The Moore County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting sobriety roadside safety checkpoints during the Memorial Day Weekend from Friday through Monday. Checkpoints will be conducted in the evening hours on State Route 55 at Motlow College Road, State Route 41-A near Carr Creek Rd. and Tullahoma Ridge at Tankersley Ridge Rd. Impaired driving is a serious crime that kills more than 16,000 people and injures 305,000 others every year in
The Metro Moore County Council will convene in a regular meeting on Monday. On the agenda is the 2013-14 budget, which includes a proposed property tax increase of $.10 (per $100 of taxable property based on the most recent appraisal.). Monday the committee will hear the first reading of the budget. The five-member budget committee finally voted in favor of the tax hike after two failed votes. According to Moore
Sign-ups for assistance from Moore Care, Inc, are currently under way and will continue through May 28. Moore Care is the local non-profit group that provides back-to-school supplies to low-income families with children who attend Lynchburg Elementary School. “We base qualification guidelines off of the Federal Poverty Level,” said Moore County president Dawn Casey. “This year, we are accepting children whose family income is up to 150 percent of the
Lakeway Publishers, Inc. announced Wednesday the acquisition of a group of newspapers and shoppers in Central Florida and the creation of Lakeway Publishers of Florida, Inc. The new Lakeway Publishers group will be comprised of newspapers formerly owned and operated by Sun Publications of Florida, Inc., a division of Independent Publications, Inc. Publications involved are the Osceola News-Gazette in Kissimmee, Clermont News Leader, Four Corners News Leader, The Triangle News
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has set June 1-7 as the application period for the 2013 Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program. “Governor Haslam recognizes the importance of the Ag Enhancement program to farmers and has once again fully funded the program in his proposed state budget,” Agriculture Commissioner Julius Johnson said. “Now in its ninth year, we want to reach as many farmers as possible and expect that the
Timing is everything. Wendy and Bryant Morton know that all too well. In fact, they epitomize the right-place-at-the-right-time notion. The Mortons own Lynchburg Veterinary Hospital, which opened in November in the old Jennings Funeral Home building at 96 Majors Blvd. Whether it be the way the two met, or the decision to open the animal clinic, timing has been the key for the husband and wife duo who are both
Whatever happened to real freedom of speech? Maybe even more disturbing to me is whatever happened to freedom of expression, whether you are making a point about politics, religion or any other topic? I saw recently where a grammar school graduation for sixth graders was canceled after one parent protested because the graduation ceremony would include a prayer. At one time in this country, if a person didn’t agree with
Public education reform has been a hot-button topic at both the state and federal levels for several years. When the Bush Administration passed No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the plan called for every student in every public school achieving specific learning goals by 2014. Since the passage of NCLB, we have seen an increase in standardized and high-stakes tests across the nation and here in Tennessee, because many reformers believe
I find it comforting to live in a community that has so much civic pride. I recently embarked on a project to upgrade the middle school baseball field in the new park complex by providing a sod infield that would allow us to compete with other division schools. I wanted to let Coach (Darren) James know that the community would back him with a field he could be proud of.
The Moore County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting sobriety roadside safety checkpoints
The Metro Moore County Council will convene in a regular meeting on
The Moore County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting sobriety roadside safety checkpoints
The Metro Moore County Council will convene in a regular meeting on
LYNNVILLE – The Moore County Raiderettes were eliminated from the postseason Saturday
CHAPEL HILL — The Moore County Raiderettes had a shot at snapping
In conjunction with the Lynchburg Chamber Of Commerce, the Middle Tennessee Corvette
MANCHESTER — Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park will host its 37th