Lora Scripps

Lora Scripps

  • Joined: April 1, 2026
  • Articles: 59

Spanning the Years

25 years ago May 23. 2001 PREPARING FOR GRADUATION - Fayetteville native Adm. Frank B. Kelso, who retired in 1994 as chief of naval operations of the United States, talks with graduating seniors and guests following the baccalaureate services on Sunday afternoon at Lincoln County High School. Kelso was the guest speaker for the event. Graduation exercises will be conducted tomorrow evening at the high school.

Jim Hammons announces candidacy for District 1 commissioner

Editor’s note: The Elk Valley Times will publish candidate announcements and photos as we receive them and as space allows before the July 29, 2026, edition. The election is on Aug. 6, 2026. Announcements should be no longer than 700 words and emailed to lscripps@elkvalleytimes.com. They may be edited for length, grammar, style and content.

Special Olympians

Special needs athletes from across the area gathered at the Tullahoma Special Olympics, recently held at Watkins Stadium. Coordinated with Special Olympics Tennessee Area 13, nearly 800 Olympians from Coffee, Franklin, Bedford, Moore, and Lincoln counties competed in a variety of events. Now in its 49th year, the Special Olympics continues to give both child and adult competitors the opportunity to demonstrate courage, joy, and camaraderie with their families, fellow Olympians, and the community.

Timeframe given property owners to begin fire debris cleanup

City officials said cleanup from the five-alarm fire that destroyed four buildings and five businesses on Market Street East is no further along 100 days later than the day after the fire. Containing the fire and preventing smoldering resulted in debris from the four buildings becoming one big pile measuring 16-feet high in places and containing asbestos. A property cleanup coordination See Fire, Page 4A ^ meeting was held Thursday which resulted in property owners being given 60 days to file the required cleanup applications.