News for Lincoln County, Tennnessee
The Coronavirus case count for Tennessee has gone up again. Johns Hopkins University Hospital reported 980 Covid-19 cases in the state and the Tennessee Department of Health is reporting 3 deaths in the state. Franklin County health officials are now saying they have 3 confirmed cases, even though the state says they have one. Tennessee …
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In preliminary figures released Thursday morning by the U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment claims in Tennessee rose dramatically for the week ending March 21. The numbers, which have not been figured for what the department calls “season adjustment,” show 39,096 unemployment claims for the week that ended last Saturday. During the previous week that ended …
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We have a follow-up to a story we brought you on Saturday. A deputy with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and an officer with the Winchester Police Department were involved in a vehicle pursuit last Friday night with 39 year-old Larry Millraney after he allegedly shot into his own residence. During the pursuit, the individual …
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Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham has signed a seven-day extension to his March 20 proclamation declaring a local state of emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Tennessee. Graham has been notified that the City of Shelbyville and the Town of Wartrace have taken similar action to extend their states of emergency, which would otherwise …
Prayer request for the only patient to date that Dr. Jay Trussler has personally diagnosed with COVID19. His health situation has worsened and he is now on a ventilator in the ICU at STMC in Winchester. Trussler said he spoke with the man’s and she asked me to ask as many people as I could …
Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham was notified by the state on Wednesday that a resident of Bedford County has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19. The patient’s name was not released. “This is not unexpected,” said Graham. “We have been preparing for this. We are coordinating with Tennessee Department of Health and …
The Coronavirus case count for Tennessee has gone up drastically since yesterday. Johns Hopkins University Hospital reported 916 Covid-19 cases in the state as of Wednesday night. The Tennessee Department of Health is reporting 3 deaths in the state from the Coronavirus. Other reports are showing that Tennessee could be over 1,000 on Thursday. As …
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The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is making essential financial resources available to families that have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 emergency. Beginning 10 A.M. CST Thursday, March 26, families can begin applying, online, for up to two months of emergency cash assistance if they were employed as of March 11, 2020 and …
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Tennessee State Parks, in an effort to flatten the curve of COVID-19 while continuing to serve Tennesseans, is joining the CDC and the Tennessee Department of Health by encouraging residents not to travel, but to visit only their nearby parks. The park system is also announcing a series of operational changes effective March 26. “Our …
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In an effort to reduce activity in the Driver Services center, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is extending the expiration of Commercial Drivers Licenses and Commercial Driving Permits. These may be extended to June 30th if set to expire between March 12th and May 18th. All non-CDL licenses will expire six months …
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