Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer on Wednesday announced Safe Routes to School funding for the City of Manchester totaling $26,900.
The City of Manchester will utilize the Safe Routes to School funds for a School Activity Plan for Westwood Elementary and Westwood Middle Schools. This award will fund educational programs and promotional activities to encourage walking and biking as a practical and healthy initiative for approximately 920 students.
Since 2005, the Safe Routes to School grants have funded improvement projects at 167 schools across Tennessee.

Traffic along Interstate 24 East bound was brought to a halt for a while Monday afternoon near mile marker 133 in Grundy County.
According reports, the accident which occurred around 3:30 p.m.
Two vehicles traveling in the westbound lane collided. One vehicle then struck a tractor trailer and the other rolled across the median and struck oncoming vehicles.
Meanwhile, debris from the truck struck other vehicles as well.
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, because of the debris from the tractor trailer and other debris, traffic along the Interstate was brought to a halt for about three and half hours.
Three individuals were transported to Erlanger Medical Center for treatment in Chattanooga. A 4th person was treated and released from Emerald Hodgson Hospital in Sewanee.
Trooper Harrison Fisher is continuing to investigate the accident.

A student is in custody after a gun was found at Warren County High School, prompting a lockdown Wednesday morning.
The lockdown was initiated around 10:30 a.m. after two students reported that a classmate had a gun at the school located in McMinnville.
Authorities said an SRO received information of a possible threat. The student behind the alleged threat was questioned.
Authorities located a box that contained a handgun inside.
The lockdown was lifted around Noon. No injuries were reported.

More than 800 students have already signed up for the Tennessee Promise in less than a week since enrollment opened.
The Tennessee Promise was signed into law in May and gives the opportunity for every graduating senior in Tennessee to attend community or technical college for free.
Since enrollment opened last Friday, an average of 200 applications a day have been turned in.
The Tennessee Promise will not be paid for by taxpayer dollars. It will be funded through an endowment set up using money from the Tennessee Lottery. It will be a scholarship that can be used at any of the state’s 13 community colleges, 27 colleges of applied technology or other eligible institution offering an associate’s degree program.
Applications are due Nov. 1st.
Dr Mary Lou Apple from Motlow College will be live on WMSR Monday morning at 8:30am to talk more about this program.

Bullying is no longer a behavior that happens mostly on the playground or the school bus. Social media is providing online channels for negative interactions between children, with more than half of teens reporting they have witnessed online bullying. Experts such as Peggy Caruso, a life coach and author of the book “Revolutionize Your Child’s Life,” say the best way adults can help their children is to be aware of the potential sources of bullying. “To understand and prevent negative influences,” she said, “I think the biggest thing is understanding the types of bullying, the signs that you look for.” She said those signs include a child who seems withdrawn, lacks the desire to interact with others or exhibits extreme changes in behavior. In addition to increased technology providing other outlets for bullies, Caruso said it also has decreased traditional communication between children, such as talking and problem-solving face to face. “One of the issues with technology and social media and whatnot is the loss of communication,” she said. “So, I also teach them how to mastermind together, brainstorm with other children and just try to bring back some things that are lost.” To deter negative online interactions, she urged advising your child to resist the temptation to respond to the bully, don’t retaliate, save any evidence and use online privacy tools and settings to block the bully. Data on cyber-bullying is online at pewinternet.org.