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E To combat unwanted solicitations, the Winchester City Council is taking steps to adopt an ordinance to prohibit panhandling. “Aggressive panhandling” is a legal term for unlawful forms of public begging, and the problem in Winchester had reached a state…

J Every morning, most of us are off to our destination — work, school or other locations. Most of us are responsible and conscientious drivers. Still, too many drivers engage in unsafe or irresponsible behaviors on the road. Every time…

E In continuing what has become a nearly-six-decade tradition, the Cowan Christmas Parade will be held on Dec. 2 under the theme “The Sweetness of Christmas.” The parade has a long-standing tradition of being the symbolic kickoff of the Christmas…

JOHN HENDON JR. HENDON, John Wesley Lynn, Jr., age 63, of Estill Springs, Tennessee, departed this life suddenly on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital.  Mr. Hendon was born in Manchester, Tennessee, on Oct. 15, 1960, to the…

Dec. 1 Wings of Hope Wings of Hope Widows Ministry will hold a Christmas celebration for widows in Franklin County on Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. at Winchester First United Methodist Church, 100 South Jefferson St., Winchester. Enjoy a delicious…

Bears that Care Toy Drive The Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Bears that Care Toy Drive is underway with drop off of new, unwrapped toys at Hall Furniture and the Franklin County Judicial Center. Those interesting in applying to receive toys from…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information on arrests made by state and local authorities is taken from Franklin County Jail intake reports.) Deleith Michelle Allen, 54, 470 Normandy-Tullahoma Road, Normandy, arrested on Oct. 21, driving under the influence, failure to maintain…

C Jason Johnson spent decades as a K-9 handler and trainer at some of the highest levels in the United States government, but in 2016, he began to think about what happens to those highly trained dogs when they reach…

S The Huntland High School Hornets beat the Culleoka Warriors 66-51 at Cornersville Wednesday in the consolation finals for the Cornersville Thanksgiving Classic. The Hornets held a small edge at halftime and fully pulled away in the final two quarters…

S The Huntland High School Lady Hornets lost to the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs 59-46 on the road Wednesday in the third-place game for the Cornersville Thanksgiving Classic. The teams were separated by three points or less at the end of…