Category Archives: Local News
HUD to Ban Smoking in Public Housing
Smoking will no longer be allowed inside public housing nationwide starting on July 31.The ban from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development department was announced back in November 2016 but gave Publi...
Ciphertek Systems Jul 12, 2018
Committee Meetings
Two committees of the Warren County Commission have scheduled meetings for Thursday. The Financial Management Committee will meet at 3:30 to award bids among other business. The Education Committee wi...
Ciphertek Systems Jul 12, 2018
Local Man Dies in Crash in Kentucky
A McMinnville man was killed Monday in a one-vehicle crash in Warren County, Ky. Kentucky State Police say the accident happened on I-65 southbound near Smiths Grove, Ky. Officials say 83 year old Jam...
Ciphertek Systems Jul 11, 2018
Coffee County Electrical Worker Killed
An electrical lineman from Coffee County has died from injuries suffered in a fall as he tried to escape a bucket truck fire Monday afternoon. Authorities say Dean Batey was repairing a security light...
Ciphertek Systems Jul 11, 2018
TDOT Removing Final X-Lite Guardrails
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is currently in the process of removing X-Lite guardrails on state roads.TDOT will be replacing these guardrails due to safety concerns.It was crashes and ot...
Ciphertek Systems Jul 11, 2018
Litter a Costly Problem
Unsafe, unsightly and unsanitary garbage is piling up along Tennessee’s interstates, and the problem is costing taxpayers millions of dollars.TDOT reportedly spends $15 million each year on litt...
Ciphertek Systems Jul 11, 2018
McMinnville Board
The Mt. Leo Church congregation will be getting a helping hand from the City after a root problem in the City’s sewer system caused sewage to flood the church’s basement. When it was learn...
Ciphertek Systems Jul 11, 2018
McMinnville Board
The McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet Tuesday night to consider one ordinance and two items of communication. The ordinance is second reading of a measure to change the requirements fo...
Ciphertek Systems Jul 10, 2018
Kayaker Fatality on Sequatchie River
A 38 year old Florida man lost his life on the Sequatchie River Sunday in Marion County. TWRA officers responded along with Whitwell PD and Marion County officers to a call regarding a kayak incident ...
Ciphertek Systems Jul 10, 2018
Health and Welfare
The Warren County Commission’s Health and Welfare Committee will meet Tuesday night to get reports from Animal Control and the Health and Sanitation Departments. The meeting will begin at 5pm at...
Ciphertek Systems Jul 10, 2018