At the request of 17th District Attorney General Robert Carter, TBI Special Agents are investigating the circumstances involved in an officer-involved shooting that occurred late Tuesday afternoon in Lincoln County. Preliminary information indicates that deputies with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on a man driving a side-by-side utility task vehicle, but the driver refused to stop. …
Tennessee Risk Management Trust has presented a $15,000 safety grant to Bedford County Highway Department. According to Highway Superintendent Mark Clanton, the department will use the funds for safety equipment such as barricades, cones, and truck safety lighting. The presentation was made on Tuesday during an organizational meeting of a new county government safety committee. …
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Online Kindergarten Registration Begins April 5, 2021 for the Coffee County School system. Registration will ONLY be online. Visit www.coffeecountyschools.com or pick up Kindergarten registration information at the Central Office or Elementary Schools. Pre-K Registration packets are available at the Central Office or Elementary Schools.
By Iska Hoole, Legal Aid Society Not everyone can relate to the challenges of people with criminal records or view them as a vulnerable population. Their struggles often go unseen or are misunderstood. Some Tennesseans may not realize that they themselves are likely to have a neighbor, co-worker, friend or family member with a criminal …
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A man who was wanted for multiple vehicle thefts in Coffee and surrounding counties has been apprehended in Warren County.47 year old Jeffery Michael Hodges was wanted by multiple law enforcement agencies including Warren and Coffee counties. He was taken into custody early Tuesday by the Warren County Sheriff’s Department. Hodges faces charges of violation …
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Bonnaroo is currently slated to return to Manchester in September, but ‘Concerts on the Farm’ will begin in May. According to information received by On Target News and Bonnaroo’s official radio station, Rooster 101.5, ‘Concerts on The Farm,’ will be socially distanced live music shows beginning in May. Performances will be by Billy Strings, Jon Pardi …
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The University of the South in Sewanee, TN is working to identify students who leveled racial epithets at members of the visiting Emmanuel College men’s lacrosse team during a game. In a letter posted on the school’s website, University of the South Vice Chancellor and President Reuben E. Brigety II said some of the school’s …
The Tennessee Department of Education announced the 48 districts selected to participate in the optional, Pre-K–12 Literacy Implementation Networks, part of the state’s Reading 360 initiative to help boost strong reading skills amongst Tennessee students. As part of Reading 360, eight regional implementation networks will consist of 48 districts with the overarching goal of supporting the implementation …
Tennessee revenues continued to exceed projections and grew year-over-year again last month, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Finance and Administration says February revenues totaled $1.1 billion, which is $112.7 million more than the state received in February 2020 and $190.9 million more than the budgeted estimate. The growth rate for February checked in …
In what organizers believe is the largest community tree planting event in America, thousands of volunteers have registered to plant more than 50,000 native trees including every county in the state during Tennessee Tree Day, taking place March 20, 2021. The event includes 112 community tree pickup sites and more than 4,000 individual tree-planting locations. …
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