“Let’s Get Physical.” And like the song, starting in July Tennessee students in elementary schools will be doing more of just that with a change in state law that will require them to get additional physical activity. Currently students are required to perform at least 90 minutes of physical activity a week, but that time will increase significantly for children up until sixth grade. Shirley Holt-Hale taught physical education for 38 years in Oak Ridge and says she witnessed a big decrease in physical education as testing became the emphasis in recent years and policy makers assumed children would...

David Arch Bass age 55 of Allen St Tullahoma was arrested by Tullahoma Police on Sunday on charges of Aggravated assault and setting fire to personal property. According to the arrest warrant, Bass got into an argument with his estranged wife at 317 Allen Street in Tullahoma. Allegedly Bass became angry and took articles of the wife’s clothing outside and poured gas on the clothes and set them on fire. The warrant also ads the while getting the victim’s clothes and pouring gasoline on them, he poured gasoline on the victim as well and set fire to her and...

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help. Authorities are searching for 32 year-old Christopher James Decent of Hillsboro Blvd Manchester. Decent is wanted on a burglary charge, violation of probation, child support and failure to appear. If you have seen Christopher James Decent or know his whereabouts please call the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department at 931-570-4011. They ask you to leave a detailed message if no one answers. As always the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department thanks the public for its help and...

Grundy County Sheriff Deputies and Tracy City Police Department seized more than 50 grams of crystal meth and several marijuana plants. Deputies went to 133 Sims Street after receiving information of a fugitive that could be located at the location. Deputies found several marijuana plants in plain view. Further investigation resulted in the recovery of a meth lab, crystal meth, and marijuana plants. Four people were arrested and booked into the Grundy County Jail. Jeremy Hill (Tracy City), Tracey Johnson (Jasper), Amy Ledford (Tracy City), and David Sweeton...

Rutherford County is now the third Tennessee county to have a confirmed Zika virus case. The City of Murfreesboro is increasing efforts to battle mosquitoes this spring by attacking larvae with mosquito-attacking bacteria-based larvae. Killing larvae before they have a chance to become adults is the recommendation of both the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. The State of Tennessee Health Department advises the most effective way to reduce mosquitoes around your home is to eliminate breeding grounds by removing any containers that collect rainwater such as cans, buckets, bird baths, and...

The effort to reduce prescription drug-related problems in Tennessee received a boost when the Food and Drug Administration announced it was expanding its boxed warning, commonly referred to as a “Black Box Warning,” to include certain immediate-release pain medicines. The announcement comes after the Tennessee Neonatal Abstinence Working Group petitioned the FDA for the expansion in February, 2016. Black box warnings provide information about the effects of prescribed medications including potential for addiction, abuse, overdose and death. They can help clinics make better decisions when caring for patients. “The additional black box warning will bring much-needed support to our...