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Seymour’s McKay named Miss TN Volunteer
Hannah McKay is having a memorable summer. She started it off by graduating from the University of Tennessee, and near the end, she was named Miss Tennessee Volunteer 2025. The Seymour native will now serve as Gov. Bill Lee’s representative for character education, speaking to school groups across the state and sharing her message of empowerment.
Operation Homefront supplies 120 backpacks for military families
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - One nonprofit is making sure kids have everything they need when they return to the classroom. Operation Homefront collects back-to-school equipment for kids such as backpacks, lunch boxes and school supplies for military families at no charge. On Saturday, Operation Homefront’s annual “Back to School Brigade”...
Free 2 Teach holds ‘Back to School Bash’ for teachers in the community
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - One local organization is giving back to teachers and students in the community as schools head back into session. Teaming up with the City of Huntsville and the Huntsville Police Department, Free 2 Teach held a “Back to School Bash” Saturday at John Hunt Park.
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...
Two rural Tennessee counties receive federal development grants for solar systems
Two businesses in rural Middle Tennessee counties will receive grants worth thousands of dollars to install solar systems and improve energy efficiency and foster further economic development, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced.
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.
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...
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 […]
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