffee County law enforcement, EMS, etc. will all be participating. Please do not to panic as “it is only a drill.”

Updated COVID-19 Numbers in Tennessee; Local counties included