Tennessee election officials saw a major increase in young voters during this year’s record-setting early voting period.According to the data firm TargetSmart, 1.3 million Tennessee voters cast a ballot during early voting, more than twice the number of early voters in 2014. There were 97,826 early voters under the age of 30, compared to 12,812… Continue reading Number of Young Voters Increase During Early Voting

On November 13, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office will join various state and local partners to launch Operation Incognito statewide. The campaign was developed this year to evolve Tennessee’s fourth statewide distracted driving enforcement initiative, known as "the bus tour." Operation Incognito will also promote National Traffic Incident Response Week, which occurs November 11-17. The… Continue reading Operation Incognito

The Tennessee Department of Human Services is issuing a warning about the growing problem of financial exploitation of vulnerable adults.The department’s Adult Protective Services division received more than 4,000 complaints of financial exploitation in fiscal year 2017-2018. That’s more than the year prior and an increase of 33% from the state fiscal year 2015-2016.APS is… Continue reading Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults

Candidates for office have one last day to campaign before voters head to the polls Tuesday. The polls will open in Warren County Tuesday morning at 8am and the close at 7pm. More than 6,000 Warren County voters turned out to cast their ballots early for the November 6th election. According to the Tennessee Secretary… Continue reading Election Tuesday

Donald Lemuel Kelsey, 75, of McMinnville died Tuesday. Funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 3rd at 1pm at Highs Chapel. Jeff Owens will officiate. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation is Fri. 4pm-8pm and Sat. 10am until service.

Melba Jean Maynard Jones of the Pike Hill Community died Tuesday. Funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 3rd at 2pm at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Jon Simmons and Daron Hall will officiate. Burial will follow at Faulkner Cemetery. Visitation is Fri. 1pm-8pm and Sat. 10am-2pm.

Gerald Wayne Cass, 72, of McMinnville died Tuesday. Funeral services will be Friday, Nov. 2nd at 1pm at Highs Chapel. Jeff Kesley will officiate. Burial will follow at Crain Hill Cemetery. Visitation is Thurs. 12pm-9pm and Fri. 10am until service.

The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding Tennesseans to check your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when setting your clocks back one hour Sunday at 2 a.m. (CDT) when daylight saving time ends. To help ensure the safety of you and your loved ones, it is recommended that you replace the batteries twice… Continue reading Fire Marshal Says Check Smoke Alarms

A Coffee County man is charged with using another person’s identity in order to obtain controlled prescription drugs.The Office of Inspector General with the assistance Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 39 year old Terry Wayne Holliday, Jr. of Manchester. A Coffee County indictment accuses him of nine counts of obtaining a controlled… Continue reading TennCare Fraud

The 2018 muzzleloader/archery season for deer opens in Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 3 and continues through Friday, Nov. 16 in all of Tennessee’s deer hunting units, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The opening of muzzleloader season in the state has a permanent opening date of the third Saturday before Thanksgiving. Hunters are reminded… Continue reading Muzzleloader Season for Deer Opens Saturday