Nursing home residents seek pen pals
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Nursing home residents seek pen pals

Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (BNRC) residents are looking for pen pals. BNRC posted on Facebook this week that they were facilitating finding pen pals for residents within the facility. Anyone wishing to become pen pals with local residents may choose a resident with like interests and mail letters to 213 Herndon Drive, Bells, TN…

As many businesses face uncertainty, relief may be available
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As many businesses face uncertainty, relief may be available

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges and financial hardship for small business owners across the State of Tennessee. Confronted with the reality of declining or inconsistent sales and an uncertain economic outlook, many are forced to make difficult life and business decisions at a troubling rate. At the Department of revenue, we hear from…

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28TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WAGES WAR ON FENTANYL

Deadly Opioid Nearly 100 Times More Powerful Than Morphine; Overdoses on the Rise The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TNDAGC) is launching its newest statewide awareness effort: “Fentanyl: The Deadliest High.” The 28th Judicial District, along with District Attorneys across the state, will be focused on educating Tennesseans on the extreme dangers of fentanyl, the…

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Governor Lee Signs Executive Orders Extending State of Emergency, Regulatory Flexibility, Local Authority on Facial Coverings

On Friday, August 28, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order No. 59 to extend certain, targeted provisions of Executive Order Nos. 36, 38, 49, 50, 54, and 55 through September 30, 2020 to facilitate the continued treatment and containment of COVID-19 through regulatory flexibility, promoting social distancing and wearing face coverings in public places,…