With the death toll in Nepal’s earthquake projected to climb to as many as 10,000 people, Tennesseans are looking for ways they can help. At the same time, organizations such as the Better Business Bureau, say scammers are looking for ways to take advantage of generosity. The BBB’s “give.org” website has information on charities providing aid to victims. Individual efforts are also common on social media. Nancy Crawford, spokesperson for the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, says if you choose that route, make sure you know the person directly or indirectly. “With things like crowd-sourcing, crowd-funding, you want...

After a plan was put in place to start the task of moving inmates this week to the new Coffee County Jail, that process will start a little later. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has to activate the fingerprint machine and the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) hookup at the $22 million facility. Sheriff Steve Graves says they are also working out a new standard of operation for the medical staff. The county just recently signed an operations contract with Quality Correctional Health Care for $456,000. Inmate medical costs for the current fiscal year ending June 30 are expected...

Nonprofits play an essential role across the region—in health, arts, environment, education and social services. In today’s economic environment, these organizations need to accomplish much more with much less. To celebrate Middle Tennessee’s spirit of generosity and “payback” the work of nonprofits, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee is bringing back The Big Payback. The Big Payback, a 24-hour, online giving event, highlights nonprofit organizations’ great work and inspires community-wide giving. Starting at 12 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, May 5, 2015, the public has 24 hours to make gifts at www.TheBigPayback.org from a selection of 755 participating...

May is designated as national Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. The Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol have joined to share a unified message: Share the Road. “As the weather gets warmer, more and more motorcyclists will be on the road,” said Governor’s Highway Safety Office Director Kendell Poole. “It takes everyone working together to stay safe. Motorcyclists take extra precaution with protective gear and being aware of their surroundings. We are asking all other drivers to do their part and take the extra time to look twice.” According to the Department of Safety and Homeland...

One person was killed in a two vehicle crash Wednesday morning at the intersection of Highway 55 and Pete Sain Road. According to a report by Tennessee Highway Patrolman Corey Stuart, Edith Cox, 70, of Manchester was killed in the accident that occurred around 11:30 a.m. According to the trooper’s report, Cox was driving a 1998 Ford car across State Highway 55 at the intersection of Pete Sain Road and Highway 55 and failed to yield to a 2005 Ford pickup operated by Helen Harrell, 36, of McMinnville. Harrell’s vehicle then struck Cox’s vehicle in the passenger side door....