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Sep 10, 2023 | 
newstalk941.com | Virginia Evans
Van Buren County Fair organizers busy getting things ready for this week’s activities, a year-long process to get things ready. Fair Organizer Lesa Bouldin said this year’s theme is “Jam Packed with Fun.” Among the events, the fair welcomes a new event this year, the AG Olympics. Bouldin said the competition is three separate categories. “It’s pretty simple things,” Bouldin said. “We’re going to have a relay, a farmhand relay. It’ll involve a wheelbarrow and a couple of people.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
newstalk941.com | Virginia Evans
Fentress Volunteer Fire Department has put together a memorial walk and speaker event to commemorate lives lost at the World Trade Center September 11, 2001. Fentress Firefighter Tyler Arms said the fire department just wanted to assemble the community and remember that tragic day. Arms said there are young people of voting age too young to remember that day. Arms said guest speaker and retired firefighter Lt. Joe Torillo was at ground zero and survived the tower collapse.
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Sep 2, 2023 | 
newstalk941.com | Virginia Evans
Scouting District Chairman said Upper Cumberland Scouting enrollments have returned to pre-COVID levels. District Chairman Bob Mackie said the youth development program lost membership during the COVID years but all the activities started back 18 months ago and all in-person activities have returned. Mackie said despite the competition of other outside interests, the Scouts are thriving. He said that includes an increase in girls since the organization opened to girls in 2019.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
newstalk941.com | Virginia Evans
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will provide information on community resources and an opportunity to meet local officials at a new event called Community Coffee. Chamber Executive Hope Vargas said she had received feedback that gaining information and meeting other residents was sometimes difficult for people. Vargas said the Chamber members felt they could bridge the gap for the community.
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
newstalk941.com | Virginia Evans
If you want to protect your trees from storms like we had this month, you have to plan ahead. Putnam County Tree Service owner Greg Allen said thinning out the inside of a tree makes it easier for the wind to pass through rather than knocking the tree over. He said the best time for trimming is late fall and into the winter. “When you’ve got a real thick tree and you know lots of canopy is really thick, you go in and you start thinning the insides of that tree out,” Allen said.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
newstalk941.com | Virginia Evans
The number of home schooled children is up in Van Buren County to start the new school year. School Director Jared Copeland said the school loses $6,860 in base funding for each student that withdraws to attend home school. Board Member Glenece (Glen-ese) Cole said unfortunately just about anybody and their cat can start a home school. Cole-1 (:18)“They can come up with their own stuff or they can do like Daniel 1 online,” Cole said.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
newstalk941.com | Virginia Evans
Crossville Police seeking help to locate 39 year old William Kilgore missing since Thursday, August 17 when he walked away from the Cumberland County Jail. Detective Jon Tollett said Kilgore had never been arrested prior to last week when he became combative at a DMV office. Tollet said the family was very concerned.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
newstalk941.com | Virginia Evans
Parkview Elementary School will have a new parking pad for Pre-K student drop-off by fall break. Principal Melody Presley said she had heard from teachers and supervisors that Pre-K parents did not have access to classrooms during morning drop-off or when delivering fresh clothing. Presley said she was able to fast-track a new concrete area, first speaking with the school’s maintenance worker about her idea.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
newstalk941.com | Virginia Evans
Members of the McMinnville Water and Wastewater Departments were out on the river this week removing litter. Water Plant Operator Rob Bernhardt said the crew put on their swimsuits and took to their kayaks to search the water and shore for trash and tires. Berhhardt said there was more trash this year due to recent flooding. “I’d say some larger items you know people may come to the river to throw it in just to get rid of it,” Bernhardt said.
