Winners will have 30 days to pick up their tickets to County Music Hall of Fame, The Grand Ole Opry, and the WJJM Coffee Club Mugs. After 30 days we will give those items away to someone else who wants to be a winner.

According to the real estate website movoto.com Cornersville is listed as one of the top ten safest cities to call home in the state of Tennessee. With nearly 6.5 million residents, Tennessee is known for many different types of music, from rock and roll to country, as well as the one of “The King”, Elvis Presley. However, many of the larger cities are also known for having crime issues. The other sities listed in the top ten safest cities with Cornersville are: Eagleville, Bethel Springs, Minor hill, Elkton, Big Sandy, Clifton, New Market, Kingston Springs, and Signal Mountain.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged a deputy for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department accused of assaulting his wife. At the request of 17th District Attorney General Robert J. Carter, TBI Special Agents began investigating Timothy Alan Moorehead on Tuesday, soon after the Sheriff’s Department learned of an allegation of domestic violence involving the 34-year-old. During the course of the TBI investigation, Agents developed information that Moorehead and his wife were involved in a physical altercation at their Petersburg home on Friday, May 16th, which left visible injuries on the woman.

Agents arrested Moorehead without incident on Tuesday evening, May 20th, and charged him with one count of Domestic Assault. The department subsequently terminated his employment. Moorehead posted $1,500 bond and was released on Wednesday, May 21st.

The use of food stamps in Marshall County increased during the recession, assisting families in stretching their food dollars, contributing to local spending and helping spark a national debate about the future of the federal nutrition program. 

The portion of Marshall County residents receiving food stamps hit 20.5% in 2011, according to the USDA Food and Nutrition Services. That’s an increase of 7.4 percentage points since 2007, the year the recession began.  Across Tennessee, 20.4% of residents in 2011 received support from SNAP, as the food stamp program is officially known. Nationally, 14.8% of the population receives SNAP benefits. 

Rural areas tend to have a higher percentage of the population receiving SNAP benefits than metropolitan areas. 

This summer, Congress agreed to trim about $8 billion from SNAP over the next decade. Backers of the cuts said the program had expanded too much in recent years and was creating too much reliance on government assistance. SNAP expenditures increased 135% between 2007 and 2011. 

Those opposed to the cuts believe the benefits help both the rural grocers and the recipients of the food stamps. Food stamps have been part of the farm bill for the past 50 years. The legislation’s combination of farming and nutrition programs has helped ensure the bill receives broad backing from farm-country representatives and more urban-based members who support anti-poverty programs. 

Data for the article came from the USDA Food and Nutrition Services, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census. If you have any questions, call 865-688-9546 or go to www.dailyyonder.com/states/ and click on the state of Tennessee.

 

NASHVILLE-Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its 2013 ‘Crime in Tennessee’ report. 

The annual study compiles data reported from each law enforcement agency in the state, providing an updated and comprehensive picture of the successes and challenges facing every community in Tennessee. 

Among the report’s findings: 

• Overall, reported incidents dropped in the Group A (counted by offenses) category by 5.4% and by 7.6% in the Group B (counted by arrestees) category.
• Reported murders decreased by 18.6% from the previous year.
• Domestic violence offenses made up for 51.4% of all ‘Crimes Against Persons.’
• Weapon Law Violations increased by 29.5% in 2013.
• Reported methamphetamine clandestine labs increased by 11.6% over 2012.
• The number of reported DUI arrests dropped 10% since 2012’s report. 

“We’re extremely thankful for our dedicated law enforcement partners,” said TBI Director Mark Gwyn. “Together, they helped us compile a thorough snapshot of crime in Tennessee. We now hope every department takes this information and works to further address the key crime issues facing their communities and our state.” 

As a disclaimer, the TBI strongly discourages the ranking and comparison of jurisdictions and their crime rates by the data in the 2013 report. Demographic, socio-economic, and other factors out of the control of law enforcement contribute to the nature of the crimes committed. Crime varies from place to place and ranking the agencies solely on numbers would neither be fair to the agencies nor their communities. 

The full report is available online at www.tbi.tn.gov/tn_crime_stats/stats_analys.shtml.