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Gas Prices Go Up Again But Will Not Go Above $3 Per Gallon
The national average pump price of gasoline is expected to stay below $3 per gallon during 2015. In its new monthly forecast, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said the retail price for regular gasoline should average $2.33 per gallon this year. The price of gasoline increased in early February after falling for 17 weeks in a row. But gasoline prices will continue to remain low in 2015 when compared with pump prices in recent years because of expected low crude oil costs. As a result, the average U.S. household is expected to save $750 in gasoline costs this year...
Governor Haslam Wants To Raise Teacher’s Pay
Tennessee teachers are hopeful after Governor Bill Haslam proposed spending $100 million for teacher salary increases during his annual State of the State address Monday night. Tennessee Education Association President Barbara Gray called Gov. Haslam’s proposal “a great first step to fulfilling his promise to make Tennessee the fastest improving in teacher salaries.” The governor’s budget proposal includes nearly $49 million additional money for K-12 education, including: • Nearly $44 million to fully fund the Basic Education Program; and • $5 million to create the Educators’ Liability Trust Fund to offer liability insurance to Tennessee teachers at no cost...
Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall Coming To Winchester
The Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall will be at the Winchester City Park Red Roof Pavilion from May 21 through May 26, 2015. The wall is a 3/5 scale depiction of the original in Washington D.C. and is six feet in height at the center with a span of 300 feet from one end to the other. The names of over 58,000 soldiers who were lost are inscribed on the wall. Viewers are reminded of the great sacrifices made during the Vietnam War, and the building of the wall was intended to promote healing, to allow soldiers to rekindle memories...
Tullahoma Mother and Man Facing Several Charges Including Child Endangerment
A Tullahoma mother has been arrested on multiple charges following an alleged abuse of her child Saturday. Saundra Leah Waegner, 25, of East Grundy Street was charged with two counts of child endangerment, child abuse or neglect, manufacture/delivery/sell of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. She is being held under a bond of $10,500. Ethan James Payne, 23, also of East Grundy Street was arrested on the same charges and is being held under a bond of $10,900. Both are due to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court March 5. The arrest were made by Officer Cody...
Tullahoma Man Says He Was Robbed While Walking Down the Street
A resident of Roosevelt Street in Tullahoma reported to police that he was robbed while walking home from the grocery store. Earnest Medley reported on Feb. 6 to Officer Daryn Gadeken that while he was walking home from the grocery store on East Moore Street he was approached by two white males. One of the men asked him for a dollar. When he told the man that he didn’t have any money, he was struck on the right side of his face with some type of blunt object and knocked him backwards. When the man regained himself he had...
First Results In On State’s Drug-Testing Of Welfare Recipients
Officials say there have been only a few positive results in the state’s new program to drug-test welfare recipients. The Tennessean cited the Department of Human Services in reporting that 37 out of 16,017 people who applied for Families First cash assistance benefits have tested positive for drugs since the law took effect six months ago. State data shows another 81 discontinued the application process after filling out a drug screening questionnaire. Opponents of the law say it singles out poor people for drug testing over others who get federal benefits. Supporters of the law say they are pleased...
Radio Shack Selling Several Stores–Tullahoma location Will Remain Open
Struggling electronics retailer Radio Shack filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week and says it will sell up to 2,400 stores. Radio Shack introduced the first mass-market personal computer and used to be the go-to stop for consumers’ home electronics needs. Several Radio Shacks around Tennessee will be closed but the store in Tullahoma will remain open. CNN reports that over-saturation is a factor in the announcement, with many stores competing against each...
TDOT Top 5 Messages In Contest
The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced the five top messages for its first-ever overhead message board contest. TDOT said nearly 3,400 entries were submitted last month. Over the last two weeks, more than 9,000 votes were cast to choose the 15 finalists. The winning messages will be put in rotation to run on the overhead message signs above the interstate. “This contest has been an overwhelming success,” said TDOT Commissioner John Schroer. “The purpose of the contest was to give the public a chance to partner with TDOT to raise safety awareness.” The top five messages are: 1. “Texting...
