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Ms. Patricia Cloud

Obituaries December 17, 2019

HILLSBORO – Patricia Cloud, age 80, of Hillsboro, Tennessee, formerly of Red Bank, New Jersey, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at her residence. Patricia (known as Patsy) was born March 15, 1939, in Long Branch, New Jersey, the daughter of David and Agnes (Nolan) Donahue. She married Robert... Read more

Department of Safety and Homeland Security To Implement Driver Services Enhancements

News December 17, 2019

TENNESSEE-The Department of Safety and Homeland Security will implement the following enhancements in the highest volume centers in an effort to better serve the citizens of Tennessee: Hire additional Driver License Examiners, Road Skill Testers and Greeters, whose primary objective is to vet each person that comes to the... Read more

Tennessee Highway Patrol Graduates 37 State Troopers

News December 17, 2019

NASHVILLE — Today, Commissioner Jeff Long of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security welcomed the newest troopers of the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), Cadet Class 1219. The graduation ceremony took place at Hermitage Hills Baptist Church in Nashville. The 37 cadets earned their badges and delivered their oaths... Read more

Multiple companies’ employees eligible for job assistance

News December 17, 2019

Goodman Company Employees Eligible for Job Assistance Terminix International Employees Eligible for Job Assistance Dunan Precision MFG. Employees Eligible for Job Assistance Falcon Transport Employees Eligible for Job Assistance TI Fluid Systems Employees Eligible for Job Assistance Trelleborg Employees Eligible for Job Assistance Bridgestone Americas Employees Eligible for Job... Read more

Op-ed: The Gift of Better Mental Health

News December 17, 2019

By Marie Williams, LCSW, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services This holiday season, I want you to give yourself a gift that always fits, is never the wrong color, and can definitely be re-gifted – Better Mental Health. The stress of the holidays combined with shorter days... Read more

Wilma “Irene” Greer Kuhn

Obituaries December 17, 2019

Wilma “Irene” Greer Kuhn passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Irene was born on May 17, 1936 in Boone, N.C., to Raymond and Myrtle Greer. Irene lived with her family in Boone as a child, a place she never forgot and talked about her whole life. Her family moved... Read more

Frank Henry Ernst Jr.

Obituaries December 17, 2019

Frank Henry Ernst Jr., 91, of Tullahoma, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Nashville on April 6, 1928 to the late Frank Henry Ernst Sr., and Josephine (McQuiddy) Ernst. Frank attended Peabody Demonstration School in the... Read more

Nellie Marie Campbell Winton

Obituaries December 17, 2019

Nellie Marie Campbell Winton, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Saturday, November 16th, 2019 at NHC at the age of 85. Mrs. Winton was born in Huntland, Tennessee to the late Jonas and Eva White Campbell. She attended and was baptized at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church in Hillsboro... Read more

Katherine “Kat” Lorene Johns Rickman

Obituaries December 17, 2019

Katherine “Kat” Lorene Johns Rickman passed from this life at Life Care Center in Tullahoma on Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 at the age of 102. She had lived more than ninety-four years in Chapel Hill, TN which she loved and will soon return. She will join her husband, John R.... Read more

November State Revenues for 2019

News December 17, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter announced today that overall November state revenues were $1.1 billion, which is 7.94 percent more than November 2018 and $78.3 million more than the budgeted estimate. “November sales tax receipts continue to reflect strong consumer activity within the... Read more