COVID-19 in Coffee County
News September 9, 2020
The Tennessee Department of Health reports a total of 848 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Coffee County as of September 9th, 2020. Currently, 732 cases are known to be inactive or recovered, as reported by the state lab. There are currently 108 known active cases in the county. Unfortunately,... Read more
TDOE Delays COVID-19 Dashboard for TN Schools
News September 9, 2020
TDOE Statement on COVID-19 District Information Dashboard The Tennessee Department of Education issued the statement below regarding its COVID-19 District Information Dashboard: The anticipated launch of the Tennessee Department of Education dashboard tracking COVID-19 cases in schools has been delayed due to technical difficulties with processing data across a... 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
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
USDA Extends Free Meals for Kids Through December 31, 2020
News September 3, 2020
Summer meal programs can continue operating as funding allows (Washington, DC, August 31, 2020) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will extend several flexibilities through as late as December 31, 2020. The flexibilities allow summer meal program operators to continue serving... Read more
More Changes to Westwood Middle September Calendar
Education September 3, 2020
WMS – September Events 09/01 Tuesday Soccer (H) White Co. @6pm.09/03 Thursday Volleyball (A) CCMS @5pm.Thursday Football (A) Forrest @6:3009/04 Friday G. Soccer (A) Huntland @5pm.Friday STAFF DEVELOPMENT09/07 Monday NO SCHOOL – Labor Day09/09 Wednesday G. Soccer (A) Fayetteville @4:30Wednesday Volleyball (H) Tullahoma MS @6pm.09/10 Thursday Football (H) Eagleville... Read more
Updated Westwood Middle School Event Calendar for September
Education September 1, 2020
WMS – September Events 09/01 Tuesday Soccer (H) White Co. @6pm.09/03 Thursday Volleyball (A) CCMS @5pm.Thursday Football (A) Forrest @6:3009/04 Friday G. Soccer (A) Huntland @5pm.Friday STAFF DEVELOPMENT09/07 Monday NO SCHOOL – Labor Day09/09 Wednesday G. Soccer (A) Fayetteville @4:30Wednesday Volleyball (H) Tullahoma MS @6pm.09/10 Thursday Football (H) Eagleville... Read more
COVID-19 in Coffee County: August 31st, 2020
News August 31, 2020
The Tennessee Department of Health reports a total of 764 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of August 31st, 2020. Currently, there are 276 known active cases, 482 recoveries, and 6 COVID-19 related deaths, as reported by the state lab. 13,269 tests administered in the county are reported as having... Read more
TDOT Announces No Lane Closures for Labor Day Holiday
News August 31, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways for the Labor Day holiday travel period. Construction crews will stop all lane closure activity beginning at noon on Friday, September 4 until 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8. This will... Read more
Keep Your Trees Healthy! By Stephen Harris
News August 31, 2020
In our office, we get many questions about trees which are sick or unhealthy. So, today I want to discuss tree health. Many trees have life spans that any human would envy. But in residential areas, these impressive life spans are often cut short by the rigors of urban... Read more