In 1985, Rotary launched its PolioPlus program, the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication through the mass vaccination of children. Rotary has contributed more than $1.8 billion and countless volunteer hours to vaccinate more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. In addition, Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by donor governments to contribute more than $7.2 billion to the effort. Just 22 polio cases were confirmed worldwide in 2017, which is a reduction of more than 99.9 percent since the 1980s, when the world saw about 1,000 cases per day. Coffee County Mayor Gary...

On Friday, Moore County deputies were called to Woodards’ Market for a Theft of Property. Upon arrival, suspect Hollie Kilgore was questioned, and was eventually found to be in possession of the stolen item. After being detained, Deputy Brandon Thomas noticed Kilgore behaving strangely in the patrol unit. Further investigation by Thomas and Deputy Taylor of the Sheriff’s Department revealed Kilgore trying to hide Methamphetamine “ICE” in the seats on the patrol unit. Kilgore was found to have the Narcotic hidden on her person, along with paraphernalia used to ingest the drug. Sheriff Tyler Hatfield, Corrections Officer Diane Tipps,...

Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) answered the call for help after Hurricane Michael bashed the Florida Panhandle early Wednesday afternoon. Twelve DREMC linemen and two supervisor/managers volunteered to head to Southern Georgia and sister-electric cooperative Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation to assist with Hurricane Michael recovery efforts. The close to Category 5 strength hurricane brought what is described as catastrophic damage leaving over 900,000 without power in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas. Winds from the Category 4 hurricane reached 155 mph at landfall in hardest-hit Mexico Beach. Significant rainfall fell in the northern Gulf Coast continues Thursday as...

With only a few weeks remaining, tnAchieves, the partnering organization that administers Governor Haslam’s Tennessee Promise in 84 counties, needs 4,500 more mentors to meet its goal of providing every Tennessee Promise applicant from the class of 2019 with a local support system. tnAchieves asks mentors to give one hour per month to high school seniors as they transition from high school to college. The organization provides a one-hour training, a handbook and weekly communication to ensure the mentor is fully equipped to serve his/her students. The deadline to apply is November 30, 2018. The application can be found...

Murfreesboro will be the scene of Firehouse Expo 2018 National Conference taking place October 16-18, 2018. Firefighters from across the nation will be attending seminars in Murfreesboro and Nashville. Several Middle Tennessee fire agencies are hosting hands-on training exercises this week as part of the Firehouse Expo 2018 National Conference. The exercises include live burns on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 16 and 17, at the Doug Young Public Safety Training Facility located at 701 Bridge Avenue. Instructors from all over the United States will lead these courses. (WGNS...

The new traffic signal at the intersection of Highway 41-A, Publix and William Northern Boulevard in Tullahoma will go into service at 9 a.m. Monday, October 15. “Motorists are urged to be cautious at the intersection of 41-A and William Northern Boulevard in front of the new Publix where a new traffic signal is being turned on Monday, October 15,” said Tullahoma Police Chief Paul Blackwell. The light is designed to alleviate traffic congestion at this intersection as the new Publix opens. The scheduled Publix opening date is October 31, according to Store Manager, Tim Hastings. This is a...

Late last week, Moore County Deputy Dustin White conducted a traffic stop on Highway 50 near the Moore/ Lincoln line. Deputy White began questioning the driver, and noticed the driver was acting suspicious. Deputy Jerod Bradford, K-9 Dabbs, along with Lt. Gary Tankersley came to assist in the stop. As the driver was being asked to step out of the vehicle he fled the scene and evaded the deputies at a high rate of speed. The driver eventually lost control of his motor vehicle and crashed just across the Lincoln County line. Upon arriving at the crash scene, Deputies...