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New Grant Opportunities Available to Help Expand Quality Healthcare Services Across Rural Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) announced the Request for Applications (RFA) for Tennessee’s Rural Healthcare Resiliency Program, which will serve Tennesseans across rural communities. …
Tennessee Department of Health Urges Tennesseans to Vaccinate
The Tennessee Department of Health shared locations across all 95 counties where Tennesseans can receive a free flu vaccine to protect themselves against getting or spreading the virus. All County …
Sports

Chargers push past East Nashville, back in state championship

Chargers vs East Nashville
Photo Credit: Clinton Smith Photography
Martin-Westview freshman quarter, and 3A Mr. Football finalist, Graham Simpson was 29-37 passing for 372  yards, including a string of 18 consecutive completions to end the game and four …
Jim Steele
Battle was a good coach, better person
In November of 1973, my family was about to move from Florida to Tennessee and my dad flew us up here to give it a look-see. I remember staying at what was the Holiday Inn in Milan, watching TV. …
Westview perseveres, reaches semifinals
Martin-Westview freshman quarterback Graham Simpson was 24-34 for 367 yards and threw four touchdowns as the host Chargers defeated visiting Covington 28-14 in the Class 3A state quarterfinals Friday …
KESLING TO STEP DOWN – Tennessee radio’s Bob Kesling, the voice of the Vols, announced recently that he was stepping down as the Vols’ play-by-play man. He will continue broadcasting Tennessee football and basketball until April, when he will retire.
Kesling leaves a lasting legacy at Tennessee
A long time ago, on the TV show M*A*S*H, Corporal Klinger was stressing over replacing Radar as company clerk. Radar’s clerical skills were legendary and Klinger never thought he’d …
Jim Steele
Richardson Media Group Correspondent

Tennessee D takes the night off

All day Saturday, people asked me who I thought would win the Tennessee-Georgia game. The line was 9.5 points. I said I thought Georgia would cover. It did. Georgia did more than that. …

Obituaries
Ruby Brundige
Ruby Brundige 1927 - 2024
Ruby Swafford Brundige, age 96, of Martin passed away on November 1st at Greenbrier Meadows in Martin, TN. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 11:00 at Murphy Funeral Home in …
William Earl Davis November 6, 1932 - October 25, 2024
Mr. William Earl Davis, age 91 of Cottage Grove, TN passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024 at his residence. His funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. on Monday, October 28, 2024 at McEvoy Funeral Home …
Virginia "Dot" Ferrell June 1, 1933 - October 16, 2024
Funeral services for Virginia “Dot” Ferrell (91 years old) will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 in Dresden’s Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. with burial to follow in …
Clay Wilson
Clay Richards Wilson September 20, 1934 ~ October 2, 2024 (age 90)
Clay Richards ("Pop) Wilson was born in Jackson, Tennessee, on September 20, 1934, to Dorothy Richards Wilson and Frazier Evans Wilson, Sr. Clay attended Jackson High School for one year, then …
Dale Overton
Dale Overton November 12, 1935- September 21, 2024
Dale Lee Overton, 88, of Martin, TN passed away peacefully at home on September 21, 2024. He is preceded in death by his wife Nancy and parents Roy and Rebecca. A lifelong resident of West Tennessee, …
Opinion

Shannon’s Soapbox: Dresden Residents Speak Out

A few weeks ago, business and community leaders in Dresden sought the public’s input on the one-way streets on Dresden Court Square, stating that the one-way made it harder for businesses …

Entertainment

Greenfield to Host 1st Annual ‘Front Street Festival’ Oct. 22 – 26

The City of Greenfield will host their first annual Front Street Festival slated for October 22 – 26. For 35 years, Greenfield’s Fire Chief Bob Dudley coordinated their annual Fire …

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