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Each of Tennessee’s 95 counties experienced lower unemployment in November, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Warren County’s November jobless rate was 3.8 percent, down from the October rate of 4.9 percent. The unemployment rate a year ago was 3.3 percent. White County’s November unemployment rate was 3.5 percent,… Continue reading Nov. County Unemployment

National and state health care organizations are calling on TennCare officials to immediately end a moratorium on special payments to rural clinics.The Tennessean reports , the moratorium began more than a year ago. It was supposed to last six months but has since been extended twice. Some clinics that were counting on the payments are… Continue reading TennCare Officials Urged to End Payment Moratorium

The TBI has been called in to investigate the death of a Morrison man who was being detained by White County officers. It happened Thursday. Preliminary information indicates the man was a passenger in a vehicle that crashed in DeKalb County. The man was found just over the county line in White County. When White… Continue reading TBI Investigating Death of White County Detainee

Harold J. Griffith, 92 of McMinnville died Monday. Funeral services will be Friday, Dec. 28th at 2pm at Highs Chapel. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery on Highway 30. Visitation is Thurs. 11am-9pm and Fri. 9am until service.

As we get ready to ring in the new year, new state laws will also go into effect on January 1st, 2019. Starting January 6th, retail grocery stores will be able to sell wine on Sundays between 10am and 11pm. Currently, packaging stores can sell wine on Sundays, but not grocery stores. A new state… Continue reading New Laws on Jan. 1st

A new federal rule will require all hospitals to post a master list of prices online detailing the services they provide so people can review them. Starting Jan. 1, every hospital nationwide will be required to post standard charges online for every item and every service they provide.. everything from drugs and casts to organ… Continue reading Hospital Prices Going Public

Mary Nell Lentz Grissom, 85, of McMinnville died Friday. Funeral services will be Thursday, Dec. 27th at 12 noon at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation is Thurs, 10am-12pm.

Andree’ Louise Maddox, 82, of McMinnville died Monday. Visitation will be Thursday, Dec. 27th at Highs Parlour from 4pm-7pm.

David Austin Craig, 28, of Wichita, Kansas died Friday. Funeral services will be Thursday, Dec. 27th at 2pm at Highs Chapel. Burial will follow at Webb Cemetery. Visitation is Thurs. 11am until service.

With only a few days remaining in 2018, fire fatalities in Tennessee have already exceeded their totals from 2017. The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office is advising Volunteer State residents that the cold weather season is the deadliest time of the year, and fire-safe behaviors could be the difference between life and death when it… Continue reading Winter Heating Safety