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News in Clarksville: Home flooding, parking surprise, missing jerseys and other top stories this week
CLARKSVILLE, TN – Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week. Homes flooded by neighborhood stormwater off Trenton Road: Two families have discovered why their homes keep flooding. With a nearby sinkhole no longer working, they said their properties have become the neighborhood retention pond. READ MORE.
Former Oilers nose tackle Doug Smith dead at 64
The Tennessee Titans are mourning the loss of former Houston Oilers defensive tackle Doug Smith, as first reported by former sports director at KRIV Mark Berman. Smith was just 64. The Tennessee Titans mourn the loss of longtime Oiler, Doug Smith. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones 💙 pic.twitter.com/RJBEmm5A4m — Tennessee Titans (@Titans) July 26, 2024 “It was unexpected,” Smith’s wife, Becky, told Berman. “Two months ago, he got a clean bill of health for his heart. He went to his cardiologist and [the tests] came back his heart was good, but you know, we know even healthy people can...
ASTR Nurse Lindsay Harvey Honored
Murfreesboro, TN - Each month WGNS' listeners nominate a person who has made a difference in the healthcare that they receive. This month it has been Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Labor & Deliver nurse Lindsay Harvey. She was surprised recently by Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital's President and CEO Gordon Ferguson at the Birth Center.
Marion Co Hopes to Make State Title Run
Marion County was ranked number one in Class 2-A last season, but they didn’t finish the year as the top-ranked team. Warriors return a lot of talent this season, which fuels their dream of a championship run. Brian Armstrong has Marion County in the 30-in-30 spotlight. Marion County football...
Locals swarm Murfreesboro’s new skate park on opening day
After years of anticipation and community advocacy, Nate Williams, director of the Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation department, cut the ceremonial ribbon to officiate the opening of a new skate park on July 19. Williams considered multiple potential layouts for the park since planning began in 2021. The 12,000-square-foot skate park...
Nashville Sounds Release 2025 Home Schedule
NASHVILLE – In conjunction with Minor League Baseball, the Nashville Sounds Baseball Club announced its 2025 home schedule today, complete with the 75 games at First Horizon Park for the 2025 season. The Sounds open the 2025 season at First Horizon Park on Friday, March 28 against the Jacksonville...
Nashville woman turns cancer diagnosis into business to protect others
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - One woman took her fight with cancer and turned it into a battle of protecting as many people as possible. Sunscreen spraying out of a bottle is a sound Brandi Corbello said she heard all the time, whether she was on the beach, outside with friends or laying in the sun, sunscreen was being applied, but by her.
BJ Callaghan strikes all the right notes in Nashville SC introduction
NASHVILLE, TN – Newly-announced Nashville SC head coach BJ Callaghan couldn’t stop smiling during his Geodis Park introduction to local media and a select group of fans. The 43-year-old’s energy was infectious, a stark contrast to the malaise that has surrounded the fifth-year team in recent months.
Nashville SC, Huntsville City FC to play open exhibition Match
Huntsville, Ala. (July 27, 2024) – Huntsville City Football Club announced Saturday that it will host parent club Nashville Soccer Club during the September FIFA men’s international fixture window in the first-ever open exhibition between the two sides on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 at 7 p.m. CT at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium.
"A volcano you'd be setting off": Legal experts say Kim Davis could help chip away at LGBTQ+ rights
A broad swath of legal experts told Salon that they doubt that former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’ longshot strategy to get the Supreme Court to overturn its pivotal 2015 same-sex marriage ruling will work in one fell swoop – but they say Davis’ argument could fuel future attacks on LGBTQ+ rights down the road.
On the skids: Lookouts clinch series with doubleheader sweep of Pandas
MADISON, Ala — The Chattanooga Lookouts swept a doubleheader from the Rocket City Trash Pandas Saturday evening at Toyota Field, winning game one 6-3 before taking the nightcap 1-0. With the losses, Rocket City has now lost six of its last seven games while falling to a season-low four games under .500 to 45-49. Chattanooga scored the first two runs of game one in the second inning. Leftfielder Jack Rogers drove in catcher Mat Nelson from third with the game’s first run with an RBI single, before Rogers scored from first on a double by designated hitter Quincy McAfee to put the Lookouts in front 2-0.
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.
Spencer Set To Establish Tourism Council
Spencer will establish an Economic Development and Tourism Council to serve as an advisor on economic and tourism matters. The new council will have 13 members consisting of businesses and entities that already work with economic development for the city. Mayor Alisa Farmer said tourism is an industry the city has not yet explored.
Former General Manager of the Tarpley Shop Utility District Indicted
AN INVESTIGATION BY THE TENNESSEE COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE HAS RESULTED IN THE INDICTMENT OF FREDDIE BYRD, THE FORMER GENERAL MANAGER OF THE TARPLEY SHOP UTILITY DISTRICT (TSUD) IN PULASKI. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT BYRD MADE PERSONAL PURCHASES WITH DISTRICT FUNDS TOTALING $7,939.55 BETWEEN 2017 AND 2023. THE MAJORITY OF THESE PURCHASES INCLUDED BATTERY-OPERATED TOOLS; SMALL EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS; AND VEHICLE PARTS THAT DID NOT FIT DISTRICT-OWNED VEHICLES. BYRD MADE OTHER QUESTIONABLE PURCHASES WITH DISTRICT FUNDS TOTALING $9,849.64 FROM A VARIETY OF VENDORS. INVESTIGATORS WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE ALL THE PURCHASES WERE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR OFFICIAL DISTRICT PURPOSES. THE INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED THAT $25,035.79 IN QUESTIONABLE FUEL PURCHASES WERE MADE WITH TSUD FUNDS. DUE TO A LACK OF DOCUMENTATION, INVESTIGATORS WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE IF ALL THE FUEL PURCHASES WERE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR DISTRICT PURPOSES. BASED UPON THIS INVESTIGATION, ON JULY 10, 2024, THE GILES COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTED FREDDIE BYRD ON ONE COUNT OF THEFT OVER $2,500 BUT LESS THAN $10,000, AND TWO COUNTS OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT. TSUD PROVIDED WATER SERVICE TO APPROXIMATELY 1,200 CUSTOMERS PRIOR TO ITS MERGER WITH SOUTH GILES UTILITY DISTRICT EARLIER THIS YEAR.
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