The Sportsmen and Businessmen Charitable Organization (SBCO) donated $17,000 to Coffee County and Manchester City Schools’ Family Resource Center and Tullahoma City Schools’ Coordinated School Health. “It is a mission of SBCO’s to support programs that directly assist the children in our community. We are proud to contribute to Coffee County Schools’ Family Resource Center’s ‘Coffee County Student Expo’ program, Manchester City Schools’ Family Resource Center’s ‘WeCare’ program, and Tullahoma City Schools’ Coordinated School Health. Each of their programs are outstanding student support initiatives that continually address the barriers hindering the social, personal, physical, and academic wellbeing of students,”...

As of 2 p.m. Monday, there are now 18,011 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee. This includes 301 deaths and 1,489 hospitalizations. There are 9,886 recoveries, leaving 8,125 active cases. An increase of 389 from the previous day. There have been 337,428 tests performed statewide. This means of all those being tested, about 5.34 percent are testing positive. This is a figure that continues to drop daily. The percentage of positive tests is down slightly today vs. yesterday, even though there is a significant jump in active cases. In Coffee County, there are 61 confirmed cases of the virus,...

If you’ve noticed large quantities of dirt being moved and large machinery at the New Union Elementary School campus lately, that is the start of a $5 million expansion and renovation to the school. Ground was broken earlier this month at the school, which is located on State Route 53, that will add a building to give the school a new gymnasium and music room, as well as additional classrooms. There will also be a new library added to the school. Meanwhile, the cafeteria will move into the old gym, allowing for the kitchen area to expand into the...

By Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service A new report finds 43 million Americans could lose their employer-sponsored health coverage under worst-case-scenario unemployment projections, as the country slides deeper into a potential recession. The findings from the Urban Institute highlight the crippling effect the coronavirus pandemic is likely to have on families’ access to health care. Eliot Fishman, senior director of health policy at Families USA, said while some individuals may qualify for Medicaid, millions of those likely to become uninsured will face tough choices. “For people that don’t have health insurance and then have to go to the emergency...

As of 2 p.m. Sunday, there are now 17,388 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee. This includes 298 deaths and 1,482 hospitalizations. There are 9,652 recoveries, leaving 7,736 active cases. This means active cases grew by 46 over the weekend. There have been 325,280 total tests performed in Tennessee. This means of all tests performed, about 5.35 percent of people are testing positive. This is a number that continues to fall as more tests are performed, and is down from 5.48 percent on Friday. In Coffee County, the number of total cases of the virus held steady at 60...

Tennessee Highway Patrol has arrested a man after they say he struck a pedestrian while driving and left the scene of the accident. Gary Driver, age 49, has been arrested and charged after the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado he was allegedly driving on Monday, May 11, on Swan Mill Rd. left the roadway, struck a tree and then struck and killed Mildred Herrin, age 71, of Morrison. According to a report filed by THP, Herrin was weed-eating property on a bank. Driver then left the scene of the accident. Driver has been charged with criminal homicide and leaving the scene...

As Tennessee continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the state’s Economic Recovery Group announced Friday it will lift capacity restrictions on restaurants and retail to instead focus on social distancing best practices effective May 22 and issue guidelines to facilitate the safe reopening of larger, non-contact attractions on or after May 22. New Tennessee Pledge guidelines will be released early next week. Six counties – Shelby, Madison, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox and Sullivan – may continue to follow individual, county-specific reopening plans created in consultation with State and local health departments. “Tennesseans have worked incredibly hard to do their...