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Brentwood's Tractor Supply ends DEI initiatives, pride funding
(The Center Square) – Brentwood-based Tractor Supply announced it is eliminating all diversity, equity and inclusion roles and goals along with discontinuing sending data to the Human Rights Campaign in response to conservative complaints related to its policies. Former Fifth Congressional District candidate Robby Starbuck brought the complaints to light in a June 6 social media post on the topic. Starbuck said that Tractor Supply had a DEI Council, it...
Former APSU men’s basketball guard DeeDee Smith named Clarksville Academy boys’ basketball coach
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Clarksville Academy athletics announced in a press release on Wednesday, July 3, that former Austin Peay State University men’s basketball guard, DeeDee Smith, is set to become the new boys’ basketball head coach for the 2024-25 season. “I am unbelievably lucky to...
Man Dies After Bush Hog Accident In Greenbrier
GREENBRIER, TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) – An unfortunate accident involving a bush hog claimed the life of a 74-year-old Robertson County man after he fell off the tractor and was run over. The accident occurred on New Cut Road just before 1:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. MAP After the accident,...
District 68 candidates draw more key endorsements
With the August election about a month away, another state House candidate in District 68 has received key local endorsements from the Montgomery County Mayor, a county commissioner and Circuit Court Clerk. District 68 candidate Joe Smith, who is currently serving as District 3 county commissioner, recently announced Montgomery County...
Oakland football's Stephen Ellison receives DNJ All-Sports Courage Award for 2023-24
There was a lot on the mind of Oakland football standout Stephen Ellison entering the 2023 season. One concern was playing his senior season after suffering a severe concussion the previous year. It not only kept the 5-foot-11, 185-pound safety off the football field the entire season, but also led to a six-month road to recovery after spending several days in the hospital.
TTU Sports Hall of Famer Bobby Young passes away at 83
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A 2017 inductee into the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame, former Golden Eagle men's basketball star Bobby Young passed away June 27 in Adolphus, Ky. at the age of 83. Young was a three-year letterwinner on the Tennessee Tech basketball team from 1961-1964. With freshmen...
Search continues after escaped inmate was spotted near Greenville County fast food restaurant, police say
Authorities have released new pictures of an escaped inmate from Tennessee who they say was last spotted at a Greenville, South Carolina, Walmart. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division sent an alert Sunday about 43-year-old Billy Reed Fletcher. Pictures of Fletcher are below:. The alert said Fletcher escaped the Carter...
Gateway to knowledge set to reopen
Almost a year after shutting down, Tracy City Library is set to reopen July 25 with a new director and a new location. In early June, Tracy City resident Michelle Munro-Charles became the new director of the library, which is now located in the annex adjacent to the old Grundy County High School building.
Freedom 5K Results: McCleary Clips Whitehead, Betts Edges Scarano
With the tiny cannon boom that evoked freedom’s repulse of dirty British aggressors 245 years ago, more than 740 runners took off Thursday morning with smiles and cheers in the Freedom 5K. The quiet streets of downtown Huntsville were replete with shades of red, white and blue after the...
Easy’s to offer low-cost spay and neuter
A Tracy City facility aimed at helping the residents and animals in our area is expanding. Easy’s Dog Shelter will be adding low-cost spay and neuter to its services in the community. “We are in the process of building a spay and neuter clinic,” said owner Andy Wostal, who...
‘Nothing filtered’: Veteran shares PTSD journey on TikTok, builds online community of service members
Amrok Critton has built an online community, posting videos on TikTok that resonate with hundreds of thousands of people, many of them veterans and their supporters.
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