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State Rep Wants More Regulations To The Abortion Law In Tennessee
On the heels of the most controversial issue of the recent election, there’s a plan to add more regulations to abortion in Tennessee. WSMV-TV reports a bill on the table will require any woman seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound before the procedure. The measure is modeled after a similar law in Texas. The bill was introduced by Rep. Rick Womick (R-Rockvale). It requires a woman to have an ultrasound between 24 and 72 hours before having an abortion, unless the abortion is part of a medical emergency. The bill would require the woman to view the ultrasound....
Fatal Crash In Cannon County
A Cannon County woman was killed Friday night in a one-vehicle crash on Short Mountain Road, just outside Woodbury. According to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 30 year old Charity Simons was driving westbound on Short Mountain Road when the vehicle went out of control, left the roadway and crashed into a utility pole before going through a fence and coming to rest in a field. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say speed was a factor. Simons was not wearing a seat...
Motlow College May Hire More Faculty
A plan to offer free tuition to all Tennessee high school graduates has some higher-education institutions looking to hire more faculty. Gov. Bill Haslam announced the initiative as a way to help boost the number of Tennesseans with two- or four-year degrees to 55 percent, up from 33 percent now. The Daily News Journal reports that Motlow State Community College plans an open house at its Smyrna campus on Tuesday. The school is looking for instructors in almost 30 areas including math and music. Across the state, about 56,000 of Tennessee’s roughly 62,000 high school seniors have applied for...
More Information On Last Week’s Veteran’s Day Ceremony In Manchester
The 2014 Veteran’s Day Ceremony in Manchester was held last Tuesday on the Square and once again honored the men and women who have and are currently serving our country today. This ceremony included patriotic performances by the CCCHS Band & Choir, just to name a few. Country Superstar Naomi Judd also returned to last week’s Veteran’s Day Ceremony as the special guest for the 2nd consecutive year. 11 men and women were chosen and honored with swords during this year’s ceremony. To see a complete list of those honored or to watch video clips from this year’s event,...
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Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the Week 14 November 2014
The Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the week for 14 November 2014 is Christopher Blaylock.Christopher is in fifth grade at Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Tullahoma. He is the son of proud parents Jennifer and Jim. He was nominated for this award because he is helpful to his teacher and classmates and he is also a great student. Christopher’s favorite subject is science because he enjoys learning about space. Appropriately, he plans to be a NASA Engineer some day and hopes to be part of the efforts to get to Mars.Christopher was presented with a plaque (courtesy of K&S Trophies of...
State Task Force Helping Veterans
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam earlier this week unveiled a report by the Governor’s Veterans Education Task Force outlining ways to improve higher education opportunities for returning veterans. Recommendations made by the task force are: support standardized, statewide training for campus leaders on veteran education practices; provide opportunities for colleges and universities to compete for funding veteran-focused initiatives; and establish a comprehensive veteran education web-portal. “Veterans returning home from serving their country should have a smooth transition when enrolling at one of our colleges or universities,” Haslam said. “I appreciate the hard work of the Veterans Education Task Force to...
Whooping Cough Cases On The Rise
A contagious infection that most people thought was a long-distant memory is on the rise in Tennessee. Whooping cough is nowhere near the epidemic proportions in California where nearly 9,000 cases have been reported so far this year. There’s not been as many cases reported in Tennessee but numbers are up. The Tennessee Department of Health reports 238 cases so far in 2014 compared to 179 cases for the same period through early November in 2013. The Tennessee Department of Health says that under a doctor’s care, vaccination is the best form for preventing whooping cough. It says newer...
