Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed additional cases and deaths related to COVID-19 across the state on Monday, November 23. 4,301 new cases were reported on Monday along with 55 new deaths. For the eighth day in a row, the state reported a new record-high number of current COVID hospitalizations. There are 2,091 people currently hospitalized in …
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The University of Tennessee has honored Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham as a Certified Public Administrator. Graham completed the requirements of the certification in August; Melisa Kelton, county government consultant with UT’s County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS), visited with Graham recently to present him with the designation of Certified Public Administrator. “I am happy for …
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Thanksgiving travelers will not be delayed by construction on Tennessee roads during this holiday. TDOT will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways in anticipation of higher traffic volumes across the state. All construction related lane closures will be stopped beginning at noon on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 through 6:00 a.m. on …
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced the arrest of a Tracy City man accused of second-degree murder. “A series of overdose deaths back in April and May was the catalyst to the investigation,” said Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum. According to the release, Jessie Murray is facing one charge in …
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The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed additional cases and deaths related to COVID-19 across the state on Sunday, November 22. The health department reported 4,589 new cases and 55 additional deaths. The new death total for Tennessee is now 4,266. There are 2,065 people currently hospitalized in the state. At last report one of Tennessee’s largest …
Tennessee Department of Education has released the ACT state results and participation rate for the 2020 graduating class. Participation remained relatively stable with 62,564 graduates taking the ACT compared to 63,829 in 2019. The state average composite ACT score for 2019-20 school year is 19.9, also relatively stable from the average composite score of 20.0 for …
Motlow State has placed thermal temperature scanners at building entryways on each of its campuses. Each thermal scanner provides a non-contact fever inspection kiosk that provides detection of temperature, with or without a mask, in less than one second. Students, staff, and visitors are still required to submit a self-assessment health screening form before coming …
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On Thursday November 19th, 2020, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the Manchester and Tullahoma Police Departments as well as the Tennessee Highway Patrol to participate in a Torch Run in support of the Special Olympics. The Special Olympics were cancelled this year due to COVID-19, so these law enforcement agencies decided to participate …
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Coffee County Mayor Gary Cordell has released a similar statement to that of the Bedford County Mayor regarding the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Coffee County. For the past few weeks, COVID cases have been on the rise, both nationally and in Coffee County. We have lost 38 (updated as of Friday afternoon) people to …
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The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department have received calls from citizens stating they have been getting calls from people identifying themselves as members of the Sheriff’s Department. They state that they have civil warrants and the person needs to call a number to take care of the issue. Once people call this number, they are being …
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