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Danger Zones: Tennessee’s 5 Cities with the Highest Homicide Rates
Travelers are drawn to Tennessee, the “Volunteer State,” by its rich history in country music, breathtaking scenery, and kind people. It is important to recognize, nevertheless, that Tennessee, like any other state, has areas with higher rates of crime. Using statistics to identify locations that can raise safety...
Oversized load set to travel through Tri-Cities Wednesday
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — The Tennessee Department of Transportation is warning travelers that another oversized load will be traveling through East Tennessee this week. Mark Nagi said that it will be going from Knoxville to Kingsport starting at 12 a.m. on Wednesday. He also said that rolling roadblocks will...
Governor Lee, Commissioner McWhorter Announce Steel Warehouse Expansion into Jefferson County
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Steel Warehouse officials announced today the company’s plans to expand in Jefferson City, locating in and retrofitting the former Footwear Industries of Tennessee building. The project plans to create...
Annual Tennessee 4-H Roundup held at UT Martin
The annual Tennessee 4-H Roundup and State 4-H All Star Conference is beginning its second century of service to statewide youth this week at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Tennessee 4-H Youth Development is hosting the 101st roundup July 15-19. Since 1924, Tennessee 4-H members have gathered annually on...
Officers respond to shooting after apparent car break-ins at Memphis apartments
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Officers rushed to the scene of a shooting at a Memphis apartment complex overnight and and found two people who had apparently been breaking into cars in the area. According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), officers rushed to the scene of a shooting around 2 a.m....
LOC Summer Entrepreneurship Program Graduates Celebrate Success
Just weeks away from the start of another school year, it’s still graduation season for a group of talented young people. On July 11, 2024, four young interns graduated from the 2024 Summer Entrepreneurship Certificate Program, hosted by Bank of America in partnership with LeMoyne-Owen College and the City of Memphis’ Office of Business Diversity & Compliance.
Pickleball 901 opens indoor facility in Collierville
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mid-Southerns now have a new place to enjoy one of the world’s fastest-growing sports – pickleball. Pickleball 901 has opened a new, indoor facility at Carriage Crossing in Collierville. The new facility is inside what was once a Bed Bath and Beyond, which has been transformed with eight pickleball courts. People we […]
Prayer vigil held for teen on life support after hit-and-run
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A prayer vigil was held Monday at Mitchell High School for Thomas Powell, a teenager on life support after being a victim of a hit-and-run earlier this month. “I thought my brother was gone,” Thomas’ brother Micah Williams said. Williams described to WREG how in an instant, Thomas went from casually standing […]
Shooting in north Jackson leaves one man dead
JACKSON, Tenn. — One person is dead following a Sunday afternoon shooting in north Jackson. On Sunday, July 14, at approximately 12:50 p.m., officers with the Jackson Police Department responded to a 911 call of a shooting on 51 Marlow Drive. Upon arrival, officers found 31-year-old Winston Pearson lying...
“I hope she makes peace”: Ex-husband of Church’s Chicken shooting victim reacts after suspect arrested
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The ex-husband of a Church’s Chicken employee gunned down outside an Orange Mound restaurant last week is relieved the alleged shooter has been arrested. Monica Williams, 45, was wanted for first-degree murder for the killing of Anitra West. A police source said Williams turned herself in Monday. MPD confirmed Williams was in […]
Mother files baby formula lawsuit after death of her son
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis mother is suing a baby formula company after she says her son died from using their products while in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit. Nakia Harris says her son was born prematurely at birth and fed cow’s milk-based products, developed Necrotizing Enterocolitis, and died shortly afterward. NEC is a deadly […]
Reed takes Alford plea deal in tracking case
Editor's note: This story has been edited since original publication. Alex Reed’s case in court is finished for all intents and purposes. Reed, the chief of staff for Jackson Mayor Scott Conger, ended his case in Judge Kyle Atkins’ Circuit Court in Jackson when he accepted an Alford plea deal in the case.
Tennesseans opposed to public funding for MLB stadium in Nashville
By Jon Styf The Center Square Tennessee voters don’t want to pay for construction of a Major League Baseball stadium in Nashville, according to a new Beacon Center poll of 1,200 state residents. The poll asked if people support using state tax dollars to fund the construction of a stadium and 58% were opposed with […] The post Tennesseans opposed to public funding for MLB stadium in Nashville appeared first on Claiborne Progress.
Nashville distillery innovates with modern spirit made with ancient, local grain
Tennessee is best known for its whiskey. But one Nashville distillery is working to expand the state's locally-made liquors using an ancient grain to make a modern spirit that pays homage to and supports farmers in the Volunteer State. Bruce Boeko is the president and master distiller of Nashville Craft Distillery, which...
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