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Tennessee rideshare driver calls for tighter rules towards out-of-state drivers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Long time rideshare drivers tell FOX 17 News that drivers are coming in droves from out of state. They say the lack of enforcement of the rule is making downtown the wild west. FOX 17 News is learning rideshare drivers from other states can drive...
ACLU, Just City challenging new Tennessee bail law with lawsuit
MEMPHIS, Tenn — American Civil Liberties Union lawyers have filed a lawsuit against Shelby County officials challenging the new bail law on behalf of Memphis organization Just City. The lawsuit focuses on the new law, HB1719, which prohibits judges from considering an arrested individual's ability to pay when setting...
Wilderness Day Camp offers kids rare escape to the great outdoors
CELINA-With technology dominating today’s world, organizers of the annual Wilderness Day Camp believe their efforts towards introducing kids to the outdoors are more crucial than ever. “Nobody else is grabbing these kids and saying, ‘hey, let’s go outside and do something,’” Larry Bethke said in response to being asked...
Museum Festival set this weekend
CELINA-The Annual Clay County Museum Festival will be held here on the historic courthouse square this Saturday, and organizers have announced a final schedule for the one-day event to benefit the Clay County Museum of History. “We have tremendous support from the community and the businesses in the community with...
Traveling exhibit on history of education for Black Tennesseans opens at Clinton 12 museum
Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton presents "Building a Bright Future: Black Communities and Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee," a new traveling exhibition, on display Aug. 1-Sept. 13. Created by the Tennessee State Museum in partnership with The John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library at Fisk University, the exhibition traces the history of education for Black Tennesseans from the Reconstruction period, through the development of the Rosenwald program, and into the present day. ...
Governor Visited YEP Participants at Buffalo River Resort
Governor Bill Lee was in Perry County last Friday, July 26, 2024, to visit Tennessee’s Youth Employment Program (YEP) participants at Buffalo River Resort which hired seventeen youth and young adults to work various jobs during the peak summer vacation season. Gov. Lee met with the resort’s owners, talked with YEP participants, and saw firsthand the positive impact YEP has on Perry County’s economy.
McDonald Tennessee’s ‘Farmer of the Year’
(Submitted by University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture) If you have eaten a watermelon from Kroger or purchased Chattanooga Whiskey, there is a good chance you have already experienced some of what one Tennessee farm, Catesa Farms, has to offer. George McDonald, owner and operator of that exceptional farm, has been named as the 2024 Tennessee Farmer of the Year.
“Tornado Alley” expanding Eastward, stirring up more storms around the QCA
MOLINE, Ill. — Back in 2018, storm chaser and Northern Illinois University professor Dr. Victor Gensini published a groundbreaking study on tornado patterns. He looked at tornado data from 1979 to 2017, examining trends on where tornadoes touched down and the location of certain ingredients that promote their development. Gensini found a marked eastward migration of the typical "tornado alley" many of us think of.
West TN Drug Coalition’s regional overdose training helps save lives
JACKSON, Tenn. — The West Tennessee Drug Coalition visited the Jackson Exchange Club Tuesday to provide information on the opioid overdose crisis in the state. Most recent data from the CDC and Tennessee Department of Health shows from 2012 to 2021 more than 19,000 Tennesseans have died of a drug overdose, which is enough to completely fill up the FedEx forum.
Candidate profile: Incumbent Rep. Scott Cepicky lays out top legislative goals, successes
In the state Republican Primary Aug. 1, incumbent House Rep. Scott Cepicky, R-Culleoka, is being challenged by county commissioner and Columbia native Ray Jeter. Read the below questionnaires to learn about the candidates. Candidate profile: Scott Cepicky, 58 ...