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Commissioners accept $347K restoration bid for courthouse clocktower
By Caleb Revill Gibson County Commissioners voted to accept a $347,702 bid for restoration work on the Gibson County Courthouse’s clocktower at their bi-monthly meeting held via Zoom Monday morning, Jan. 11. Gibson County Mayor Tom Witherspoon called the meeting to order, and Commissioner Steve Hemann gave the invocation. After roll call, the adoption…
Read MoreFire destroys old funeral home
By Lori Cathey A Sunday night fire decimated the former Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Rutherford. The Rutherford Fire Department was dispatched to 113 South Trenton Street in Rutherford around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10. Upon arrival, firefighters found a working two-story residential structure on fire with heavy smoke coming out of the…
Read MorePainting a picture of 2020 in 12 stories
By Crystal Burns Staff at the Tri-City Reporter chose one story from every month to paint a picture of 2020 in our local communities. While the COVID-19 pandemic caused unimaginable heartache across the country, 2020 still brought some good news of volunteers helping others, a happy ending for a Dyer toddler in need of…
Read MoreTown Hall set Sunday at GCHS
By Crystal Burns The Gibson County Special School District Board of Trustees will hold a Town Hall in the Gibson County High School theater Sunday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to allow parents to discuss and ask questions about a proposal to consolidate junior high basketball teams from…
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccination timeline: When and how can you get a vaccine?
By Caleb Revill, The Mirror-Exchange The Tennessee Health Department’s Facebook page released information on a COVID-19 vaccine phases rollout timeline on Wednesday, Dec. 30. “COVID-19 vaccines remain limited at this time, and Tennessee’s allocation plan prioritizes those most at risk of illness and death from COVID-19,” said Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey in a…
Read MoreCounty commissioners to discuss $347K restoration bid for courthouse clock tower
By Caleb Revill A resolution to approve a $347,702 bid from RH Construction for the restoration of Gibson County Courthouse’s clock tower is on the table at the upcoming Jan. 11 Gibson County legislative body meeting. County commissioners will meet in regular bimonthly session Monday, Jan. 11 at 9 a.m. at the Ed Jones…
Read MoreHart joins 1,000-point club
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County High School Lady Pioneers 1,000-point club added a new member Monday, Dec. 21 as junior standout Madison Hart scored the 1,000th point of her high school career. Hart entered the game just 27 points away from the 1,000-point mark. The two-year starter scored her 1,000th point with 5:41…
Read MoreCounty agencies work together to secure AEDs
By Lori Cathey Through a combined effort between Gibson County EMS and Gibson County Fire Department, officials recently secured 39 automated external defibrillator (AED) machines for city and county first responder agencies. “Happy to provide the city and county agencies with new automated external defibrillator machines,” Dan Fowlkes, Gibson County EMS director. “Combined with…
Read MoreUnemployment across Tennessee drops
NASHVILLE – Unemployment across Tennessee decreased significantly in November 2020 according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Tennessee’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November is 5.3%, a 2-percentage point drop from October’s revised rate of 7.3%. The new statistic is just two percentage points higher than the state’s…
Read MoreYorkville School honored as bronze level model
The Tennessee Behavior Supports Project (TBSP) at Vanderbilt University (funded by the Tennessee Department of Education) is proud to announce that Yorkville School has been selected as a 2020-2021 bronze level RTI2-B Model of Demonstration School. There are over 1,800 schools across the state of Tennessee and each year a small percentage of schools meet…
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