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Unemployment Rate stays the same as October
Tennessee’s unemployment rate for November was 4.8 percent, the same as the October rate. That’s according to Tennessee Labor Commissioner Burns Phillips. The U.S. unemployment rate for November was 4.6 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month. Over the past year, Tennessee’s unemployment rate decreased from 5.6 percent to 4.8 percent, while the national rate also declined from 5.0 percent to 4.6 percent. Total seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment decreased 2,800 jobs from October to November. The largest decreases occurred in leisure/hospitality, other services, & manufacturing. Over the year, nonfarm employment increased 55,600 jobs. The largest...
Tennessee Babies born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome on the Rise
Tennessee is seeing a rise in the number of babies born drug dependent and most of those babies are in rural areas. According to a new study with researchers from Vanderbilt University, the University of Michigan and the University of Minnesota, an increasing number of newborns being born with drug withdrawal symptoms from opioids are in rural areas compared to births in urban areas. A drug dependent baby will experience withdrawals shortly after birth; it’s called Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Tennessee has one of the highest rates of NAS in the US. There are also more opioid prescriptions in...
LEGO League Tournament held in Tullahoma
A LEGO League Tournament was held at Tullahoma High School on Saturday. Area school teams participated in the event, including ones from Manchester and Tullahoma. Tomorrow’s innovators practice imaginative thinking and teamwork during these types of events. Guided by adult Coaches, FIRST LEGO League teams research a real-world problem such as food safety, recycling, energy, etc., and are challenged to develop a solution. They also must design, build, program a robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technology, then compete on a table-top playing field. It all adds up to tons of fun while they learn to apply science, technology, engineering, and...
Another Child Dies from injuries in Tullahoma House Fire
We have another update on the tragic fire that occurred Monday morning around 8:30am on Blue Creek Road in Tullahoma inside Franklin County. One year old Landon Burks who was in the house fire in Franklin County died Thursday at Monroe Carell Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. 4-year-old Sophie Burks died from her injuries after being taken to Southern Tennessee Regional Healthcare in Winchester the day of the fire. Their 6 month old sister Leah Tigue has been released from Vanderbilt. There is an ongoing investigation into the fire by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Tennessee...
Poll: Trump Voters Favor Clean Energy
President-elect Donald Trump’s position on renewables and clean energy is worrying environmentalists, but a new national poll from Conservative Energy Voters indicates his voters strongly favor them. The post-election survey found nearly 90 percent of all voters support more government action to speed up the shift to clean energy. The public sentiment comes as no surprise to Warren Nevad, the director of the Tennessee Renewable Energy and Economic Development Council, a statewide network of city and county leaders. “We look at renewable energy in a business-minded manner,” he said. “We tell our cities and our members that ‘hey, energy...
Donations make Toys for Tots a Success in Tullahoma
The Tullahoma Fire Department (TFD) is grateful for the support of the community for the donations that have been made to Toys for Tots. “We are grateful to the community for their donations. It is this support that allows us to serve the families in our community,” said Captain Jasen Damron. “Our goal is to provide a few toys to each child up to age 14, and this year we have had a successful campaign.” At the beginning of December, this year’s Toys for Tots campaign was not fully funded. However, after announcing the need, the TFD will be...
12/16/16—H&R Block Student of the Week Kanyen Alvarez
Congratulations to Student of the Week -Kanyen Alvarez!!! Kanyen, the daughter of Chris Alvarez and Tara Neighbors, is a third grader at East Coffee Elementary School. Kanyen was chosen to be honored because “she listens and studies well, works well with her peers in social settings, always has her homework done and always does her best”, says Ms. Jennifer Reed, a teacher at Kanyen’s school. Kanyen’s favorite subject is science and she wants to be a Third grade teacher when she grows up! Rosalyn Partin, owner of the Manchester H&R Block, has been inspired to recognize great kids in...
Coffee County man charged with Aggravated Child Abuse or Neglect (Haley’s Law)
On Tuesday (December 13, 2016) Christopher J. Gibbs was charged with aggravated child abuse or neglect (Haley’s Law) and domestic assault. The man allegedly became angry with his 4-year-old daughter, apparently struck the girl numerous times and allegedly left marks on her back and knees. The mother of the child tried to stop her husband, and she was allegedly hit in the head with a belt buckle. Gibbs, age 44, of Manchester was arrested by Coffee County Deputy Shaun Greene and booked in at the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $15,000, and he’ll appear in court on...
