Two hours south of Nashville, black mold is spreading. Playground swings look gunky. Road signs are unreadable. Trees are dying. This is the scene unfolding in Mulberry, a small town in Lincoln County that borders the sprawling Jack Daniel’s whiskey operation — the food source for an alcohol-loving mold dubbed “whiskey fungus.”
Tennessee’s County With Lowest Unemployment Is Losing Its Biggest Manufacturer
The Tennessee county with the lowest unemployment rate in the state has seen its fortunes change. One of Lincoln County’s largest employers is leaving. Goodman manufacturing is consolidating its operations to Texas.
Why Does This Rural Tennessee County Have Such Low Unemployment? Luck?
Just two counties in Tennessee have had unemployment dip below five percent in recent months: Williamson, which you might expect, and Lincoln. Why Lincoln?
Unemployment Drops in Most Counties, Holds Steady in Davidson
Overall, the state’s Department of Workforce Development says unemployment dropped in 90 counties.
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