LOCAL NEWS | Education — A high school diploma remains as an individual’s ticket to many entry-level jobs. It’s also generally considered a prerequisite for college, technical training, and continuing education in one’s field. Motlow plans several High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) date through the rest of 2019 and into 2020 on the Moore County...
For centuries, folks have looked up fascinated with the stars, moon, planets, and other celestial object. Our night’s sky exists as a brilliant, ever-changing painting that leaves most feeling awed and strangely at peace. Thursday night, those of us in southern, middle Tennessee will get a rare chance to view a “unicorn” meteor storm. That’s...
It’s been a “secret” in plain sight for decades in Lynchburg, but the story of Nearest Green seems to have captured the imagination of the world. In it’s November issue, Garden & Gun Magazine interviewed Lynchburg’s own Victoria Butler Eady to talk about her new career as the Master Blender for Nearest Green Distillery. Butler...
REGIONAL NEWS | Education — Moore County high school students as well as those with a GED and currently attending a four year public or private college are encouraged to apply for a Scarlett Family Foundation scholarship. Established in 2005 by Joe and Dorothy Scarlett, the foundation awards scholarship to 139 high schools across 36...
LOCAL NEWS — According to a preliminary accident report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), yesterday’s head on collision in Moore County has resulted in a single fatality. Lauren Burns, age 28 of Belvidere, the driver of the passenger car involved in the accident died Monday as a result of her injuries. Also injured were...
LOCAL NEWS | Education – Motlow Music Professor Dr. David Bethea keeps the attention of his Generation Z and Alpha students by integrating technology apps into the daily classroom. It’s a practice that’s both fueled student engagement and improved student success, according to the college. Bethea utilizes his iPad Pro as a portable digital library...
LOCAL NEWS | Events — Officials at Jack Daniel’s Distillery report that after much consideration and looking back at the last several year’s weather, they’ve decided to move the 2020 event from the fourth weekend in October to October 10 … or the second weekend in October. Anyone who attended this year’s event, battled soggy...
LOCAL NEWS | Health — The Tennessee Department of Health and Moore County Health Department will partner to offer free, drive thru flu shots on Tuesday, November 19 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Flu season typically peaks in Tennessee around January and February but according to state health officials confirmed flu cases are already on...
LOCAL NEWS | Education — Moore County individuals under the age of 21 who plan to attend Motlow State in the spring semester should be aware of four upcoming Residual ACT test dates. The Motlow State Testing Center will offer the Residual ACT exam on Wednesday, November 20; Tuesday, December 3; Wednedsay, January 8; and...
STATE NEWS — The United States generates over 258 million tons of solid waste annually. This includes all household packaging, clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, batteries, and everything else we casually toss into our garbage cans. And now those over 2,000 landfills – including 31 right here in Tennessee – are rapidly reaching capacity. One...