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The Tennessee Department of Education is partnering with PBS stations across the state to offer 1st-8th grade students up to 30 hours of standards-aligned instructional lessons per week during times of COVID-19 school closures. Beginning today, 30-minute segments will air from 11 am to 1 pm EDT each weekday on …

MEDIC Regional Blood Center is once again discussing the ongoing need for blood donations even during the current pandemic. Blood donation is a critical health care activity. MEDIC was established in 1958 and is an independent, nonprofit organization. We are not affiliated with the American Red Cross. As we jave …

Oak Ridge Police are continuing to investigate the discovery of a newborn baby whose body was found by the side of the Melton Lake Greenway on March 26th. According to a press release issued Friday, investigators have named the baby boy “Wyatt,” which means “warrior.” Thursday afternoon, Oak Ridge police …

(Clinton Public Library press release) In response to the new Executive Orders released by the Governor of Tennessee, the Clinton Public Library will suspend its Curbside Service starting end of business Saturday, April 4th, 2020. The service will be suspended until April 14th, when the library will reevaluate the situation. …

From 10:30 am until 12:30 pm on Mondays and Thursdays, Anderson County School Nutrition will provide 3 days of Breakfast and Lunch to anyone under 19 years of age beginning weekly on Monday, March 30 at 5 sites. Grab-and-Go food will be available outside the school in prepackaged form. Each …

Several agencies responded Sunday night to a brush fire on Rockwood Mountain. Crews from the West Roane County Volunteer Fire Department, as well as from VFDs in Cumberland and Rhea counties, responded to the scene, as did crews from the State Division of Forestry. The call came in to emergency …

NASHVILLE –The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced it will close all 56 Tennessee state parks and state-owned state natural areas to the public effective April 4 through April 14, in support of Gov. Bill Lee’s Executive Order 23. This is a complete closure of facilities and access to …

Update from Chairman of the Tennessee Wildlife Commission, Kurt Holbert, “Governor Lee’s Executive Orders 22 and 23 identify outdoor activity as an essential activity provided that individuals follow Health Guidelines. As the Chairman of the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission, I want to assure all hunters and fishers that Tennessee’s …

Thursday, Jacksboro Police Chief Jeremy Goins was presented with a shadow box in remembrance of his late K9 partner, Cowboy. Deputies with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office and officers with the Jacksboro Police Department paid tribute to Cowboy over the past several weeks by compiling all of his accolades from …

Tennessee small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis are eligible to apply for loan assistance through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Businesses can begin applying for these loans with eligible financial institutions beginning Friday, April 3, 2020.  The new $349 billion loan program – a major piece of the …