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Tennessee Lags Behind in Childhood Rankings
Tennessee children continue to confront poverty, infant mortality and decreased educational opportunities – particularly in the rural areas. That’s according to the End of Childhood Report released this week by Save the Children – which ranks the state 40th for quality of childhood. Mark Shriver, senior vice president, U.S. Programs & Advocacy for Save the Children, says a big factor in Tennessee is its large number of rural communities. “Clearly there’s a lot more work that needs to be done to get Tennessee at the top of the list, to make sure that the children in Tennessee are prepared...
New Leader takes over THP
The new leader of the Tennessee Highway Patrol has assumed his new role with the agency, succeeding Col. Tracy Trott, who retired after 40 years in the post. Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner David W. Purkey announced Monday that Col. Dereck Stewart was named to the position. He is the first African-American to lead the highway patrol. Stewart has been in law enforcement for 30 years and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 2011. He has been responsible for the agency’s daily operations for the last seven years. Stewart is a Tennessee native and graduate of Middle Tennessee State...
Deficit Spending Cap of $252,000 put on Conference Center
Recently WMSR News reported that Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center Manager Rebecca French requested more operating money for budget year 2018-19. Two proposals were presented to the Coffee County Budget and Finance Committee. County officials have turned down the proposals, opting to put a cap on the deficit spending at $252,000. One option that French presented totaled $416,000. French says this one includes in-kind discounts given to nonprofit organizations and schools that rent the center. The second option, totaling about $316,000, did not include continued in-kind contributions. French informed WMSR that $94,000 of the proposals was for repairs and maintenance...
Bonnaroo Traffic
The Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are working alongside Manchester Police and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department to keep traffic flowing on Interstate 24 while thousands of fans flock to Coffee County for the 17th Annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The festival kicks off on Thursday night and continues through Sunday and extra state troopers are scheduled to be in town beginning Wednesday. The speed limit will be decreased to 55 miles-per-hour on I-24 between mile marker 104, just west of Exit 105, and mile markers 129, during the duration of the festival. Officials...
Residual ACT Exam Dates set for Motlow College
Motlow State Community College Testing Center will administer the Residual ACT exam on June 15 and 21, July 20, and August 10 from 8:30 a.m. – noon, and on July 31 from 12:30 – 4 p.m. The test will be administered in room 1043 of the Crouch Center on the Moore County campus. The Residual ACT is for individuals under 21 years of age who are planning to attend Motlow State and were unable to take the ACT on a national test day. A Motlow admission application must be on file prior to taking the Residual ACT. To be...
BUI’s Down for Memorial Day Weekend– No Deaths Reported
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is reporting that there were no boat-related fatalities over the 2018 Memorial Day holiday weekend. It marks the fourth consecutive year without a boating fatality over the holiday weekend. There have been five boating-related fatalities so far in 2018. During the period from May 25th through 28th, there were three injury incidents and a pair of property damage incidents. TWRA Boating and Law Enforcement officers made 10 boating under the influence arrests. This was a decrease from 17 BUI arrests last year and 21 the year...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Clingmans Dome Observation Tower Closed through June 15
The best place to view the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is going to be closed for a portion of June. The Asheville Citizen Times cites a park official who says the Clingmans Dome Observation Tower will be closed beginning Monday so a rehabilitation project which began last year is completed. It is scheduled to remain closed through June 15. At 6,643 feet, the observation tower provides the most sweeping view of the park. The parking overlook at the observation tower will remain open, as well as the visitor contact station and...
“Celebrate Summer Hiring Fair” to be held in Tullahoma
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s American Job Center in Tullahoma is hosting a multi-employer “Celebrate Summer Hiring Fair” Thursday, June 14, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Tullahoma Business Center. Two dozen companies and organizations from the greater Tullahoma area will participate in the event and many will have recruiters on-site. Companies participating in the event include Tyson, Walmart Distribution Center, Great Lakes Cheese, Bridgestone, and many others. American Job Center staff will be available to help job seekers with job applications and to provide instruction on how to improve resumes. Staff will...
