1. March events: March 26th, Friday night, Pat Purinton (a VFW member) will hold a meeting concerning an upcoming June Flag Retirement Ceremony. Anyone wishing to help, please come to the Post building at 6 pm. All are invited to attend. 2. March 27th, this Saturday, is our VFW Monthly Breakfast. The event is at our Post …
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Metro Moore County Sheriff’s Department shut down Elm Street near downtown Lynchburg on Monday afternoon after a bomb threat. All homes on Elm Street and businesses in the area had to be evacuated while law enforcement investigated. The bomb squad was from Nashville was also brought in to investigate the issue and no bomb was …
23-year-old Lillian Barnett is accused of assaulting her girlfriend after an argument over chicken nuggets. Barnett is also accused of biting a Bedford County deputy who took her to jail. Allegedly she told detectives that she and girlfriend were in an argument over chicken nuggets. When Barnett was placed in the back of a deputy’s …
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Vaccine eligibility expanded across Tennessee on Monday with the addition of two new groups now eligible: Phases 2a/2b and those 55+. Now anyone 55 and up and people that work in critical infrastructure can sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine. Gov. Bill Lee also announced that every Tennessean 16 and up will be eligible to …
Three people were arrested early Friday morning on Highway 56 in Warren County after a police pursuit began in Grundy County.Sheriff Clint Shrum of the Grundy Co. Sheriffs Dept. said deputies were doing a patrol in Tarlton Valley, when they observed a red car traveling toward Warren County. They observed that the vehicle had no …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that it will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses.To be eligible for funeral assistance: The death must have occurred in the United States, including the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia.The death certificate must indicate the death was attributed to COVID-19. The applicant must be …
In a program that started in September of 2020. Manchester businessman Jay Kalvala and former Alderman Gene Holmes wanted to honor Manchester police officers. On Thursday they recognized four more officers: SRO Benton Brown, SRO Andy Neesmith, Patrolman Antonio Frost and K-9 Officer Derek Bowles. The police department thanked Manchester City Schools Director Dr. Joey …
The Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg has announced that Lexie Phillips has been named Assistant Distiller, making her the first woman to serve in that official capacity for the iconic Tennessee Whiskey brand. Phillips will serve as a collaborator with Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller Chris Fletcher. Phillips, who has worked in Lynchburg for more than …
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Most of Tennessee’s 95 counties started 2021 with lower unemployment numbers, according to data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Seventy-eight counties went down. Williamson County recorded the state’s lowest unemployment rate of 3.2%. Cocke County had the highest at 8.5%. Coffee County went down from 5.2 percent in December to 4.7 …
The Winchester Police Department is investigating a possible crime and needs help identifying a female subject. The suspect’s vehicle appears to be a 2013-2020 black Ford Fusion. If you have any information, please contact Detective Ryan Fuller at 931-967-3840 or Crimestoppers at 931-962-4636.
