Gas prices are back on the rise, now that the oil market is regaining strength. Gas prices in Tennessee increased 3 cents in the past four days. Sunday’s state average of $1.99 was just fractions of a cent from returning above $2 per gallon. Pump prices in Tennessee are now rising for the first time… Continue reading Gas Prices

Warren County School Board member Helen Martin has been chosen as a member at Large Representative with the Tennessee School Board Association. Martin will serve as a liaison between the local school board and the state school board association. The mission of the Tennessee School Boards Association is to assist school boards in effectively governing… Continue reading Martin Chosen as Liaison with TSBA

The Warren County Commission’s County Corrections Partnership Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss jail issues and get updates on the State Fire Marshal visit and recommended jail improvements. The meeting will begin at 4:30 at the Warren County Jail.

The Warren County Pioneers and Lady Pioneers return to district play Tuesday night when they take on the Rhea County Eagles and Lady Eagles at Rhea County High School. The girls’ game tips off at 5pm cst. The games will be broadcast live on Sportsradio 92.1 The Ticket.

Tennesseans who rely on SNAP benefits who are seeking renewal during the current partial government shutdown must apply by a new deadline: Monday, Jan. 14, which was imposed Friday by the USDA. TDHS says there are more than 900,000 Tennesseans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. According to the Tennessee Department of… Continue reading Monday New SNAP Renewal Deadline

Tennessee is seeking federal approval to require about 56,000 low-income adults to work, volunteer, or take classes – or risk losing their government-funded Medicaid health coverage, known as TennCare.Tennessee is following the call of President Donald Trump, who wants to require able-bodied adults on Medicaid to work. The state has asked Trump’s administration to approve… Continue reading State Seeks Work Requirements for TennCare Recipients

Tennessee has resumed extra payments to rural health clinics after TennCare froze them for more than a year.According to The Tennessean , a memo from TennCare announcing the reversal says TennCare recognizes that the time it has taken on new payment rules has had a financial impact.The moratorium was supposed to last six months, but… Continue reading State Resumes Payments to Clinics

The Tennessee Democratic Party re-elected its leader to a new term, despite statewide losses at the top of the ticket in November.The Tennessean reports that Mary Mancini received 48 votes from the party’s executive committee Saturday, enough to give her a third two-year term atop the state Democratic Party.Williamson County Democratic Party chairwoman Holly McCall… Continue reading Tennessee Democrats Re-elect Party Chair

The TBI has been called in to investigate a late-night shooting that left a man dead. It happened at around midnight Friday at a residence on Lind Street. Authorities have not released the victim’s identity. In the hours following the incident, officers were searching for a maroon or red Chevy Malibu, occupied by two men.… Continue reading Man Dead In Shooting

More than 6 million Americans have already caught influenza this flu season, and as many as 80,000 have ended up in the hospital, federal health officials said Friday.For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can provide real-time estimates of the impact of flu on the public. They show between 6 million… Continue reading More Than 6 Million Hit with Flu