The Tennessee Department of Revenue, in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging (DDA), the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), and the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, is recognizing Disability Pride Month this July and raising awareness about the Precious Cargo program. Precious Cargo is ... Read more

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission, in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), has announced the launch of the federal Workforce Pell program in Tennessee. This federal initiative will create new opportunities for Tennesseans to access high-quality, short-term workforce training aligned with today’s economy. Effective July 1, 2026, Workforce Pell expands ... Read more

Road construction won’t slow motorists across Tennessee over the July 4 holiday. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstate and state routes from noon on Thursday, July 2, through 6:00 a.m. on Monday, July 6, to provide maximum roadway capacity for holiday travelers. AAA predicts most travelers will ... Read more

Judy Reed Durkin passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at home with her loved ones by her side at the age of 83. She was born in Woodbury, TN. Her parents were the late Paul Lee Reed and Rhea Brandon Reed. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepson, ... Read more

Gary Wayne Pelham passed away Thursday, June 25, 2026 at St. Thomas Rutherford.  He was 64.  Born in Woodbury, he was the son of the late Jessie and Ruby Pitts Pelham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Mike Pelham and his son-in-law, Brad Johnson. Gary is survived by ... Read more

In celebration of National Pollinator Week (June 22-28), the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is reopening online ordering for milkweed seeds through its popular Project Milkweed initiative for the fourth year. Last year, TDOT distributed more than 93,000 seed packets to residents across Tennessee, fulfilling over 18,000 requests. As in years past, the program is ... Read more

The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has released the 2025-26 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) state–level results, showing growth in academic proficiency among students statewide. Third grade student achievement reached its highest level since at least 2017 in English Language Arts (ELA), and fourth graders also made substantial proficiency gains in mathematics.  These statewide results ... Read more

State Rep. Michael Hale is encouraging eligible families in Cannon, DeKalb and Jackson counties to access Tennessee’s Summer Nutrition Initiative, which provides a one-time $120 food benefit to qualifying children during the summer months. The program will serve eligible children in 13 counties identified by the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) as having limited access ... Read more

Marilyn (Darda) Sherburne was born September 18, 1944 and born again, April 21, 1970. She went to be with her Lord and Saviour June 21, 2026 in Smyrna, TN. She was the daughter of the late, Charles Thomas Darda and Georgiana Edna Louzon; parents-in-law, Leland Glea Sherburne and Dorothy Mae Deal. She is survived by her loving ... Read more

Helen Burns Elvington, age 84, born September 16, 1941, in Oneida, Clay County, Kentucky, went home on Monday, June 22, 2026, at her home in Woodbury, Tennessee, after several years of illness. She came into the world as one of two; her twin sister Stella arrived the same day, and though Stella lived only weeks, ... Read more