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Big Fat Cow set to celebrate its new EP Behold The Soil! with a two-week tour
As one might expect from its name, Kansas City’s Big Fat Cow play indie rock with a country tinge. Originally started as a solo project from guitarist and vocalist Noah Cassity, with assistance from producer Kole Waters, Big Fat Cow is now a four-piece, featuring Cassity on vocals and guitar, Waters on lead guitar, Alex May on bass and vocals, and Matt Chipman on drums.
State Board of Education Seeks Public Feedback on ELA Standards
The Tennessee State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking public feedback on the current English/Language Arts standards. This review comes as the SBE prepares to implement new standards for the 2029-30 school year. According to the SBE, each review process follows an almost two-year rigorous, legislatively outlined procedure to promote collaboration and transparency.
Tennessee now has 9 distressed counties, up 1 from a year ago
(The Center Square) – Tennessee now has nine counties that are considered distressed, up one from a year ago and now including Haywood County, the home of Ford’s Blue Oval City project. A distressed county is one among the 10% most economically distressed in the nation, as determined by the Appalachian Regional Commission. This year, […]
Tennessee has $813M broadband expansion plan approved
(The Center Square) – Tennessee had its plan to spend $813 million in federal broadband funding approved and will begin the grant process in November. The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development submitted the plan for spending Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment funding, which will be used to bring high-speed broadband to areas of Tennessee for businesses and residents by 2028. “High-speed internet has become an...
Caruthersville man dies in backhoe crash with locomotive
A fatal accident occurred on August 20, 2024, at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Gettings Lane in Hayti, Missouri, involving a 2018 John Deere 310 SL backhoe and an EMV SD70ACE locomotive. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash took place when the driver of the backhoe, Thomas B....
Missourians average 1 year in jail waiting for court-ordered mental health treatment
The number of people languishing in Missouri jails in need of court-ordered mental health treatment currently stands at 344 — and the wait time for a hospital bed averages one year. That’s up from 254 people this time last year, according to Missouri Department of Mental Health data provided to The Independent. A spokeswoman for the […]
Mini-Swarm of Ongoing Missouri Quakes Now Along New Madrid Fault
I'm not sharing this to alarm anyone, but if you're interested in activity along the New Madrid Fault in southern Missouri, you should know there is a mini-swarm in progress as we speak with 3 quakes just in the past couple of hours. To emphasize, this is not a five-alarm...
Body camera footage shows kids left alone in hot house pleading for help
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Body cam footage was released of police visiting an Arkansas home where they say three children were abandoned last month. New details have come to light regarding a mother’s alleged abandonment of her three young children and the desperate call that led to her arrest. On July 14, a 15-year-old girl called […]
Family distraught after 3 killed in chase, crash in Hickory Hill
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three women killed in a five-way car crash Tuesday night have been identified by family, who are now questioning how this could have happened. According to MPD, at around 9:30 p.m., officers tried to pull over a 16-year-old in the area of Getwell Road and Cottonwood Road. Police say he refused to […]
MSCS Board approves salary increase for SROs, reallocates funds for Whitehaven STEM Lab
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis-Shelby County School Board approved new budget amendments to increase the salary for school resource officers (SROs) and reallocate funds for the Whitehaven STEM lab in a work session on Tuesday. The board approved budget adjustments for the 2024-2025 academic year just on Aug. 20,...
Memphis school leaders grapple with school safety, air conditioning issues
Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Memphis-Shelby County Schools and statewide education policy.The superintendent of Memphis-Shelby County Schools wants to allay concerns about safety in the new school year after narrowly avoiding a walkout by school resource officers last week and accepting the resignation of the district’s new security chief just days after he started.“I give you assurance … that our district is fine,” Feagins told school board members Tuesday evening after a tumultuous week in which she and the board agreed to give the district’s 125-plus officers significant raises.Feagins also reported that air...
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