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New Form of Lice Appearing in Tennessee
According to a new study from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, a new and potentially drug-resistant species of lice is showing up on the heads of children in at least 25 states, including Tennessee. Ninety-five percent of lice populations collected from 30 states tested positive for a mutation that’s resistant to over-the-counter treatments. These mutations are reportedly caused by widespread use of insecticides used to kill everything from mosquitoes to bed bugs. So, if you’re a parent, what can you do to protect your kids? Health officials recommend inspecting your child’s head and physically picking the lice out if you see...
Kiwanis Radio Auction Is Saturday
The annual Manchester Kiwanis Club Radio Auction will be held this Saturday (Saturday, Aug 22) starting at 11:00 AM. There will a lot of items and services up for bid. Great bargains for everyone! All money will be used to help the children of Coffee County. Also this year there are pictures of many of the items on WMSR’s webpage. Go to www.WmsrRadio.com and then click on the Radio Auction tile ad. You never know you might find the deal you’ve been looking...
Coffee Pot Hype is at a Fever Pitch
The excitement for any Coffee Pot game fuels football fans in this area year after year. But the hype and buildup for Friday night’s 90th battle between Tullahoma and Coffee County may have reached the high water mark in 2015. With Coffee County ending their season last October with a disappointing 20 to 7 loss at Tullahoma, the Red Raiders have had 10 months to formulate their plans for revenge at Carden-Jarrell Field on Friday night. Hope is a flame that flickers bright in the county seat and that flame has been fanned into a wildfire this August. The...
Update On Rite Aid Robbery
We have an update on the robbery at Rite Aid in Manchester. At approximately 6:05 PM Tuesday Manchester Police was dispatched to Rite Aid, located at 701 Hillsboro Blvd in regards to a subject causing a disturbance. Assistant Chief Adam Floied and Coffee County Deputy Charlie Taylor were nearby at the time of the call. When Assistant Chief Floied and Deputy Taylor arrived on scene, they were advised that the call had been re-dispatched as an armed robbery. As Deputy Taylor was approaching the store a female wearing a hoodie, with the hood pulled up, ran out of the...
Bonnaroo Set For June 9-12, 2016
Bonnaroo, the annual music and arts festival held on farmland in Manchester, Tenn., has announced its 2016 dates. It will make its usual four-day run from June 9-12, 2016. It will be the festival’s 15th year. So far, there is no information on tickets for 2016 on Bonnaroo’s website. Bonnaroo began in 2002 and brings in 70,000 to 100,000 attendees each year. It offers a wide array of concerts from various musicians, comedy acts, movie screenings, art and food vendors, silent disco and more. In 2015, it featured performers including Billy Joel, Mumford and Sons, Robert Plant, Kendrick Lamar...
Tourist In Tennessee Generate $17.7 Billion In 2014
Tourism spending in Tennessee reached a record $17.7 billion in 2014 as more than 100 million people visited the state. The spending represents a 6 percent increase over the previous year, while tourism-related jobs grew by nearly 3 percent to 152,900 positions. State and local sales tax revenue from the tourism industry were more than $1.5 billion, and international travel increased more than 8 percent to $577 million. All 95 counties received more than $1 million in direct travel expenditures. Davidson, Shelby and Sevier counties experienced the biggest economic impact related to tourism, with more than $1 billion each....
Instructional Robot To Help Some Tullahoma Students
Four Tullahoma City Elementary schools have partnered with Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes to receive long-distance reading support with the help of an Instructional Robot. The focus of instruction will be in reading and language comprehension. Lindamood-Bell provides literacy solutions and professional development to schools/districts throughout the United States. The robot is a mobile device with an iPad attached, enabling a Lindamood-Bell® instructor to observe instruction remotely over a streaming video session, interacting with staff and students in real time. “I wanted to bring Lindamood-Bell, not previously accessible to rural communities, to our district to provide an incredibly successful reading intervention...
New Task For To Help Rural Communities
Tennessee is creating a new task force to advance economic development in rural Tennessee. Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd said in a news release the Rural Development Task Force is being created to help rural areas of the state reach the same economic success as urban areas. Goals include recruiting new businesses, increasing educational attainment, supporting rural entrepreneurship, promoting rural tourism and supporting agri-business. The task force will include members of the state legislature along with leaders from many state agencies and other public and private parties. Boyd and Gov. Bill Haslam announced the creation of the...
