Attention all high school and college students students.The 2020-2021 FAFSA is now open! Make sure to complete the FAFSA by February 1, 2020. For more information, contact your high school guidance counselor or college admissions...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Here are a few numbers from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation regarding domestic violence.  *In 2018, 73,568 cases were flagged as domestic related in Tennessee alone.  *The overall number of domestic related offenses decreased by 5.8% from 2017 to 2018. *Females were three times more likely to be victimized than males; accounting for 71.1% for all domestic violence victims, while males accounted for 28.8%. *Juveniles made up 9.8% of reported victims in 2018. *Domestic violence resulted in 98 murder victims in 2018 If you need help, Call the state’s Domestic Violence Helpline at...

Forecasts indicate that Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s temperatures will reach record highs. Projected afternoon temperatures in the mid-90s will create a high electricity demand due to home cooling. DREMC predicts that this will be the highest daily purchase of energy from TVA so far this month. Because of that, we need your help to limit that purchase. “Our daily max purchase from TVA sets the demand portion of our monthly wholesale power bill, and that equals 40% of our monthly bill,” explains, DREMC Member Services Manager Carol Garrette. “Our Beat the Peak program is all about lowering the peak energy usage...

Motlow State has been selected to receive a 2019 National Association of Developmental Organizations (NADO) Impact Award from its support of regional workforce development through the Automation and Robotics Training Center (ARTC)in McMinnville. Impact Award recipients will be recognized at a special reception during NADO’s 2019 Annual Training Conference, scheduled for October 19-22 in Reno, Nevada. “This project’s ability to gain traction and make swift forward motion is a product of regional public-private partnerships,” said Dr. Michael Torrence, president of Motlow. The ARTC provides short-term training and industry-recognized certifications for the world’s three leading robotics manufacturers. and provides PLC...

The 2019 Fall Career Fair, open to MTSU students and alumni, will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, inside MTSU’s Murphy Center. A searchable campus map is available at http://bit.ly/MTSUParkingMap. Employer registration costs and other information can be found at https://mtsu.edu/career/fallfair.php. “MTSU has a student body known by employers for their work ethic and diverse skills in communication, problem solving, teamwork, and technology,” said Dusty Doddridge, director of MTSU’s Career Development Center, which provides services such as career counseling, help with resumes, job search coaching and assistance with graduate and professional school applications.  “Many students...

Billy Ray Cyrus was on target with his performance Sunday morning at an 8 a.m. memorial for Channing Smith at Rotary Amphitheater in Manchester.   The country music star struck a solemn tone early, belting the lyrics to “Amazing Grace,” with Channing’s dad playing Channing’s acoustic guitar alongside Cyrus. Channing’s brother – Joshua, along with his parents took the microphone after the song to talk about Channing’s life. Joshua also spent a significant amount of time talking about awareness and Justice for Channing, which has become a rallying cry for friends and family over the past week after Channing’s...

Wreaths Across America has placed wreaths on military veterans graves at Arlington National Cemetery for 27 years. The program has grown to almost 1600 cemeteries nation-wide in 2018. The Coffee County Wreaths Across America Committee plans to place wreaths on military veterans graves in at least four Coffee County cemeteries for the third year. The committee was formed in 2017 and that year placed wreaths on some 300 military veterans graves at Oakwood Cemetery and Citizens Cemetery in Tullahoma and Hurricane Grove Cemetery in Coffee County just north of I-24 exit 105. In 2018 the committee added Fredonia Cemetery in...