Health, Entertainment and Lifestyle stories for Southern Middle Tennessee
The United Way of Highway 55 believes that all our neighbors deserve a chance to succeed and live a vibrant life here at home. We support these areas that build a good quality of life and a strong community – Education, Income, Health, and Basic Essentials. United Way prides itself on being a safe, effective …
The Coffee County Humane Society was most grateful to receive a generous $10,000 donation from Jack Daniel Distillery, to fund the Community Outreach Spay/Neuter Program for pets of low-income families. Jack Daniel Distillery has given loyal financial support to the Coffee County Humane Society for several years, and this donation was in honor of the …
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The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 3,500 new cases of COVID-19 across the state on Sunday, October 25, bringing the state total to 247,587 total cases. TDH also confirmed 31 additional deaths, bringing Tennessee up to 3,131 total deaths. On Friday, Tennessee set a record of 3,606, the highest single-day increase of cases. Also, a record …
It’s official 28-year-old Brandon Berridge who works at the Tullahoma Fire Department is the world’s tallest firefighter according to the Guinness World Records. Brandon stands 6 ft.11.17 in. earning him honor. He has been a firefighter in Tullahoma since March 2016. Brandon lives with his wife in Winchester, who just in case you wanted to know, stands 4 ft 11 in. Photos …
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Tullahoma will be host to two sites, one at Walmart and the other at Walgreens. This provides an additional resource for …
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On October 16th the Manchester, Tennessee Veterans of Foreign Wars All-American Post 10904 celebrated the 97th birthday of a local living legend: WWII combat veteran and former prisoner of war Ed Reader, Sr. The surprise celebration included reading the long list of accomplishments he has made to the local VFW Post in the past few years, all …
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The Coffee County High School fall play is swiftly approaching; they’re a little over two weeks out! They’re very excited this year, because in addition to it being a Shakespeare year, due to COVID everyone will get to experience Shakespeare in its original venue: outdoors! Organizers have partnered with Manchester Recreation Center to use the …
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On Wednesday, Governor Bill Lee’s Unified Command Group announced plans to open drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in three counties Saturday, October 24 to address rising case rates in the state’s rural areas. One location is nearby: Grundy County High School, 24970 TN-108, Coalmont, TN. Testing sites will be open from 9 a.m. to noon CST …
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The Tennessee Department of Health announced the state’s plan for distributing COVID-19 vaccines once they become available. Department officials said they developed a structure for allocating and distributing vaccines: Five percent of COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed evenly among all 95 counties. 10 percent of vaccines will be reserved by the state for use in targeted …
The annual Coffee County Youth Deer Rally that was scheduled for October 31 at the Coffee County Fairgrounds has been cancelled for this year. TWRA Coffee County Wildlife Officer Tim Hancock told On Target News on Wednesday afternoon that the cancellation was made because of the concern about COVID-19. Hancock told us that hopefully the …
