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Area Senior Citizen Center Receive Grants

The Department of Disability and Aging (DDA) has awarded $5 million in grant funding to 125 senior centers in Tennessee.

Grantees will receive one-time funding to support senior centers across all three regions. These centers provide older adults with access to programming, health and wellness resources, and social connections.

The DDA will distribute grant funding ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.

Area Centers Receiving Funds:

Whitwell Senior Center

Franklin County Senior Citizens, Inc

Sequatchie County Senior Citizen Center

Sewanee Senior Citizens Center

Bledsoe County Senior Citizens Center

Lucky Knott

Lucky Knott is a longtime broadcaster, sportscaster, and news reporter, having worked in radio here in the Sequatchie Valley and in Coffee and Grundy County for many years. You can hear his news reports weekday mornings and afternoons on The River 104.9 WEPG in Marion County and Country Roads 93.3 in Dunlap/Pikeville. He is also Editor for SValleyNow.com - Sequatchie Valley Now.