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Open government advocacy groups warned the ill would create an enormous loophole in open meetings law

Scott County Sheriff Ronnie Phillips said SRO Deputy April Duncan died at her home on Monday afternoon. She was 33 years old.

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At one point, in mid January, it was considered a good sign when the number of people hospitalized with coronavirus in Tennessee dropped below 3,000. On Wednesday, the number of currently-hospitalized covid patients in the Volunteer State dropped below 700 for the first time in months. The TN Dept. of Health reported that 683 patients […]

The Scott County Fiscal Court approved in a meeting Thursday night the naming of a new road after a Vietnam War veteran who died while serving.