Leaders at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Arnold Air Force Base, will host an open house in celebration of the complex’s 70th anniversary June 26, noon – 3:15 p.m. The drive-through event, which is open to the public, will highlight the mission, capabilities and accomplishments of AEDC personnel. The open house will include displays, virtual facility tours, and informational booths along the route. Press representatives are invited to cover the event and must contact Raquel March with the AEDC Public Affairs office at raquel.march.1@us.af.mil by 4 p.m. June 24 for access to stops throughout the drive-through tour. Representatives will meet the...

The Tullahoma Police Department needs your help in identifying a woman involved in an incident around the beginning of June. If you have any information, please contact Detective Karl Pyrdom at 931-455-0530 ext. 112 or at...

Tennessee’s Board of Regents said it has approved a tuition increase for the state’s community colleges and technology colleges. The board oversees Tennessee’s community colleges and colleges of applied technology. The approved tuition, fees and preliminary budgets for the 2021-2022 academic year was approved at their meeting on Friday. The tuition increase is the first in two years and amounts to $24 per trimester at the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology and $42 per semester at community colleges for students taking full course loads, the board said in a news release. Mandatory fees — or fees paid by all...

Representative Rush Bricken, representing the 47th District, has released a list of grant award recipients from the Tennessee Arts Commission for Fiscal Year 2022 (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022) in his district. This is the first of a series of grants that will be made throughout FY2022. The Tullahoma South Jackson Civic Association will receive a $17,300. “I am very pleased to announce these annual grants that support Tennessee’s communities and schools through the arts” said Representative Bricken. “These investments help cultivate the arts across Tennessee, including Coffee County, which benefit all of us through quality of life, economic development, tourism, and providing a more...

Traffic deaths are continuing to rise in Tennessee. There have been 584 accident related deaths statewide this year, according to the Department of Safety and Homeland Security. This number is 21% more than this time last year. WGNS reports that officials are calling this increase a “pandemic of deadly crashes.” Officials also urge that this should be taken just as seriously as the...

Tennessee State Parks will offer volunteer work events at 55 parks across the state for Tennessee Promise scholars to fulfill their community service hours. Most of the events are on Saturday, June 26.“Our state parks present an excellent opportunity for Tennessee Promise students to meet their service requirements,” Jim Bryson, deputy commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Conservation, said. “It’s a great step for the students, and it’s a big help for the parks. We are grateful for what the students put into this workday.”Radnor Lake State Park will hold its Tennessee Promise event on Friday, June 25, and...

Tennessee was performing well on high school graduation rates immediately before the COVID-19 pandemic but was falling short on percentage of children living in poverty and other measures, putting the Volunteer State in the bottom half nationally across four key domains of child well-being. That’s according to the 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how families have fared between the Great Recession and the COVID-19 crisis. This year’s Data Book shows nearly a decade of progress could be erased by the COVID-19 pandemic unless policymakers act boldly to sustain the beginnings...

The 4th of July is quickly approaching, which means that it is almost time for the City of Manchester’s fourth of July celebration. This year will include a performance from the band “7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Experience.” The performance will begin at 7 p.m. at the Rotary Park Amphitheater with the fireworks display starting at 9 p.m. Admission is free, and concessions will be available to purchase at the...