Welcome to RR and amateur radio.
Here's the RR database page for your county:
Meigs County, Tennessee (TN) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
It shows that some of your local frequencies are conventional FM (NFM) which are within the receive capabilities of your radio. It also shows that your major statewide system (TACN) which appears to be used by most of the emergency service providers is a system that is beyond the frequency and technical capabilities of your radio. You really need a scanner for these frequencies.
Your Baofeng can be programmed with the CHIRP software. You just need to program the receive frequency without any tones since you won't be transmitting on these frequencies.
Also, my friend has a midland and I can’t find out how to pick him up either. Also within a mile. I have no idea what I’m doing wrong
Your statement is sort of like saying, "my friend has a Sony..." Midland makes lots of radios for different radio services. You need to ascertain the model number of the radio, then Google it to find the frequency range.
If it's a FRS/GMRS radio, then it will be within the receive capabilities of your radio, but your license doesn't convey you any privileges to transmit on those frequencies. If the radio is a citizens band (CB), it's out of your radio's frequency range. If it's an LMR (commercial radio), it could, or could not be within the receive capabilities of your radio.
I suggest you review your licensing training materials as to authorizations and frequency ranges.
