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  • Joined: February 25, 2026
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Safe at Home protects against abusers

With April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Secretary of State Tre Hargett reminds Tennesseans of the ‘Safe at Home’ program, a life-saving program offered through his office. The ‘Safe at Home’ Address Confidentiality Program and ‘Tennessee Businesses Against Traffi cking’ continue to provide resources throughout the year to protect victims of sexual assault.

Sounding Stone Gallery Hosts Artists Panel

“To Tell A Yarn: Stories in Fiber and Cloth” continues at Sounding Stone Gallery with an Artist Talk and Panel Discussion on Friday, May 1, from 4:30–6:30 p.m. The event will feature exhibiting local artists Margo Cloniger, Zak Foster and Jessica Wohl in conversation about their creative processes and the stories embedded within their work.

TN: county unemployment rates

Eighty- four of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded unemployment rates below 5 percent in January, even as most counties saw an uptick in their rates over the previous month, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Unemployment rates in 90 counties increased from December to January. Rates decreased in three counties and remained the same in two counties. Williamson County reported the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 2.7 percent, which was up one-tenth of a percentage point from its December rate. Cheatham and Wilson counties followed at 2.8 percent. That was an increase of one-tenth of a percentage point for both counties. Perry County had the state’s highest unemployment rate in January at 11.3 percent, up 6 percentage points from December. Cocke County recorded the second-highest rate at 6.4 percent, an increase of 2.1 percentage points. Pickett County followed at 6 percent, up 1 percentage point from December. Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in January. That rate was down onetenth of a percentage point from the previous month but is still eight-tenths of a percentage point below the national rate of 4.3 percent. Unlike the statewide rate, county rates are not adjusted to account for seasonal impacts on employment.

UDC chapter honors veteran

On April 18, the Kirby- Smith Chapter 327 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) honored Tullahoma U.S. Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient Kenneth D. Banks with two UDC Military Service Awards. The event was held during the chapter’s monthly meeting at Medley’s Restaurant in Manchester. Bestowing the awards were Chapter President Ginger Delius and Rebecca Odell, recorder of military service awards. Banks was escorted by Chaplain Syble Throneberry. The recipient’s wife, Suzanne Dillard Banks, was present for the ceremony. Mr. Banks’ great-great grandfather, Issac Huddleston, served in the Confederate States Army, Co. L, 6th MS Cavalry Regiment.