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The Tennessee Department of Education announced all 147 Tennessee school districts have received approval on their required ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) plans to spend more than $3.5 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding to benefit K-12 public school students in their districts. Per U.S. Department of Education guidelines, all districts were required to develop… Continue reading Warren Co. Receives ESSER Plan Approval

The intersection at High and Main St. continues to be a troublespot for wrecks and the latest happened Wednesday.According to Officer Chris McCormick of the McMinnville police Department around 1;30pm a 2006 Dodge pickup, driven by 57 year old Steve Miller of Niota, TN. was traveling west on West Main St. when he was struck… Continue reading Wednesday Wreck Yielded No Injuries

An increase in Tennessee?s unadjusted labor force participation had a slight impact on county unemployment rates in December. According to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, unemployment increased in 87 counties during the month. Five counties saw rates go down, while the numbers remained the same in three counties. The… Continue reading County Unemployment Up In December

According to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce, for the week ending January 22, claims were down from the week before from 7,145 to 5,928, a decrease of 1,217 from last week. In Warren Co. there are 64 continued claims, down 60 from last week and 18 initial claims, down… Continue reading Claims down over 1,200

On Wednesday TDH released its report dated from last Saturday Jan. 22. According to the TN. Dept of Health website, Warren Co.’s COVID death rate remained unchanged at 154. Warren Co.’s updated active covid cases were at 1,422, up 678 from last week. It’s the highest count since the TDH started keeping records almost two… Continue reading COVID Deaths Unchanged, Actives Over 1,400

An increase in Tennessee?s unadjusted labor force participation had a slight impact on county unemployment rates in December. According to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, unemployment increased in 87 counties during the month. Five counties saw rates go down, while the numbers remained the same in three counties. The… Continue reading County Unemployment Up In December

The Warren Co. Pioneers and Lady Pioneers will be in district action Friday night as they host the Franklin Co. Rebels and Rebelettes. Warren Co. split their meetings on Jan. 18. This is the second of three meetings between the two. The Lady Pioneers are 18-4 overall and 3-2 in the district. Lady Pioneers were… Continue reading Warren Co. Hosts Franklin Co. Friday

This past Tuesday night at the Building and Grounds meeting the board accepted the bid from Cripps Roofing in the amount of 145,000 dollars. Owner Jason Cripps address the board and included a couple of changes that would add better insulation. City Administrator Nolan Ming said at the Jan. 14 meeting that the leaks have… Continue reading Building And Grounds Select Cripps Roofing

The McMinnville Board of Mayor and Alderman Tuesday night passed several resolutions. Some of the highlights include accepting a bid from Volunteer Highway Supply Co. in Knoxville for 10,000 dollars for pavement and striping in urgent places in the city. It was approved in committee on the 14th. They also accepted a bid for a… Continue reading City Board Passes Seven Resolutions

The Warren County Fair took home second runner-up in the AA division at the awards banquet of the Tennessee Association of Fair that was held last Saturday in Murfreesboro. Warren Co. Fair also received a Merit Award from the Department of Agriculture. This is given to fairs who meet high standards in agriculture entries, fair… Continue reading Warren Co. A&L Fair Receives Second Runner-Up