Nearly 3,000 Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard are headed to Fort Hood, Texas, this summer for a training exercise as part of their Annual Training.  Soldiers from the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 230th Sustainment Brigade, and 30th Troop Command will spend roughly three weeks in July enhancing their war-fighter skills while being evaluated on their performance during high-stress conditions. The exercise, known as the eXportable Combat Training Capability, is designed to test units with realistic deployment scenarios while operating in an austere desert environment.   “We are excited about conducting this collective training event,” said Col. Steven Turner,...

Road construction won’t slow motorists across Tennessee over the July 4 holiday.  The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, July 2 through 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6to provide maximum roadway capacity for holiday travelers. According to AAA, more than 47 million Americans will travel for the holiday, and 91% of them will drive to their destination. This will be the second-highest Independence Day travel volume on record, trailing only 2019. “It is estimated that 939,000 motorists will travel Tennessee’s interstates and state routes this...

The City of Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Alderman voted on Monday June 14, 2021, to rename West Hogan Street as Joe Moon Way. Mr. Moon is a former Tullahoma Parks and Recreation Director with forty years of service as a city employee. In July 2016, Mr. Moon was killed in a car accident.  City officials are hosting a dedication ceremony on Wednesday July 14, 2021, at 10:00 AM on Joe Moon Way. After the ceremony, attendees will be invited inside D. W. Wilson Community Center to attend a reception with refreshments courtesy of London’s. The public is invited to attend...

Jehovah’s Witnesses Hold Global Virtual Event in 240 Lands, 500+ Languages Breaking a century-old tradition in the name of health and safety, the largest convention organization in the world has moved its annual in-person event to a virtual format for the second time in as many years, cancelling nearly 6,000 conventions in 240 lands. For 24 consecutive years, the summers in the Chattanooga (Nashville) area have featured Jehovah’s Witnesses streaming into nearby venues to take over hotels and fill restaurants as they held their conventions at the Memorial Auditorium (Von Braun Auditorium, Huntsville AL.), or more recently, in places like Dalton, GA. In...

A Hispanic male is dead and another in the Coffee County jail after an argument allegedly led to a stabbing on Sunday, June 27 at 202 Bryan Blvd. in Coffee County. According to authorities with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, a Hispanic male identified as Jesus Perez-Beltron, age 25, became irate during an argument and allegedly stabbed another Hispanic male in the chest with a black switchblade knife. A friend transported the stabbing victim to Unity Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities are not yet prepared to release the victim’s name, pending notification of family. According to...

All federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs will end in Tennessee on Saturday, July 3. Back in May, Governor Bill Lee announced that the extra federal unemployment aid offered amid the COVID-19 pandemic would not be available in Tennessee starting July 3, weekly payments. Federal pandemic unemployment programs set to end on Saturday include the following: Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), which provides for an additional $300 weekly payment to recipients of unemployment compensationPandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), which provides benefits for those who would not usually qualify, such as the self-employed, gig workers and part-time workersPandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation...

The Tennessee gas price average fell a penny over last week as over 939,000 Tennesseans prepare to take a road trip for the upcoming Independence Day holiday weekend. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $2.84 which is three cents less than one month ago and 89 cents more than one year ago. The Coffee County average is $2.82 which makes Coffee County 27 cents below national average and 2 cents below the state average.“Even though gas prices have been trending less expensive over the last two weeks, Tennesseans are expected to see the most expensive Independence Day gas prices since 2014,” said Megan Cooper, spokesperson, AAA – The...

Some taxpayers have begun receiving additional payments from IRS. These payments are due to changes to the return as a result of nontaxable Unemployment. The American Rescue Plan Act passed in mid-March made the first $10,200 of 2020 unemployment exempt from tax (subject to income limits). At that time millions of returns had already been filed showing the unemployment income as taxable. UNEMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENTS are being made automatically by IRS for returns affected by this change. IRS began recalculating returns and processing the adjustments in late May and will continue working through the returns affected throughout the summer. IRS...