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Governor Lee issues an executive order to stay home and clearly defined essential businesses and activities

Governor Bill Lee issued an order directing Tennesseans to stay home unless engaging in essential activities to limit their exposure to the spread of COVID-19 on Monday, March 30. The Executive Order by the governor states that local, state, and federal officials have taken numerous actions to limit the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),…

House passes CARES Act
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House passes CARES Act

Today, U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08) issued the following statement following the House passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. “The coronavirus has disrupted our way of life, overwhelming our healthcare workers, requiring businesses to close, and communities to quarantine. A crisis of this magnitude requires a bold response, and it…

Local schools provide food assistance during global pandemic
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Local schools provide food assistance during global pandemic

While the Crockett County School System, Bells City School and Alamo City School continue to provide food assistance to students, additional support was added this week. The Crockett County School System partnered with Mid-South Food Bank to deliver a 14-day supply of nonperishable food items to 250 Crockett County Families this week. The food boxes…

Food Assistance available for Crockett County residents
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Food Assistance available for Crockett County residents

Mid-South Food Bank will partner with Alamo First Christian Church, located at 1550 Highway 88 South in Alamo, on Monday, March 30 to provide food distribution to the community. Those needing food assistance at this time my begin lining up no earlier than 9 a.m. Everyone must stay in their vehicles and no walk ups…

Local attorney arrested for domestic abuse
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Local attorney arrested for domestic abuse

Local attorney Marcus Lipham was arrested Tuesday, March 17 for simple assault, domestic abuse. According to an affidavit from the City Court of Jackson, at approximately 6 p.m., Marcus’ wife Shayla Lipham contacted dispatch after she stopped by to check on her husband at their place of business at 206 East Main Street in Jackson…

NEW County and City Schools update
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NEW County and City Schools update

These updates were released by the county and city schools Thursday, March 19, 2020. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________