There have been numerous sightings of the Ice Queen & Snow Princess of Arendale in Coffee County over the past month. From Christmas Parties to Parades & more, the Ice Queen & Snow Princess have delighted many local children in Tennessee. The fun continues tomorrow when the Ice Queen & Snow Princess return to Manchester for an event that will not only excite the children in attendance, but will also help local children in need by raising money for the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center. Saturday’s event will be held at the Manchester Coffee County Conference Center and is...

A Shelbyville woman died Monday as the result of a multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 41A South early Saturday night. Linda Ruth Talley, 66, died at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, where she and her husband Richard Talley were taken after the crash. Officials said the Talley vehicle was struck head-on near the Shipman’s Creek Road intersection, in the area where a widening project is in progress. Several emergency crews responded to the deadly crash. No other information was available. (Courtesy of the Shelbyville...

More than $125 million in winning prize money has gone unclaimed since the Tennessee Lottery began more than a decade ago on Jan. 20, 2004. That figure includes $14.3 million left on the table by winners during the fiscal year of 2013-14 ending June 30. The figure does not include the unclaimed prize of $2 million from a winning Powerball ticket purchased Nov. 26 at a Nashville store, or two $1 million prizes unclaimed so from the Memphis area this fall. So what happens to the unclaimed prize money? By law, it goes to fund afterschool programs under the...

Progress is being reported in Tennessee as the number of foster children in the state who are aging out of the system without finding a forever home is trending down. Michael Leach, director of independent living with the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, says fewer than 1,000 turned 18 and aged out last year, down from around 1,200 over the past five years. “The department has, with the focus and emphasis on permanency and adoption and exits to connected caring people…we have seen a decrease in young people aging out,” he says. Leach says, overall, there are about 8,000...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol believes its new efforts to keep roads safe are going well as the number of people who’ve died on Tennessee roads is down from last year. Troopers say signs displaying the number of fatalities on Tennessee roadways this year have grabbed a lot of attention. The number of fatalities on Tennessee interstates has gone down compared to last year. As of Monday, the fatality count stood at 952, down 34 from this time last year. THP officials say most fatal crashes occur because of speeding, careless driving, impaired and distracted driving and not wearing a...

The Tennessee Department of Health is urging all Tennesseans to increase their efforts to prevent flu and flu-related health threats by getting the flu shot and talking with their healthcare providers about flu-like symptoms. Since 2007 there have been 29 pediatric flu-related deaths recorded in Tennessee, including three in December of this year. That is the highest number of pediatric flu deaths in the month of December since current reporting began in 2007. Prior to 2007 pediatric influenza deaths were not specifically required to be reported. Those with flu-like symptoms should ask about the use of anti-viral medications such...

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Career Coach will be at the Grundy County Courthouse in Altamont on Tuesday, Jan. 6th from 10am-2pm. They will be setting up outside the courthouse recruiting candidates for multiple companies in Grundy County for various positions. Career Coach staff will be on-site helping people to create resumes and register with Jobs4TN.gov where there are thousands of jobs available...