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USDA to Provide $1 Billion to Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought or Wildfire in 2023 and 2024
USDA to Provide $1 Billion to Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought or Wildfire in 2023 and 2024 Assistance for Flood-Impacted Producers Coming Summer 2025 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the release of Congressionally mandated Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) payments to cover grazing losses due to eligible drought or wildfire events…
Read MoreDid you know? Snakes are a protected, and it is illegal to disturb or kill them
Oh, For Goodness Snakes! By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Tennessee is not exactly Snake Island, but on occasion one might think so. The island, officially known as Ilha da Queimada Grande, sits idly off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean and its claim to fame is that it’s the home of the endangered…
Read MoreHagerty Reintroduces Legislation to Ban Sanctuary Cities From Receiving Federal Subsidies
Hagerty Reintroduces Legislation to Ban Sanctuary Cities From Receiving Federal Subsidies Representative Ralph Norman is leading the effort in the U.S. House of Representatives WASHINGTON – United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, reintroduced the No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act, legislation to amend the Housing and Community…
Read MoreThe Court Got It Right: Defending Tennessee’s Law to Protect Minors
The Court Got It Right: Defending Tennessee’s Law to Protect Minors Ken Yager is the Republican Caucus Chairman of the Tennessee Senate and represents Senate District 12. Yager is also the co-sponsor of Senate Bill 1, the Tennessee law at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court Case United States v. Skrmetti In 2023, Tennessee…
Read MoreLandmark Victory For State Of Tennessee At United States Supreme Court
Landmark Victory For State Of Tennessee At United States Supreme Court The United States Supreme Court announced a landmark decision upholding Tennessee’s law restricting gender-transition interventions for minors and affirming the State’s authority to protect kids from risky and unproven medical practices. Tennessee’s lawmakers enacted the challenged legislation in response to a surge in the provision of…
Read MoreTennessee Highway Patrol Graduates 33 State Troopers
Tennessee Highway Patrol Graduates 33 State Troopers On June 18, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry welcomed the newest graduating classes of Tennessee State Troopers. The department instructed a regular 17-week trooper cadet class that exceeded the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training…
Read MoreTWRA OHV Compliance Checkpoint Notice
TWRA OHV Compliance Checkpoint Notice The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be conducting OHV compliance checkpoints on the Campbell County section of the North Cumberland WMA on Friday, June 27th, 2025, from 4-9 PM. Wildlife Officers will be conducting the checkpoint in the vicinity of Red Ash/Wheeler Gap section of NCWMA. A secondary location to…
Read MoreSearch Warrant leads to Drug Arrests
Search Warrant leads to Drug Arrests By Shane Gilreath [email protected] The Scott County Sherriff’s Office continues to take action vital against Tennessee’s drug epidemic, as the most recent statistics show addiction and drug-related deaths on the rise across the state. According to statements from Sheriff Brian Keeton’s office, the Drug Unit executed a successful…
Read MoreA Global Mission
A Global Mission Burgess brings his life’s work to Bethlehem Baptist By Shane Gilreath [email protected] His is a familiar name across the region, but Dr. Jerry Burgess’ face and larger than life personality is equally known to men and women around the world, having made his life’s mission to spread the gospels around the globe,…
Read MoreWinfield Strikes Back at Landfill Development
Winfield Strikes Back at Landfill Development Health Concerns and Property Values dominate concerns over proposed development By Shane Gilreath [email protected] With questions still swirling, hope seems to be waning for some in the community as citizens continue to wage a battle to stop a proposed landfill and transfer station slated for construction near Poplar Lane in Winfield. In…
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