Currently, 31,552 or 42 percent of the population have received at least one dose. Of these, 6.5 percent have received one dose of Pfizer or Moderna while 34.4 percent have received the necessary two doses of Pfizer or Moderna or 1 dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. It’s under the state average of 51.8… Continue reading Warren At 42 Percent Vaccination Rate
Sales Tax Revenues Up Over 17 Percent
Tennessee revenues were more than the budgeted estimates for the first month of the state?s fiscal year. Finance and Administration Commissioner Butch Eley reported that August revenues were $1.4 billion, which is $255.8 million more than August 2020, and $267.9 million more than the budgeted estimates. The growth rate for all taxes in August was… Continue reading Sales Tax Revenues Up Over 17 Percent
School COVID Numbers Continue Decline
Director of Schools Grant Swallows released the latest COVID-19 data for Warren Co. Schools and the numbers continue to drop. 62 students have been isolated or test positive, down 26 from last week. 10 teachers have been isolated, down 9 from last week. At the beginning of the month 228 students and 23 staff members… Continue reading School COVID Numbers Continue Decline
School COVID Numbers Continue Decline
Director of Schools Grant Swallows released the latest COVID-19 data for Warren Co. Schools and the numbers continue to drop. 62 students have been isolated or test positive, down 26 from last week. 10 teachers have been isolated, down 9 from last week. At the beginning of the month 228 students and 23 staff members… Continue reading School COVID Numbers Continue Decline
Commissioners Vote Down COVID Policy Policy And Procedures
One of the most discussed new business items Monday night at the monthly County Commission meeting was to adopt the COVID-19 Policy and Procedures for county employees. A motion was made by Commissioner Carl D. Bouldin to require no pay for quarantining due to coming in contact with someone who has contracted covid. Most were… Continue reading Commissioners Vote Down COVID Policy Policy And Procedures
Lee Inviting Tennesseans To Pick Next Plate
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is inviting Tennesseans to ?Rate the Plates? and help choose the state?s next standard license plate by selecting their favorite design at tn.gov/ratetheplates. Per Tennessee statute, the plate is redesigned every eight years if funds are approved in the General Assembly?s annual budget.Voting is going on now and will conclude at… Continue reading Lee Inviting Tennesseans To Pick Next Plate
McMinnville recording 5 Inches Of Rain So Far
Nearly 5 inches of rain has fallen on McMinnville from midnight Saturday morning through Monday afternoon, according to McMinnville Water Department..According to the gauges, 3.35 inches fell on McMinnville and Warren Co. Saturday with another 1.64 falling on Sunday up through Monday afternoon with rain continuing to fall.National Weather Service is forecasting a 60-80 percent… Continue reading McMinnville recording 5 Inches Of Rain So Far
COVID Death Rate Rises By 2
According to the TN. Dept of Health website, Warren Co.’s COVID death rate rose by 2 to 96. It’s the 52nd and 53rd of 2021. Warren Co.’s updated active covid cases were at 646, down 53 from last week. Warren Co.’s positive case count is at 7,813 have tested positive with 7,071 recovered, and 96… Continue reading COVID Death Rate Rises By 2
Claims Drop Second Consecutive Week
According to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce, for the week of September 11, claims were down from the week before from 5,335 to 4,236,a decrease of almost 1,100 from last week. In Warren Co. there are 295 continued claims, up 50 from last week and 43 initial claims, up… Continue reading Claims Drop Second Consecutive Week
Three Consecutive Months Of Lower Unemployment
As Tennessee?s economy continues to rebound, the state has experienced three consecutive months of lower unemployment, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The preliminary, seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for August came in at 4.6%, 0.1 of a percentage point lower than July?s revised rate of 4.7%.… Continue reading Three Consecutive Months Of Lower Unemployment