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David McNeely/Edward Jones Weekend Forecast
Today’s weather should be similar to yesterday, only a few degrees cooler. We will have about a 60% chance for showers and thunderstorms by the middle of the afternoon and into the early evening hours. Winds will be from the SE at 5 mph with a high today of 87. Tonight’s low will be 72. Skies will be partly sunny.
Tennessee chief justice sees Northeast Recovery Center as model for state
ROAN MOUNTIAN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Holly Kirby sees the Northeast Tennessee Regional Recovery Center as a model program to be used to benefit communities across the state. Kirby visited the recovery center on Friday. The facility began taking patients last October. “It sounded amazing, of using opioid settlement money, specifically […]
TNStars Giving Away $5,000 in Scholarships During College Savings Month
September is College Savings Month, and the TNStars College Savings 529 Program is helping to jump-start savings by giving away $5,000 in scholarships during the month. The prizes will be awarded into a TNStars scholarship account. Now through Sept. 30, Tennessee residents 21 and older can enter at TNStars.com to...
Memphis files lawsuit against Election Commission over gun referendum
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis City Council announced Friday they have filed a lawsuit against the Shelby County Election Commission after the commission removed a gun-control referendum from the November ballot. During a press conference Friday, the council addressed the upcoming referenda for the general election and municipal elections, set to take place on November […]
Memphis putting on a show for 901 Day this weekend
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sunday, the first day of September, marks ‘901 Day’ in area code 901, a day to celebrate our city through a wide variety of special activities.. With the celebration landing on Labor Day weekend, thousands are expected to celebrate across the city and in downtown Memphis. A sea of Memphis and Shelby County employees […]
Collierville Police hosts free car seat safety event to raise awareness
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. - Collierville Police hosts a car seat safety event to raise awareness about car crash dangers. Every day in the U.S., three children die in car crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Saturday, the Collierville Police Department partnered with law enforcement from across Shelby County to help parents ensure their kids are buckled in properly with a car seat safety check.
Car burglary suspect caught after crash in Germantown
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — A suspect in several auto break-ins from Germantown shopping centers crashed a vehicle on Poplar before being taken into custody Friday afternoon, Germantown Police said. It began at 4 p.m. when officers received a call about auto burglaries at Saddle Creek Shopping Center. More calls about auto burglaries involving the same suspect […]
First Black Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director, Mark Gwyn, Dies At 61
The TBI director worked in his role for 14 years before retiring from the Bureau in 2018 as the longest-serving director in agency history. Former Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Director Mark Gwyn has died at age 61, reportedly from natural causes. Gwyn, who became the first Black man to...
Meteor spotted in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia early Friday
(WCYB) — A meteor was spotted in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia early Friday. News 5 has received several reports of a boom with the fireball. We have viewer video from both Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and looking toward Greene County, Tennessee. One video shows a meteor falling from...
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