New Laws Effective July 1 Benefit 1st Responders, Veterans Tuesday, June 29, 2021
As Tennessee ushers in a new fiscal year on July 1, several new laws protecting and benefiting Tennessee’s first responders, active military service members and veterans will take effect.
Among the new laws is legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) and Senator Mike Bell (R-Riceville) providing volunteer firefighters an annual $600 payment upon completion of at least 30 hours of training. Currently, the cost of any training or equipment is often at their own expense.
Leader Johnson said, “In many parts of our state, volunteer firefighters are the only means of providing emergency fire and medical services.
Madison County Sheriff s Department community meetings resume
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The Madison County Sheriff’s Department kicked off its 52nd Community Meeting Thursday evening, marking the first meeting since COVID-19 cancelled the regular event 18 months ago.
The meeting, which involved the Timbers, O’Keena, Adair and Poplar Corner areas, as well as Gregory’s Chapel and St. John’s Baptist Church, was a Q & A-type session held at Fire Station #10 on Old Bells Road.
“We do community meetings often before COVID, we were doing one or two a month throughout the county,” said Madison County Sheriff John Mehr, who led the event. “We’re trying to start it back up. People have asked for it.
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Health officials report progress in battle against COVID-19 We re kind of holding our breath.
January 27, 2021
“We’re kind of holding our breath,” said Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department Regional Director Kim Tedford.
“It brings me some joy this morning to bring some positive news to you all,” said West Tennessee Healthcare Chief Compliance Officer Amy Garner.
“We’re monitoring and share the excitement and the cautious optimism of the numbers that we have,” said Jackson Mayor Scott Conger.
The health department reported 39 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, along with a 10.1% positivity rate.
“To put that in perspective a little bit, we were seeing increases in a weeks time of 500 and above during the month of December. Since last Wednesday, we’ve only increased 277 new cases,” Tedford said.