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Ron Schaming Managing Editor [email protected] As Hardin County begins to emerge from beneath the cloud of COVID-19 with the help of the accelerating nationwide vaccination program, it’s more important than ever to support our local businesses. That’s why the Feb. 25 edition of The Courier includes a special 24-page magazine focusing on why supporting those…

All Adamsville Utility Department water customers remain under a precautionary boil water boil notice Wednesday as crews continue to try to stem a flood of freeze-related leaks leading to low or no water pressure. Public Works Director Scott Klinck said Wednesday that as staff identify leaks throughout the system, water tower tanks are starting to…

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a flood warning for the Tennessee River at Savannah from Thursday morning until further notice. A flood warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring and those in affected areas should take necessary precautions immediately. At 11:15 a.m. Wednesday the stage was 367.9 feet. Flood stage is…

The Adamsville Utility Department issued a precautionary boil water notice for all customers on Friday afternoon. Adamsville City Administrator Kara Hill said water system workers are continuing to search for leaks which are causing problems of low or no water pressure. The most seriously impacted area seems to be the main part of the city,…

As temperatures start to rise, melting all the snow and ice that has fallen over the last week, the Tennessee Valley Authority cautions that the Tennessee river will be rising and flowing faster. The good news, said TVA spokesman Scott Fiedler on Friday, is that the river at Savannah is no longer forecast to reach…

Tennessee will begin registering people aged 65 and older and those in Phase 1b of the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan for vaccinations on Monday, Feb. 22, and the state is seeing expanded access to COVID-19 vaccination with the launch of a new federal retail pharmacy program. Phase 1b includes staff members of kindergarten through 12th…

A Wayne County man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday morning in Hardin County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said Michael Gage, 45, who died, was driving west on Tenn. 203 when the 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada he was driving turned off the left side of the roadway and hit a tree. The crash occurred about…

As west Tennessee braces for what is expected to be the main event in Monday’s winter storm, roads in Hardin County are already coated in a mixture of sleet and snow. In the interest of safety, Hardin County Fire Chief Melvin Martin this morning is urging everyone to “stay home unless it’s an absolute emergency.”…

An 18-year-old Sardis woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday in north Hardin County, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said. According to a THP report, Katelyn Myers, who died, was a passenger in a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Dalton Youngson, 18, of Sardis, Tennessee. The Chevy was traveling north on Tenn. 142 in the…

The Hardin County Chamber of Commerce board of directors has decided to postpone the business organization’s Annual Distinguished Community Service Awards Banquet. Normally held in late February, this year’s event will be rescheduled for a later date, but awards nominations are now being accepted. “Our first and most important responsibility is the safety of our businesses,…