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Leadership Middle Tennessee Celebrates Class of 2024 Commencement
Leadership Middle Tennessee (LMT) celebrated the commencement of their Class of 2024 on Tuesday, June 18th at the Adventure Science Center. The celebration was the culmination of an 11-month program where class members attended a session each month in one of 10 Middle Tennessee counties to gain a greater understanding of critical issues in the region, learning through interactive presentations, facilitated dialogue, behind-the scenes visits, and experiential adventures.
New networking platform aims to fill manufacturing jobs
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Positions in major companies are filling up thanks to the work of a graduate from the University of Tennessee. Simba Jonga is the CEO and founder of Laborup, a first-of-its-kind platform that operates like LinkedIn or Indeed. The difference, however, is that Laborup focuses on manufacturing.
Tennessee football fans react to early release of 'EA Sports College Football 25' video game
For the first time in more than 4,000 days, college football fans are able to watch their favorite teams play — virtually, that is. The newest edition of "EA Sports College Football 25" is gracing the realm of console gaming, coming more than 10 years after the previous release of the series, "NCAA Football 14."
Tennessee reps irked by state’s failure on gun safe storage campaign
Tennessee’s Department of Safety is failing to follow through on a $1.6 million campaign for safe gun storage in vehicles, despite a major increase in weapon thefts from cars and trucks, lawmakers say. Lawmakers approved the funding in an August 2023 special session on public safety for a firearms public awareness drive that was supposed […] The post Tennessee reps irked by state’s failure on gun safe storage campaign appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.
Neo-Nazi group demonstrates on Tennessee overpass
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A neo-Nazi group demonstrated on an overpass overlooking Interstate 65 on Monday afternoon. The group identified themselves as the Goyim Defense League, which, according to the Anti-Defamation League is, “...is a loose network of individuals connected by their virulent antisemitism.”. An officer with the Metro...
Oversized load to move through East Tennessee this week
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A third oversized load will be on the move in East Tennessee this week, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. TDOT’s Mark Nagi said there will be rolling road blocks for the oversized load on Wednesday as it works its way from Knoxville to Kingsport.
Tied at 21: Illinois, Louisiana, Utah
Hurricane Mills, TN Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship (Loretta Lynn's)Amateur National Motocross Championship. We’re starting to get into the powerhouse states for amateur motocross in America in the Scott Sports Countdown to the 2024 Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. Each day we’re tracking the titles that each state (and some countries and U.S. territories) has won at the ranch since 1982, the first year of the big race being held in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. (And here’s a nod to the pre-Loretta Lynn’s Champions who raced the old AMA Youth and Amateur Nationals, from 1974-’81. We are working on a Vault for those results as well.)
Veterans Dedicated American Flag & Flag Pole at FirstBank
Dedication of the new flagpole and American flag at FirstBank in Linden was performed on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1123, Perry County Veterans Association, and American Legion members. The 10:00 a.m. ceremony was opened by Dale Long, VVA President, and Crystal Rosson, FirstBank...
$900M Memphis bridge moves ahead with IIJA boost
A new bridge is set to be built across the Mississippi River that will connect Memphis, Tennessee, and West Memphis, Arkansas, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced on July 12. Known as America’s River Crossing Project, the new span will fortify one of the nation’s busiest commercial corridors. Earlier...
Juvenile dead after jet ski crash on Old Hickory Lake
LEBANON, Tenn. (WSMV) - A juvenile died in a jet ski crash on Old Hickory Lake on Tuesday night, according to the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office. At about 4:30 p.m. deputies responded to the area of Creighton Lane on Old Hickory Lake to reports of a jet ski crash. A juvenile was found critically injured at the scene of the crash, according to WCSO.
Holiday Movie Filmed in Franklin through July 23
With heat index coming close to 100 degrees, Christmas trees and winter coats are not what you typically see in Franklin in the middle of July. But if you are headed downtown anytime now through July 23rd, you can catch a glimpse of the making of a Christmas movie. “The...
Friends remember woman at the center of 26-year-old Nashville cold case as talented singer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man in Dickson said he was watching WSMV4 when he recognized a name in an update. That name was Diane Minor and she’s the woman at the center of a 26-year-old cold case, but Metro Nashville police recently identified her. It’s July of 1964...
Metro Council to consider bill disallowing Nashville police officers from associating with hate groups
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Metro Council member is sponsoring a resolution that would prevent police officers from joining or associating with hate groups. The resolution was originally supposed to be discussed during Tuesday night’s meeting, however, it was tabled until September, so more work could be put toward the wording.
For the second week in a row, neo-Nazis take to Nashville streets
For the second time in as many weeks, members of a neo-Nazi hate group massed in downtown Nashville, accosting passerby in Nashville’s tourist-heavy Lower Broadway entertainment district. Members of the Goyim Defense League, some wearing masks and shirts that said “Pro-White,” carried flags emblazoned with swastikas and shouted anti-semitic epithets while attempting to hand out […] The post For the second week in a row, neo-Nazis take to Nashville streets appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.
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