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Milan No-Till Field Day: Spare The Plow, Save The Soil
Milan, Tenn.–After months of planning and preparation, the staff of the AgResearch and Education Center at Milan hosted the Milan No-Till Field Day Thursday. A large crowd was on hand, with 15 research tours including over 50 presentations, commercial and educational exhibits, an overview tour of the research center, food vendors and more!
AAA: TN gas prices hold steady
Tennessee gas prices held steady over last week and the state average remains at $3.11 — the same as one week ago, according to AAA. In its weekly Tennessee gas price report, AAA’s average is now $3.11 which is 11 cents more expensive than one month ago, but six cents less than one year ago. However, the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline in Cocke County once again decreased according to AAA, dropping from $3.09 per gallon last week to a current...
As pro-school voucher group purchases $1M in TV ads, Tennessee’s GOP primaries to decide its future
Two years ago, Maryville Republican Bryan Richey pulled off a major upset, taking down a seven-term incumbent while raising a fraction of the money his opponent did. The seemingly grassroots campaign was anything but, as groups supporting school vouchers and charters boosted Richey with over $140,000 in independent advertisements. The investment in Richey didn’t pay […]
14-year-old suspect injured in shooting by MPD officer on Winchester and Outland
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 14-year-old suspect is injured after being shot by an MPD officer following a police chase on Friday. At around 5 p.m., officers said they found a reportedly stolen vehicle at S. Goodlett and Arrowhead Rd. The car drove away and officers chased it until it...
Internal Memphis police documents say former assistant chief was 'terminated' | On the Docket
Weeks after Memphis Mayor Paul Young said now-former Assistant Chief Shawn Jones was no longer with the Memphis Police Department, an internal document shows Jones was "terminated," though the language may not add much more clarity to the departure. In the wake of Jones' departure, interim MPD Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis, alongside Deputy Chief Joe Oakley, presented data that indicated crime is down through the first half of the year compared to the same time frame last...
Dyersburg Mayor John Holden Named Mayor Of Year
Photo: Dyersburg Mayor John Holden, left, receives the 2024 TML Mayor of the Year Award from Immediate TML Past President and Farragut Mayor Ron Williams, right. Dyersburg, Tenn.–Dyersburg Mayor John Holden was named the 2024 Mayor of the Year by the Tennessee Municipal League at their 84th Annual Conference in Knoxville.
Employee error leads to higher utility bills for Collierville
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. - An employee error in May and June is leading to higher utility bills for Collierville residents in July, according to the Town of Collierville. The town said that they recently discovered an issue with their utility meter readings. Back in May, a new employee responsible for reading meters did not perform the readings or they recorded inaccurate data, Collierville said. The town said that employee received further training but was let go after the problems continued through June.
Red Sand Project brings human trafficking awareness to light
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Red Sand Project is designed to shed light on human trafficking by pouring red sand into sidewalk or pavement cracks. An event was held at the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department to do just that. We were able to speak with Ashlee Allison, with the...
Making genetic progress in the Fescue Belt
“In Kentucky and Tennessee, we’ve been fortunate to have some cost-share dollars that have been going into a genetic improvement program that each of the states has done independently,” said Dr. Darrh Bullock,University of Kentucky extension professor, Lexington. Bullock gave his presentation “Genetic Improvement Programs in the Fescue Belt: Do Incentives Raise the Bar or Just the Price?” during the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Symposium June 11 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
TCSA E-News: July 26, 2024
TCSA Fall Conference Registration Info Coming Next Week. It's time again for the annual TCSA Fall Conference and Trade Show! We are excited about this year's event and are in the planning stages for speakers and much more. We are looking forward to seeing all of you in Rutherford County (Murfreesboro) at the Embassy Suites Hotel.
Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant returns for night two with ‘Christmas in July’ theme
JACKSON, Tenn. — It’s night two of the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant, and Thursday night’s theme was Christmas in July. “They decided to change it up every night. So each night there will be a different theme and I’ve never seen so many people excited about a different theme,” said Lashonda Williams with the Miss Volunteer Pageants.
Black Democrats Speak Out After Nazis Marching In Tennessee Shouted Racial Slurs At Black Kids
This month alone, the streets of Nashville have seen multiple Nazi marches involving angry white men carrying Confederate flags, upside-down American flags and swastika flags. The post Black Democrats Speak Out After Nazis Marching In Tennessee Shouted Racial Slurs At Black Kids appeared first on NewsOne.
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