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Students planning on attending Motlow State Community College this fall must submit an application for admission or readmission by Aug. 15, according to Shawn Gilbreath, assistant director of admissions and records at Motlow State. Students can apply online until midnight on the 15th. Online applications can be accessed from the “Apply Now” tab on the Motlow State website (www.mscc.edu). Also, staff members are available at all Motlow locations to help students with the application process. Students applying on the Moore County campus should do so at the Admissions and Records office located inside the Crouch Center. A student must complete an application for admission for all of Motlow’s programs of study. Some programs, such as nursing, have additional requirements that must be met before admission is granted into the program. Students interested in earning high school and college credit for courses in the Dual Enrollment program, and those enrolling in the Adult College Express program also are required to apply by Aug. 15. Regular and MSCC online classes begin Aug. 22 at all Motlow College campuses, while Friday-only classes begin Aug. 26 and Saturday-only classes begin Aug. 27. For more information, call the Moore County campus at 931-393-1500, Fayetteville campus at 931-438-0028, McMinnville campus at 931-668-7010, or Smyrna campus at 615-220-7800. All sites also can be reached at 800-654-4877.

Suddenly, without warning, the week of Bonnaroo, Daryl Welch who works for Coffee County Emergency Management/Homeland Security office experienced stroke like symptoms. He went to Murfreesboro to St. Thomas-Rutherford for an MRI and he was then transferred by ambulance to St. Thomas Nashville. The next day a biopsy was performed. The biopsy revealed he had a form of brain cancer. There will be a benefit BBQ dinner and an auction on July 23rd at Coffee County High School to help cover his mounting medical bills and other expenses. The benefit dinner will be from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. An auction will begin at 6:00pm with several items up for bid. Daryl is traveling to Texas for special treatment.
Go to the Facebook book page, Benefit for Daryl Welch for more information about the benefit and huge yard sale.

The register of deeds in Franklin County says the county finance committee ignored multiple requests for staff salary increases, undermining her ability to run the county office with competent employees.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that Lydia Curtis Johnson filed a Chancery Court petition July 7, asking the court for an order authorizing increased salaries for four positions. The four positions are administrative supervisor II, administrative supervisor I, and two administrative clerks.
Johnson says the finance committee and county mayor violated state law, under which Johnson can set the salaries of her office.
County Mayor Richard Stewart says Johnson never brought the salary issues up in finance committee discussions as far as he knew. Stewart says he expects to “contest” Johnson’s filing.

The state legislature has changed the date for TENNESSEE’S SALE TAX FREE WEEKEND, but the value remains the same. Freedom from sales tax on certain items begins at midnight Friday, July 29th and continues until midnight Sunday, July 31st.
The great news is that the benefits remain the same. No sales tax on clothing, school and art supplies costing $100 or less per item; and no tax on computers that cost $1,500 or less.
And if you’re trying to figure out when this major sales weekend began, it was back in 2007–when our economy had many challenges. It accomplished its goal of increasing business. In fact, Tennessee’s Sales Tax Free Holiday has become so popular legislators have decided to leave it alone.
For more information, check the state’s website: www.tntaxholiday.com.

The Tennessee Education Lottery contributed $394 million to education programs for the fiscal year ending June 30, a record high contribution that is $46 million more than last year’s record.
According to a news release, the lottery had over $1.6 billion in total sales last fiscal year, also a record. The lottery set monthly total sales records in 11 of the 12 months of fiscal year 2016 and set quarterly records for all four quarters.
Instant game sales brought in a record $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2016. Drawing-style game sales set a record of nearly $323 million. That record was fueled by an unprecedented $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot.
Total sales since the lottery’s inception are more than $15 billion, and total contributions to education are more than $3.8 billion.

At the start of this school year, the students at Deerfield Elementary will be served breakfast in the classroom. Students wanting breakfast will receive it as they enter the classroom and eat at their desk. If the child is currently a paying student, the cost will continue to be $1.25 or $ .30 for a reduced meal price.
There are many benefits to this program. First, students that arrive at school on a later bus will still have time to eat their breakfast. Also, students eat with their classmates and enjoy a quite environment while announcements are made. Hopefully, students that don’t enjoy eating when they first get up will now get another opportunity. In schools that currently have breakfast in the classroom, many have seen a decrease in headaches, tummy aches, and trips to the nurse. Many participating schools in addition have seen an increase in test scores after starting this program.
Deerfield Elementary is the first school in the Coffee County School system to pilot this program. They hope to expand to other schools in the district in the future.