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HPD holds recruiting event for community members looking to join the force
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Huntsville Police Department held a training day on Saturday for potential recruits. The event had participants test out multiple physical training exercises such as push-ups, sit-ups and running. The recruiting event gave participants an inside look into what officers go through before hitting the streets.
Crews battle early morning fire on Arbor Oak Drive
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Huntsville Fire crews battled an early morning structure fire on Arbor Oak Drive Saturday. Officials at the scene said nobody was injured in the fire. WAFF was also at the scene. It is still unknown what caused the fire. We have reached out to Huntsville Fire...
Authorities still searching for one escaped inmate in Decatur
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Authorities are still searching for one escaped inmate from the North Alabama Community Based Facility/Community Work Center in Decatur after two inmates escaped the work site on Friday. According to the Alabama Department of Corrections, both 62-year-old Randall Lane Sparks and 51-year-old Michael Louis Pattillo escaped...
PCES student learns about coding, malware with cyber camp scholarship
Uriah Fisher, 11-year-old sixth grader at Phil Campbell Elementary School last semester, won a scholarship to attend a cyber camp at the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. earlier this year. From a Thursday evening to a Monday evening, when he, along with his group of 27 other children,...
15yo Rylee Erisman Cracks 1:00 in the 100 FL for the First Time on Day 3 of Huntsville Futures
LCM (50m) Results on MeetMobile, “2024 USA Swimming Futures Championships”. Day 3 of the Futures Championships in Huntsville kept pace with the first couple days, showcasing a lot of great swimming. Laker Swimming 15-year-old Rylee Erisman won the women’s 100 fly decisively on Friday night, clocking a 59.57. The swim marked a great performance for the youngster, who entered the day with a personal best of 1:02.59 in the event. She was out fast, splitting 27.77 on the opening 50m, then came home in 31.86 to break 1:00 for the first time in her young career.
Auburn gets commitment from pair of 2026 blue chips on defense
Auburn landed commitments Saturday from two four-star prospects from Alabama in the Class of 2026. Linebacker Shadarius Toodle, from Cottage Hill Christian Academy, and edge Hezekiah Harris, from Jemison High School in Huntsville, announced their commitment while attending Big Cat Weekend, Auburn's annual recruiting event. Toodle is ranked by the 247Sports composite as the No. 5 linebacker and the No. 67 player in the class overall. Harris is the No. 4 edge rusher and No. 30 overall. "It's just the atmosphere," Toodle told Auburn Undercover about his decision to commit to Auburn. "I loved it every time I came up here. I've been up here like four times. My family loves it. Got to talk with Coach (Hugh) Freeze, got to talk with the staff and they just made me feel at home." He continued: "It's the best decision I've ever made." --Field Level Media
Kentucky Man Faces Charges After Fire Destroys Tennessee Home
A Kentucky man faces arson charges after an investigation conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in Springville. During an investigation, agents from the TBI and deputies from the Henry County Sheriff’s department collaborated and successfully apprehended and charged a man from Morgantown, Kentucky in connection with an arson case.
Tennessee man has been charged in Kansas for suspected $1 million investment fraud
(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) On Friday, July 26, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Attorney’s Office in the District of Kansas announced that a Tennessee man has been indicted for an alleged $1 million investment fraud scheme. Alcides Roman, 65, from Lebanon, Tennessee, faces...
FOX13 Investigates new law allowing armed teachers at Tennessee schools
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The start of a new school year is right around the corner for Mid-South students. In Tennessee, this will be the first year under a new law that allows teachers to carry guns in the classroom. The highly controversial law passed in April.
TSD e•Edition — In this issue: HERSTORY in the Making; IOTA Schools makes it debut
This e-Edition was originally planned to be a Back to School edition with an education focus, and indeed, we have assembled some good stories for you as you prepare for the start of another academic year. But then Joe Biden exited the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to...
Former General Manager of the Tarpley Shop Utility District Indicted
AN INVESTIGATION BY THE TENNESSEE COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE HAS RESULTED IN THE INDICTMENT OF FREDDIE BYRD, THE FORMER GENERAL MANAGER OF THE TARPLEY SHOP UTILITY DISTRICT (TSUD) IN PULASKI. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT BYRD MADE PERSONAL PURCHASES WITH DISTRICT FUNDS TOTALING $7,939.55 BETWEEN 2017 AND 2023. THE MAJORITY OF THESE PURCHASES INCLUDED BATTERY-OPERATED TOOLS; SMALL EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS; AND VEHICLE PARTS THAT DID NOT FIT DISTRICT-OWNED VEHICLES. BYRD MADE OTHER QUESTIONABLE PURCHASES WITH DISTRICT FUNDS TOTALING $9,849.64 FROM A VARIETY OF VENDORS. INVESTIGATORS WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE ALL THE PURCHASES WERE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR OFFICIAL DISTRICT PURPOSES. THE INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED THAT $25,035.79 IN QUESTIONABLE FUEL PURCHASES WERE MADE WITH TSUD FUNDS. DUE TO A LACK OF DOCUMENTATION, INVESTIGATORS WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE IF ALL THE FUEL PURCHASES WERE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR DISTRICT PURPOSES. BASED UPON THIS INVESTIGATION, ON JULY 10, 2024, THE GILES COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTED FREDDIE BYRD ON ONE COUNT OF THEFT OVER $2,500 BUT LESS THAN $10,000, AND TWO COUNTS OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT. TSUD PROVIDED WATER SERVICE TO APPROXIMATELY 1,200 CUSTOMERS PRIOR TO ITS MERGER WITH SOUTH GILES UTILITY DISTRICT EARLIER THIS YEAR.
WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at Nashville Bitcoin Conference
Former President Donald Trump is speaking Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, after independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged support for cryptocurrency supporters on Friday. Trump is slotted to deliver a keynote address at 3 p.m. EDT on Saturday. The former president’s advisor on crypto, former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is also set […]
Subway Bringing Colossal ‘Footlong Dippers’ Water Slides to Nashville
Subway’s Summer of Footlongs is bringing the world’s first Dip ‘N Slides – three 95-foot-long, 37-foot-high versions of its irresistible new Footlong Dippers, to Nashville on Saturday, July 27th. Here’s What You Need to Know. Subway’s three Dip ‘N Slides will take place at Bicentennial...
Nashville Sounds Release 2025 Home Schedule
NASHVILLE – In conjunction with Minor League Baseball, the Nashville Sounds Baseball Club announced its 2025 home schedule today, complete with the 75 games at First Horizon Park for the 2025 season. The Sounds open the 2025 season at First Horizon Park on Friday, March 28 against the Jacksonville...
Small Lots, Big Returns: Nashville's Innovative Approach to Urban Development
Have you ever driven past a hotel or other building that is under construction and thought, “Why are they building that on such a small lot?” In Nashville, tourism continues to boom, and more than 85 people move here daily, according to the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. And the Nashville Downtown Partnership reports there are 95 projects that, in the last three years, have either opened, are under construction or are in the planning stages. Real-estate is a hot commodity, not only in Nashville, but across the country.
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