Want your child to have the best week of summer EVER? Send them camping with 4-H Junior Camp is June 8-12, other camps available for 4th-12th grade, scan code for details. All camp sign-ups are happening now!
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Rutherford/Murfreesboro: UT-TSU Extension Announces Summer Camps
Want your child to have the best week of summer EVER? Send them camping with 4-H Junior Camp is June 8-12, other camps available for 4th-12th grade, scan code for details. All camp sign-ups are happening now!
Warren County Sheriff's Office Hosts Drug Take Back Day At Tractor Supply Company April 25
Warren County Prevention and Intervention Coalition and the Warren County Sheriff's Department Team Up with DEA for the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day:
On Saturday, April 25th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Warren County Prevention and Intervention Coalition and the Warren County Sheriff's Department will join the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in hosting the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at 226 Hobson St., McMinnville, TN 37110. (Tractor Supply Parking Lot).
DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has been helping Americans safely dispose of unneeded medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—to prevent misuse and abuse for many years.
Take Back Day offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at nearly 4,500 drop-off locations nationwide.
Bedford County Schools Updates Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration
Please note a date change as Kindergarten Registration will now take place on two different days at different schools.
On May 5, #CartwrightElementarySchool, #CascadeElementarySchool, #LearningWayElementarySchool and #LibertySchool will hold Kindergarten registration at each of their schools, 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM.
On May 6, #CommunityElementarySchool, #EakinElementarySchool, #EastSideElementarySchool and #SouthsideElementarySchool will hold Kindergarten registration at each of their schools, 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM.
Will you have a pre-k or kindergarten student this fall? 
Mark your calendars as Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration are almost here!
Mark your calendars as Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration are almost here! Please see the graphics or check the link below for more information.
Questions? Call 931-684-3284 and ask for Kim Joyce.
Warren/McMinnville: Drug Take Back Day at Warren County Courthouse April 25
Be sure to bring those old prescriptions that you want to dispose of to the McMinnville Police Department on the courthouse side. The event will be this Saturday, April 25, 10-2pm.
ReadyontheRadio Random Music Videos 4-23-2026
Duran Duran feat. Nile Rodgers-Free To Love (New 4-23)
TLC-Baby-Baby-Baby
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn-You Know Just What I'd Do (Audio Only)
Little River Band-Cool Change (Audio Only)
The Red Clay Strays-Demons In Your Choir
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Wilson: Beginning Farmer Basics Starts May 7th
Are you a new or beginnng farmer? Wanting to begin your farming operation but aren’t sure where to start? We’ve got your back! We’re starting a new series called Beginning Farmer Basics! Each session will cover different topics for those just starting out, and continue throughout the year.
Join us for our kick off session on May 7th at 6:00 P.M. in our new classroom at our office (925 E. Baddour Pkwy Ste. 100 Lebanon, TN 37087)! Learn about three of your Wilson County Resources: UT-TSU Extension, Natural Resource and Conservation Service (NRCS), and Farm Service Agency (FSA); who they are, and what they have to offer!
Interested in attending? RSVP to 615-444-9584.
Questions? Contact Jessica Young at 615-444-9584 or jessicayoung@utk.edu!
Face Palm Jokes of the Day 4-22
1. Why don't elephants use computers?
They're afraid of the mouse.
2. My wife fainted on the baggage carousel at the airport. Thankfully she came round.
3. I used to be a member of the secret cooking society but they kicked me out for spilling the beans.
4. My brother was born without a mouth. He doesn't like to talk about it.
5. My wife just yelled that I should "fall in a pit or hole sunk into the earth to reach a supply of water and die." I know she really means well.
Bedford: County Government explains Property Tax Appraisals
In late April, many Bedford County property owners received their reappraisal notices. Due to a variety of factors, many people will see that their property is now appraised as a higher value than it was in the last cycle.
But it’s important to understand that a higher appraised value may not mean an increase in the total amount of your property tax bill.
The State of Tennessee regulates the process with which counties appraise property values, and those ongoing reappraisals are meant to make sure the county has accurate figures and that each property owner pays no more or less than their fair share.
But the state also has a system in place to make sure that county governments are transparent and responsible in how they turn those appraised values into tax revenues. Reappraisal is supposed to be “revenue neutral” – it’s not an excuse to raise (or lower) tax revenues.
The system, as set up by the state, works like this: After all of the appraised values have been set, the state will determine a “certified tax rate” based on the new property values. That certified tax rate is a rate that, when applied to the new property tax values, would produce the same amount of revenue that the old rate produced when applied to the old values.
For example, if the average property value doubled since the last appraisal, the certified tax rate would be half the current tax rate, in order to make the reappraisal bring in the same amount of money.
If the county commission adopts the certified tax rate as Bedford County’s tax rate for 2026-27, many property owners would see no change at all in their property tax bill. However, any rate higher than the certified tax rate would be a tax increase (even if the rate itself looks lower than last year’s rate). The commission is still free to set the tax rate at whatever level is necessary and appropriate, but the certified tax rate is a benchmark that citizens can use to help understand whether their taxes are being raised or not.
There are some situations where your property tax bill might go up even if the commission adopts the certified tax rate. For example, if you’ve recently made improvements on your property, that raises the value of your property and may result in a higher tax bill. It’s also possible that individual property owners may have an appraisal that rose more sharply (or less sharply) than the county average. Since the certified tax rate is computed using the average increase in property values, a property that went up more than that may end up with a higher tax assessment.
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