Governor Bill Lee proposes legislation allowing citizens to carry firearms without a permit.
Gov. Bill Lee and his Tennessee legislative colleagues joined at the Capitol to announce legislation that could remove handgun carry permits in the state of Tennessee. If passed, the ‘Constitutional Carry Law” would allow “law-abiding” individuals 21 or older to carry a handgun, with or without a permit, whether... Read more
Senate Transportation Committee denies bill that would repeal Tennessee ‘Hands-Free’ law.
Although the Hands-Free Tennessee campaign took effect in July of 2019, Senator Jon Lundberg raised concerns about the new law, arguing that it “had done the opposite of what it was intended to do.” Lundberg filed a bill to repeal the hands-free bill in January, hoping to focus more on... Read more
TN State Parks seek volunteers for annual ‘Weed Wrangle’ on March 7th.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee State Parks and community partners are seeking volunteers to help rid the parks and State Natural Areas of invasive species with the annual Weed Wrangle on Saturday, March 7. Most of the state parks and the Sequatchie Cave State Natural Area are participating. The Weed Wrangle... Read more
Confirmed: Hobby Lobby is coming to Tullahoma.
Over the weekend, rumors grew like wildfire on social media about the possibility of Hobby Lobby opening a location in Tullahoma. According to their corporate site and Indeed page, there was a job opening listed for a “retail co-manager” for a Tullahoma Hobby Lobby. Screenshots of the job listing... Read more
This Saturday ‘Tullahoma Cares’ to host Free Dental Day.
Saturday, February 29th, Tullahoma Cares will host a free dental day in partnership with Breakfree Worship Center, Partners for Healing and Southern Tennessee Endodontics. For those in need, dental extractions will be offered for free. Patient parking will be at Lowe’s parking lot in Tullahoma, where they will then... Read more
Tuesday last day for early voting before March 3rd election.
Early voting began February 12th, and the last day you will be able to vote early for the March 3rd Primary will be this Tuesday, February 25th. However, if you are unable to vote by February 25th, you will still be able to vote on election day, which is... Read more
EBT cards expected to be temporarily unavailable for maintenance purposes.
The Tennessee Department of Human services posted a message today that EBT cards are expected to be temporarily unavailable Saturday, February 22nd around 11:00 a.m. central time. The outage is expected to only last “about an hour.” This is due to necessary maintenance for the department. Read more
TDEC SCHEDULES WORKSHOPS FOR PARKS AND RECREATION GRANTS
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) will host three workshops across the state in the coming weeks to assist communities interested in parks and recreation grant applications with the department. The 2020 grant cycle has been announced for the Local Parks and Recreation Fund, the Land... Read more
Browning recalls pistol holsters; potential injury hazard.
Browning Arms Company has recalled the Browning Leather Pistol Holsters, Multi-Angle Thumb Break. The holster is designed to carry Browning 1911-380 and 1911-22 pistols. This recall is due to the fact that the design of the holster can alter the position of the safety switch on the firearm without... Read more
Tullahoma High School “Soft Lockdown” this morning results in “no potential threat”.
At about 9:45 this morning, Tullahoma High School was placed on a “soft lockdown” in order to facilitate a search of the building by the school’s administration and Tullahoma Police. The school reveals the search was called after receiving anonymous information concerning a potential threat at the school. After... Read more