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The Tennessee Department of Education and the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation are teaming up to make sure parents have the tools they need to help educate their children. ReadyRosie is an online education tool featuring instructional activities that parents can do with their children at home to

  Meet Mollie and Emma Grace! In an effort to raise money for Compassion International, these young have opened a store on Etsy to sell their handmade headbands. They are donating ALL their proceeds to Compassion International’s Disaster Relief Fund to help families during this

The Field School is beginning a farmer training program, and is now offering online courses. It’s hosted by the Appalachian RC&D Council. The school is offering workshops on small scale produce and livestock production. The classes will be on the second and fourth Thursdays of

Local families struggling to pay their home energy bills may be able to turn to a federal program that recently received additional funding under the $2.2 trillion CARES Act. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program recently received an additional $900 million under the novel coronavirus

Residents in Buchanan, Dickenson and Russell counties have daily opportunities to get tested for COVID-19. The Cumberland Plateau Health District has has set up sites in the parking lot of each health department. Testing is being conducted Monday through Friday from 1 to 3 p.m.

The Northeast Regional Health Office has established an information line for local residents and healthcare providers to call with questions or concerns related to Covid-19.   5.5.20 NER COVID-19 Information Line Changes Hours Release