Automatic Summer Food Aid Coming To Multiple UC Counties
The Tennessee Department of Human Services will provide a $120 one-time payment to families in several UC counties through the Summer Nutrition Initiative. The program launched in 2025 to provide nutrition assistance to families in underserved counties. That includes Cannon, Clay, Dekalb, Fentress, Jackson and Smith Counties. The benefit is available to children between the […]
Bailey Bills Focus On First-Responders, Business Depreciation
State Senator Paul Bailey said he is prioritizing legislation this session aimed at strengthening protections for first responders and addressing hunger across the Upper Cumberland. Bailey said he is sponsoring a bill that would make assaulting any first responder a Class E felony. Under current law, he said, the charge only rises to a Class […]
Local Food Pantries Gear Up For Rush With SNAP Hold
With SNAP benefits reduced by the ongoing government shutdown, local food pantries said hey anticipate the region to have a bigger need for food access. Van Buren County Food Outreach Founder Kevin Bivins said he expects to see a more significant need, especially in the more rural counties. “I would say so if people can’t […]
