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Graduation Rates Up at Tennessee Community Colleges
Tennessee higher education officials say community college graduation rates are on the rise. The Tennessee Board of Regents reported 13.6 percent of students who began in 2010 graduated within three years. That has increased to 25.4 percent. Russ Deaton, the board’s executive vice chancellor for policy and strategy, expects the rate to increase even more with this year’s graduating class. He said that means the rates will have roughly doubled over about six years. Community college is a major focus of Tennessee’s free tuition programs. For Tennessee Promise students, 13.8 percent of first-time freshmen who started in 2014 graduated...
MADD License Plates might be headed back to Tennessee Vehicles
Efforts are underway to get MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING license plates back on Tennessee vehicles. Back in 2016, the group lost their specialty license plates after drivers failing to purchase the required minimum number to keep the plates in circulation. However, State Senator Paul Bailey has granted MADD Tennessee another chance. The Sparta, Tennessee Republican state senator said, “If MADD can pre-sell 1,000 plates before June 30, 2019, the design will be back in circulation.” Specialty plates cost an extra $35.00 each year in Tennessee. Anyone interested in pre-ordering a MADD plate should visit tnmaddplates.com and sign up. When...
Director of Coffee County Schools Named Finalist for Roane County Job
Current Director of Coffee County Schools, Dr. Ladonna McFall, who recently said that she would be seeking other job opportunities, is now a finalist for the director’s job in Roane County. McFall and the other finalist, Thomas Sisk, will enter the second round of interviews on Wednesday, April 3. Former Motlow College president Anthony Kinkel was considered a finalist until he pulled his name from contention on Friday. McFall is in her seventh year as Director of Schools in Coffee County. She said in her first interview that she has applied to Roane County before and thinks she is...
Cowan Man Charged with Aggravated Statutory Rape in Coffee County
On February 12, 2019 Louis G. Smith age 25 of Cowan. TN was indicted on 5 counts of Aggravated Statutory Rape. Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Investigators Brandon Reed and James Sherrill arrested Smith on Friday (March 22, 2019). According to information provided by Investigator Reed, he states that in October of 2018, Smith allegedly had sex with a 13 year-old female. Smith is currently being housed at the Coffee County Jail under a bond of...
Unity Medical Center Scores High in Recent Survey
In a recent federal survey, Unity Medical Center of Manchester was ranked higher than the state average in seven out of 10 categories and was given a four-star rating out of five. The survey was conducted by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), which is a national survey that asks patients about their experiences during a recent hospital stay. The survey can be viewed at www.Medicare.gov by searching “Hospital Compare.” Hospital compare has information on over 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals and compiles data via patient surveys, data and reports. When visiting the website, the user is...
Gas Prices continue to Rise
Although Tennessee gas prices increased almost a dime from last week, the state average remains low compared to the rest of the country. Tennessee drivers are paying an average price of $2.44 per gallon for regular unleaded. Monday’s state average was 9-cents more than a week ago, 25 cents more than this time last month, and 3 cents higher than this time last year. The national average of $2.62. AAA spokesperson Jeanette Casselano said the state gas price average is very similar to a year ago, give or take a few pennies. This means some motorists are paying among...
East Coffee Elementary Honor Roll
Gold Allison Walker Nyla Vazquez Cadence Darden Caleb McCall Ethan Stephens Tia Buchanan Bella Johns Lily Norman Seth Beaty Allison Escamilla Taylor McBride Anna Reynolds Jett Trussler Charlie Higgins John Mihatov Kasen Shores Anna Wood Abbi Hunt Christen McBee Avery Payne Landon Warren Silver Miah Cole Jakob Conelison Rylee Fuller Jordan Metz Kaiden Spitnale Patrick Jacobs Sarai Munoz Victor Polo Simeon Alphonse Kanyen Alvarez Mario Arellano Niko Lambidonis James Maynard Hunter VanMeter Zoie Welch Jordan Laney Lee Parker Ethan Reed Bronze Aubrey Webb Kameron Stafford Shaylin Olson Leah Leathers Peyton Chapman Ryan Bower Taelyn Wright Alex Baker Jessica Farnsworth...
North Coffee Honor Roll and perfect attendance
North Coffee Elementary 3rd Nine Weeks Honor Roll 3rd Grade Bronze Logan Anderson Aubrie Arnold Brenley Carlton Summer Dunham Kigar Hullett Logan Johnson SheAnna Langley Ava Long Sara Maxwell Aime Miller Niko Sharpe Gavin Smith Peyton Todd Daniel Vandenburgh Silver Jayke Clark Tristin Cornett Alexis Good Allie Steele Caylee Toombs Chevy Watts Gold Storm Barber Elyse Bennett Kiera Byers Adalyn Clark Danica Gibson Dominick Hill Taya Hodges Marley Killen Isabella Tant Chloe Turner Holley Watts Blaine Weaver Kali White 4th Grade Bronze Bailey Brewer Marilyn Freeman Jaxen Glasgow Kailance Hullett Brody Lanphere Ian Rooker Silver Maddox Gaston Ryleigh Gibson...
