Staff Report

Staff Report

Clinic sees 245 patients

Remote Area Medical (RAM), the nation’s largest provider of free pop-up healthcare clinics delivering free dental, vision, and medical care, held their free clinic Winchester on June 6-7. The clinic at Franklin County High School served more than 245 patients. The value of care for the clinic was more than $200,000.

Bowling leads charge against property tax

State Senator Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma) was recently appointed chairman of the Coffee County ‘Yes on 2’ campaign, the official effort supporting Constitutional Amendment 2, which would permanently prohibit a state property tax in Tennessee. Governor Bill Lee will serve as statewide chairman of the campaign. Regional chairmen include Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) for East Tennessee, Senator Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin) for Middle Tennessee and Representative Tandy Darby (R-Greenfield) for West Tennessee.

Peggy May Watson, 82

Peggy May Watson, 82, of Winchester, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. A native of Franklin County, she was born on Feb. 20, 1944, to the late Ernest and Mary Lucille (Campbell) Mahaffey.