They’re back! Thousands of music lovers are on “The Farm” for fun-filled days of music, food, art and much more known as the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester.
If you are going please be very aware of the extreme muddy conditions inside the grounds and don’t forget the sunscreen.
Tonight the headline entertainer will be Kanye West, Saturday night Jack White will be the featured artist and Elton John will close the 13th annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Sunday night at 9:30pm.
Thousands of Bonnaroo goers are passing through the area. In fact, the gates opened on Wednesday afternoon. Our news partner WGNS talked to some people headed to Bonnaroo about who they are here to see? They said Elton John, Jack White, Deafheaven and others. They were also ask how safe is Bonnaroo? They said one of safest you can go to. The concert goers also said drug use is heavy.
According to figures released by the Coffee County Circuit Court Clerk’s office, Bonnaroo fines collected in Coffee County for 2013 were $621,127.75.

George Dickel Distillery in Tullahoma

Global liquor giant Diageo is arguing in federal court that its George Dickel distillery in Tullahoma could have faced shutdown because of a Tennessee law requiring locally made whiskey to be stored in the state.
Dickel is suing to halt the Tennessee storage statute, claiming it violates interstate commerce protections.
In March, the state’s chief alcohol regulator raised concerns that Dickel had shipped unaged bourbon and wheat whiskey from Tullahoma to Kentucky.
Dickel master distiller John Lunn testified Tuesday that Dickel had sent 16,000 barrels of whiskey to Kentucky between 2009 and 2013 because its warehouse was full. Lunn said the company may have been forced to idle the distillery and lay off up to 25 workers if it hadn’t shipped the whiskey.
Dickel later built an additional warehouse.

A fishing pole or a new tie may be traditional Father’s Day gifts, but experts say another important gift could be a conversation with the men in your life about taking control of their own health. Time spent caring for and providing for their families can lead many men to neglect their own health-care needs, said Brandon Leonard, director of strategic initiatives for the Men’s Health Network. “Men need to take responsibly for their own health,” he said, “so that they can be there for the birthdays and the graduations and the weddings, and so that they can enjoy life with their family and with their friends as well.” Leonard said prevention is the best medicine, and habits developed now will have a huge impact on what happens later in life. As part of Men’s Health Week, he encouraged men to get regular doctor checkups and think about their risk factors for problems such as heart disease, different types of cancer and diabetes. Men of all ages need to focus on getting regular exercise and good nutrition, Leonard said. “Getting plenty of fruits and vegetables, and whole grains and lean proteins,” he said, “and really making a conscious decision to cut back on things like junk food – cut back on the sweets, cut back on the fried foods – because those are certainly going to have an impact on your health down the road.” As men age, Leonard said, it’s important that they keep an eye on their blood pressure and cholesterol levels and get regular screenings for certain types of cancer. “Continuing to look at things like prostate cancer, colorectal cancer,” he said, “and men are also dealing sometimes with urinary tract issues; enlarged prostate can become an issue at that point.” Leonard said cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of men in the United States – and for women as well. More information is online at menshealthnetwork.org.

On Wednesday (6/11/2014) at the Southland Conference on technology, entrepreneurship + southern culture, Connected Tennessee announced new statewide research showing that nearly 1 in 10 Tennesseans now have broadband speeds of 1 Gbps (“gigabit”) or greater available to their home or residence. Gigabit broadband is around 100 times faster than today’s average residential broadband Internet download speed.
Connected Tennessee’s April 2014 semi-annual broadband inventory update indicates that a total of 8.8% of Tennesseans from the communities of Bristol, Chattanooga (North America’s 1st residential gigabit community), Clarksville, Morristown, and Tullahoma currently have availability to broadband speeds of 1 “gigabit” or above. Google Fiber and AT&T GigaPower are also exploring ultra-high-speed broadband network build outs in Nashville and neighboring Middle Tennessee communities.
174,000 Tennessee households are still without broadband availability at FCC minimum speed targets.

There will be a fundraising rally for Jason Sain on Saturday, June 21st at Deerfield Elementary beginning at 4 PM. Jason, a 40 year old father of 2 and former Coffee County star athlete, was diagnosed with malignant brain tumors in April and 100% of the proceeds from this event will go to help with medical expenses not covered by insurance as well as living expenses. Dinner will be served at 4 PM with a Live Auction starting at 6. Price to attend is $12 for adults and $8 for children and there will be door prizes and raffles open to all attendees. To donate online, visit: dustyelamfoundation.org AND click on the “HelpJason” link. For more information, contact June Fann at 931-409-1700 or Melinda Ashburn at 931-728-3381.

Normandy Dam

DUCK RIVER CLEAN-UP for Coffee County will be held on June 28th, 2014 at the Normandy Dam & Boat ramps from 8am-Noon.
FREE T-shirt for first 100 people to volunteer.
Check will be at 7:30 am at Normandy Dam. Please come on out and help keep Coffee County and our rivers and lakes beautiful. Don’t forget your hat, sunscreen, insect repellent and of course a Big Smile! Tons of garbage is expected to be cleaned from in around the water.
For more information about the DUCK RIVER CLEAN-UP contact Connie Janosek at (931) 409-6091.