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County Commissioner Rickey Ray endorses Republican Joe Smith for State Representative, District 68
CLARKSVILLE, TN – I am proud to express my enthusiastic endorsement of Joe Smith for State Representative of District 68. With the imminent retirement of Deputy Speaker Curtis Johnson as the District 68 representative after two decades of stellar service, it is crucial to find a candidate who has the knowledge, experience, and ability to forge successful relationships and make a positive impact for the residents of District 68. The only candidate with those qualities is Joe Smith.
Ten Officers graduate Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy (TLETA)
CLARKSVILLE, TN – On June 20, 2024, 10 Clarksville Police Officers graduated from the twelve-week basic police school at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy (TLETA) in Nashville, TN. They were hired on November 6, 2023, and completed several weeks of in-house training along with their first phase of...
Motorcyclist life-flighted early Tuesday morning after crash off Peachers Mill Road in Clarksville
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville Police Department worked a vehicle vs. motorcycle crash that occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 2. Following the crash, the motorcyclist was life-flighted by helicopter to Nashville. The crash took place at approximately 2:58 a.m. in the area of...
AT&T and its union start negotiations for a new contract. What this means for Kentucky
Louisville stands to see another summer ripe with labor activity, and even the potential for a strike to hit the metro. area. The Communications Workers of America and AT&T have started labor contract negotiations for workers in the Southeast region; representing states Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Kentucky pauses program that gave companies a pass to dump wastewater into waterways
A contested state program allowing companies to dump industrial wastewater into Kentucky’s waterways without a permit is on pause while officials conduct an internal review of its use. Legal experts and advocates have criticized the program as enabling polluters to violate the Clean Water Act across Kentucky and bypass key protections built into...
Kentucky’s process for purging voter rolls challenged in federal court
A grassroots advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Kentucky election officials alleging the state’s process for removing voters from rolls violates federally protected voting rights. The state’s top election official responded that undoing the law during a presidential election year would “sow chaos and doubt.”. Kentuckians...
Chick-fil-A opening Kentucky 54 store Friday
Mark Whiteman started working for Chick-fil-A while he was in high school and college in Charleston, West Virginia. “That’s where I met my wife,” he said. In 2002, he owned the Chick-fil-A in Towne Square Mall until it closed five years later. Then Whiteman moved to Evansville and operated the stores in downtown and Eastland Mall. He returned to Owensboro in 2009, to open the restaurant on ...
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
U News | Universities of Mississippi and Kentucky win funding from the National Science Foundation. CU Boulder receives $20 million grant to launch a National Quantum Nanofab facility. From Two Universities in Neighboring States:. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $35 million to five universities, including two in...
Officials break ground to bring Kentucky Bourbon industry to EKY
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - On Tuesday, officials broke ground on Eastern Light Distilling in Rowan County. The new distillery will bring the Kentucky Bourbon industry to Eastern Kentucky. Eastern Light was first announced in June 2023 and officials said it is expected to open in late 2025. Governor Andy...
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