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Union City Director of Schools Addresses School Board Members
The Union City School Board held their monthly meeting this week. During the meeting, Director of Schools Wes Kennedy gave updated information to the board members.(AUDIO) Director Kennedy also expressed condolences to board member, Dr. John Clendenin, following the recent passing of his father, Dr. Robert Clendenin.
Union City and Obion County Schools Strive for Excellence
Sponsored by: Obion County Joint Economic Development Corporation. There’s a reason so many people pay close attention to school districts when purchasing a home — education matters. Luckily, residents in the Jackson TN region have two amazing school systems: Union City Schools and Obion County Schools. Union City...
De’Rail Sims assesses Tennessee’s running backs ahead of second preseason scrimmage
Tennessee’s backfield has a new look about it from the players to the assistant coach – here’s what De’Rail Sims said about his running backs after the Vols finished their 11th practice of preseason camp. There’s a new look about the. backfield going into the...
Video shows armed guards performing poorly during active shooter training
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - With kids back in school, there’s concern about the amount and type of training for armed guards working inside Tennessee schools. That concern comes from a top firearms instructor and WSMV4 has a video that shows why he’s so worried. It shows training at...
MD Carts to expand manufacturing presence in Tennessee
MD Carts LLC has announced plans to invest more than $10 million to expand its presence in northeast Tennessee. The company will locate a new manufacturing facility in Johnson City, Tenn., that will expand the company’s golf cart production capacity and create 200 jobs when completed. The expansion will...
The Delta News Investigates: Expanded Electronic Monitoring
MEMPHIS - The beating death of a Mississippi woman at the hands of her fresh-out-of-jail ex boyfriend has a lot of people calling for reforms in the justice system. It's a story The Delta News investigated a few weeks ago. Now, there's some action to report that aims to prevent...
Educators rebuke Hillsdale College for soliciting donations to ‘put the Constitution back in Tennessee schools’
Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free daily newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.A conservative Christian college involved in classroom culture wars is suggesting that the U.S. Constitution is absent from Tennessee schools, drawing a public rebuke from a member of a Republican-appointed committee that developed the state’s social studies standards.A recent mailer from Hillsdale College in Michigan warns that K-12 education is at a crisis point. “Activists and bureaucrats,” it reads, are pushing to “replace individual rights with the destructive idea of unequal rights based on identity using critical race theory and other Marxist...
Credit card skimmers on rise across Middle Tennessee, the US. What to know, how to avoid
Skimming devices aimed at stealing credit and debit card information from unsuspecting shoppers are on the rise across the country, according to the Secret Service, and Middle Tennessee appears to be no different. Over the last several months, law enforcement agencies across the region made similar statements warning locals to be vigilent. ...
Thunderbolt Radio Annual Sports Book is Now Available
The 2024-25 annual Thunderbolt Radio Sports Book is now available. The Sports Book has all local high school, college and professional sports schedules and school dates. Get a copy while they last at the studios of WCMT in Martin, KYTN in Union City, and at many area businesses!
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