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Facing a potential poll worker shortage, the Tennessee Secretary of State’s office is launching a new essay contest for students age 16 and older who serve as poll officials for the Nov. 3 election. “Serving as a poll official is an unmatched opportunity for students to see our electoral process in action,” said Secretary of…

Three employees of The Courier have tested positive for COVID-19. Until further notice, the newspaper’s Wednesday afternoon and evening tradition of selling copies of the latest edition through the office’s open front door is suspended. Newspapers remain available at the racks in front of The Courier office and can be purchased with four quarters. “Fortunately,…

Vivian Jones The Center Square A federal $300 weekly unemployment benefit will cease after the week ending Sept. 5, the Federal Emergency Management Agency informed Tennessee’s Department of Labor & Workforce Development on Friday. Beginning this week, unemployment benefits will include only the benefit amount available through regular state or federal unemployment programs. The federal…

Lifeline Blood Services Sept. 11 – First Baptist Church, Adamsville, 2-6 p.m. Sept. 14 – Hardin County Middle School, Savannah, 12:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 25 – Pickwick Southside School, Counce, 1-5 p.m.

Vivian Jones The Center Square Unemployed Tennesseans could see an additional $300 federal weekly unemployment benefit by the end of this week or early next, Department of Labor and Workforce Commissioner Jeff McCord said Tuesday. The department received about $236 million in grant funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday to provide an…

Hardin County Schools is providing meals for all its students on days they are not physically present in school, including both traditional and distance learning students, and is asking all parents to pre-order their student’s meals for next week. Meals will need to be pre-ordered by completing the Meal Survey on Hardin County Schools’ Facebook…

Vivian Jones The Center Square Tennessee will apply for a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide an additional $300 weekly unemployment benefit to eligible claimants, Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Jeff McCord said Tuesday. The state will submit the application by the end of the week, McCord said. If approved, the federal…

Leanne Peace, a Savannah woman who was charged with first degree murder last November in connection with the remains of her father found in her Pleasant Street home, has pleaded guilty to lesser offenses. Hardin County Circuit Court Judge Creed McGinley on Thursday accepted Peace’s pleas of guilty to abuse of a corpse and aggravated…

Vivian Jones The Center Square A lawsuit has been filed to keep Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s bust in its place of honor on the second floor of the Tennessee State Capitol. The Tennessee Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Joe Johnston Camp 28, the group that raised funds to place the Forrest bust…

Shiloh National Military Park has a new superintendent. National Park Service South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Stan Austin announced Wednesday the selection of Allen Etheridge as the new superintendent of the park in Hardin County. Etheridge begins his new assignment on Oct. 11. “Allen’s expertise in conservation and historic preservation will be critical to the long-term…