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Henry County Fair-A-Dise Begins Today
Photo: The crew from Crove Media were one of several grilling teams at the 2021 fair. Shannon McFarlin photo. Paris, Tenn. — The Henry County Fairgrounds will come alive with the mouth-watering aroma of BBQ on Friday, August 9, as the annual fair kicks off with an all-day BBQ contest. This year’s fair, themed “A Week In Fair-a-Dise,” runs from August 9 through August 17.
City council probes why public barred from renovated restrooms at Mud Island Park
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Half a million dollars went into renovating the public restrooms at Mud Island Park in Downtown Memphis. But the public hasn’t been able to use those restrooms since April. Memphis City Council wanted answers from Memphis River Parks Partnership (MRPP), the non-profit in charge of...
Land Use Control Board approves plan to turn hotel into truck stop, tables discussion on East Memphis gas station
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis' Land Use Control Board has approved plans to turn a hotel into a truck stop and gas station, but tabled a discussion on a new gas station in East Memphis. Thursday morning, developers and those opposed to the truck stop development at the intersection of...
Carbondale PD requests public help finding Malachi D. Daniel, 20
CARBONDALE, Ill. — The City of Carbondale Police Department asks for assistance finding missing person Malachi D. Daniel, 20, of Tennessee. According to the department, Daniel came to Carbondale recently and has not spoken to his family in several weeks. Daniel is a white male, 5 feet 10 inches...
Names released in fatal Lake City ambulance wreck
Lake City, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – August 9, 2024 – Identities of the victims of a wreck that claimed two lives on Friday afternoon have been released. Killed was Mark Gibson, 56 of Jonesboro, listed as a passenger in the 2018 Ford E-350 ambulance (Vehicle 2). He was an employee of Emerson Ambulance Service and was riding in the back of the vehicle with a patient.
Crews respond to crop duster crash in Mississippi County
DYESS, Ark. (KAIT) - Crews responded to a crop duster crash in Mississippi County Friday evening. According to a social media post, the crash happened in a field in Dyess on Aug. 9. The Dyess Fire Department, along with Lepanto Fire and Rescue and the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office responded...
TWRA Leasing Dove Fields for 2024 Season
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking fields to lease for the upcoming 2024 dove season. Landowners can earn up to $4,000 for providing a dove field for public hunting. The first segment of dove season opens at noon on Sunday, Sept. 1. Leased fields must be available for public...
Sgt. Dustin Burke Named Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Tennessee Wildlife Officer of the Year
Sgt. Dustin Burke has been named the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Wildlife Officer of the Year for the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA). He is responsible for the Off-Highway Program in District 41 which includes the 200,000- acre North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area. The recipient of the...
Two close calls in one week for TDOT employees; watch dashcam video
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is pleading with drivers to pay attention and slow down. “We are seeing an alarming increase of unsafe and distracted drivers across Tennessee,” said Butch Eley, Deputy Governor and TDOT Commissioner. “There have been 73 instances in 2024 where TDOT workers and equipment have been struck by motorists, resulting in serious injuries to both our workers and the drivers of those vehicles. Motorists need to follow the law and put down their phones as well as move over and slow down when emergency and roadside workers are present.”
Loudon County principal is Tennessee Principal of the Year finalist
A Loudon County Schools principal is a finalist for the 2024-25 Tennessee Principal of the Year. Christie Amburn of Loudon Elementary School is one of eight finalists named by the Tennessee Department of Education, according to a press release. Amburn said she works among some of the strongest school administrators she’s ever known … and being recognized at the district level is an honor. ...
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