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The list of school districts closing due to sickness keeps growing, with Warren County being one of them. On the recommendations of local medical professionals, Warren County Schools are closed Friday due to illness. They will re-open on Monday. White County Schools were closed Thursday. They are also closed Friday and Monday and will re-open… Continue reading Schools Closing Due to Sickness

New Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he’s asking his state agencies to assess impacts of the federal government shutdown.Amid his first Cabinet meeting Tuesday, Lee told reporters he’s monitoring impacts, particularly around services like food stamps.Days before Lee took office Saturday, the state announced it would offer February food stamp benefits on or before Jan.… Continue reading State Agencies Assessing Shutdown Impacts

The Warren County Commission’s Safety Committee and Beer Board will meet Thursday evening to discuss an off-premises beer permit for Neal OM Inc. The meeting will begin at 5pm at the Administrative Building.

The Warren County School Board will meet Thursday night in the Bobby Ray School Cafeteria. The board will receive the Director of Schools’ operations report, which will include testing percentages for student grades and a report on online report cards and TN Ready testing survey results. The board will also receive reports from committees. The… Continue reading School Board

Gov. Bill Lee is directing all state agencies to find ways to improve how they serve rural Tennessee regions as part of his first executive order.Lee announced Wednesday his administration is placing a high emphasis on the development and success of rural areas.The order requires all 22 executive departments to submit a statement by May… Continue reading Governor Issues First Executive Order

Frances Kay Brady Gribble, 73, of Rock Island died Tuesday. Funeral services will be Thursday, Jan. 24th at 12 noon at Highs Chapel. Kenneth Mansell will officiate. Burial will follow at Hebron Cemetery. Visitation is Wed. 4pm-8pm and Thurs. 9am until service.

Tennessee lawmakers say the state House has added a new feature to the online bill tracking process.They say the change will add more public transparency into tracking amendments to bills.House Speaker Glen Casada says amendments that are added in a House subcommittee will now go directly online.He says that will allow the public to see… Continue reading House Adds Feature to Online Bill Tracking Process

Gas prices in Tennessee are holding steady right now, but face upward pressure due to recent strength in the oil market and rising wholesale gasoline prices. The average price for gasoline in Tennessee is $2.01 per gallon, but should rise another 3 to 5 cents this week. Tennessee motorists are paying one cent more than… Continue reading Gas Prices

This week State Representative Jason Potts introduced a bill that would increase penalties for those who pass a stopped school bus.Currently, when drivers are stopped for passing a stopped school bus in Tennessee – they could be charged with a misdemeanor and a fine of up to $1,000. Potts’ bill was introduced to lawmakers last… Continue reading Bill Would Increase Penalties for Passing a Stopped School Bus

New data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed statewide unemployment rates have held steady during the final month of 2018.The seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for December 2018 was 3.6 percent, which mirrored the rate from the previous month.While the unemployment rate remained steady, there were fewer available positions for… Continue reading Tennessee Dec. Unemployment