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Christina Mandrell, Brayden Bowers Reveal If They Are Married
Christina Mandrell and Brayden Bowers got engaged in January at the Golden Wedding. Since then, he has moved to Nashville to be with her and her daughter. The two took stunning in a video they shared on Instagram. However, what has everyone talking is the wedding attire both are sporting. Plus, they look so happy and so in love that everyone is questioning if these two secretly tied the knot. What is going on? Keep reading to find out more.
Supreme Court sides with Memphis-based Black Farmers groups in discrimination lawsuit
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Supreme Court decision is touted as a major win for Black farmers and their descendants. The Black Farmers and Agriculturists Association, which is based in Memphis, filed a discrimination lawsuit against the USDA. Farmers who were discriminated against in receiving farm Loans could get their...
Caden Dana’s ‘step in the right direction’ leads him to 2024 MLB Future’s Game
MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - The Rocket City Trash Pandas will send their fifth player in program history to the MLB Future’s Game on July 13, in the righty starter Caden Dana. Dana has been a force this season for the Trash Pandas, leading both the team and the Southern League in nearly every pitching statistical category.
Rocket City wins 4-1 to clinch series
MADISON, AL – The Rocket City Trash Pandas (41-38, 8-3) secured a series win against the Birmingham Barons (45-34, 4-7) on Friday night with a 4-1 win at Toyota Field. Birmingham scored the game's first run as infielder Alsander Womack drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the second. Designated hitter Wilfred Veras scored from third after doubling then advancing on a wild pitch.
Tips on how to keep electricity cost down as temperatures rise
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Staying cool this summer could be costly. "As temperatures increase, we're going to try and keep our homes and businesses cool and comfortable," Joe Holmes with Decatur Utilities shares. "Most heat pumps are designed to overcome about 20 degrees between the outside and the inside. So, when it's 80 degrees outside, that's not too hard being such a heat pump on whatever but you get up in the nineties and you try to keep it at 68 or 67 or 65 or even 72 that can put a lot of strain on the heat pump and cause it to work harder. and when it's working harder, it uses more energy.
25th Anniversary of President Bill Clinton touring Eastern Kentucky
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - July, 5, 1999, marked a historic day for people in Eastern Kentucky. 25 years ago former President Bill Clinton stopped in Jackson County and in Hazard as part of his New Markets tour. Downtown Hazard was filled with thousands of people who came to hear the...
UPDATE: Body of Justin Letson recovered from Tennessee River
Jul. 5—The body of Justin Shane Letson was recovered from the Tennessee River at about 2:30 p.m. Friday, according to the Decatur police. Letson, 35, went missing at about 10 p.m. Thursday while on a boat near Point Mallard Park. Police said no foul play is suspected. Letson's boat was found near Point Mallard Park and driven to Riverwalk Marina by a friend of Letson, according to Morgan ...
Mosquito season is here — more than a third of states have detected West Nile virus
Nine cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed so far this year, as disease experts say the virus appears to be circulating more than usual for this time of summer. As of June 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed human cases in at least seven states: Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi and Tennessee. At least 18 states have detected the virus this year in humans, mosquitoes, birds or other animals.
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