September | 2020 | Coffee County News

Harton Hospital: Hangtags to Help Prevent Heat-Related Car Deaths

News September 5, 2020

Tennova Healthcare – Harton’s Women’s Center is participating in Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett’s free car hangtags program. Included in the discharge package given to families as they and their newborns leave the hospital will be two of these hangtags. The hangtags will serve as a reminder to... Read more

TN National Guard forms Infectious Disease Team

News September 4, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard’s Infectious Disease Team is working hard to improve health procedures in at-risk facilities throughout Tennessee. The Tennessee Military Department formed the Infectious Disease Team in an effort to assess and improve processes and procedures in at-risk facilities around the state. The mobile, rapidly... Read more

TDOC Takes COVID-19 Actions

News September 4, 2020

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has launched another round of targeted testing for COVID-19 in all state correctional facilities. In conjunction with the Department of Health, Department of Military, Core Civic and Centurion, additional testing will be conducted out of an abundance of caution and following the... Read more

Obituary: Linda Sisk

Obituaries September 4, 2020

Linda Faye Hobbs Woosley Sisk, of Tullahoma, departed this life on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 at her home at the age of 68. Linda was born on February 9th, 1952 to the late Bill Hobbs and Ruby Majors Hobbs who survives. Her parents owned Cedar Lane Market in Tullahoma for... Read more

TDOE’s New COVID-19 District Information Dashboard Launches Next Week

News September 4, 2020

Update includes additional data around positive COVID-19 cases in districts and schools NASHVILLE, TN— Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released plans to report additional COVID-19 information at school and district levels, including numbers of new positive COVID-19 cases in districts and schools. “Parents and community members are working to... Read more

TDH Updates Reporting Format for COVID-19 Cases

News September 3, 2020

New Resources Include County Data Snapshots NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Health is improving the format for sharing of data on COVID-19 to update how some metrics are calculated and reflect evolving knowledge of the pandemic. The new format will begin September 3, 2020 and reflect a... Read more

Obituary: Shirley Mae Embry

Obituaries September 3, 2020

Shirley Mae (Critchlow) Embry, of Tullahoma, died on Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 at Tennova Healthcare-Harton. Shirley was born on May 13, 1936 in Montgomery, Daviess County, Indiana to Eamer Odessa Critchlow and Edith Mildred Lewis Critchlow. During World War II, the family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. Shirley married Donald... Read more

Tennessee Guard reaches milestone in COVID-19 testing

News September 3, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Soldiers and Airmen with the Tennessee National Guard, who are working diligently alongside Tennessee’s Department of Health, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, and various other state and local agencies have successfully administered over 300,000 COVID-19 tests since March. The service members are conducting testing at Remote Assessment Sites... Read more

School Director: Clarification on Public Display of Political Advertising on School Property.

Education September 3, 2020

“There seems to be a significant amount of misinformation about the display of items of campaign or political advertising on school property. Board policy 1.806 states, “Political signs for people who are running for public office shall not be allowed on school property except those being held by poll workers... Read more

TDCI Highlights Importance of Life Insurance During September

News September 3, 2020

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) joins other state insurance regulators in recognizing September as National Life Insurance Awareness Month and reminds consumers that a life insurance policy can help families protect their futures and ease financial burdens. “Life Insurance Awareness Month is the perfect time... Read more