Remote Area Medical, a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics offering medical care to those in need, is looking for volunteer medical, dental, and vision professionals for its Aug. 13 clinic. The one-day clinic is to be held at The Center, located on Main Street in Springfield. They are also in need of general support volunteers to help set up and takedown. Interpreters can also volunteer to aid patients through […]
Tennesseans across the Volunteer State remembered Memorial Day with tributes and parades. In Middle Tennessee, residents in Smyrna gathered in Lee Victory Recreation Park to remember fallen veterans of past wars. At Nashville's National Cemetery, dozens gathered to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. And a memorial service was held at Knoxville's National Cemetery to remember fallen soldiers. The group known as Wreaths Across America placed American […]
The Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization is hosting a Memorial Day ceremony this morning. The event is planned for 10:00 a.m. at William O. Beach Civic Hall in Clarksville. Local officials will be in attendance with retired Brigadier General Scott Brower serving as keynote speaker. A wreath-laying ceremony will follow the remarks. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says troopers will be out on the road this Memorial Day weekend. The department […]
The White House Utility District is issuing a boil notice over concerns about bacteria in the water. According to the utility, the warning comes after the City of Ridgetop Sewer Department connected a wastewater service line to a W-H-U-D water line. Officials say the wastewater line has been disconnected, and crews are regularly flushing and testing the water. W-H-U-D says recent tests did not detect any bacteria, but customers are […]
The northern section of Highway 431 in Springfield, also known as Tom Austin Hwy., was previously expanded to five lanes in recent years, from the Highway 41 intersection to Old Hwy. 431. A new project aims to widen the remaining portion of Tom Austin from the county line all the way to I-24. The project will cost between $2.5-$5 million and although most of the project will actually be in […]
The Southern Baptist Convention is set to release names of ministers accused of sexual abuse. The Southern Baptist executive committee members will be releasing the list this Thursday. The move comes after an independent study was released this week showing the failure of the denomination's leadership to pay attention to accusations of abuse. A statement from the SBC Executive Committee says the denomination "seeks to make clear that it views […]
Tennessee Department of Transportation officials say road crews won't be working on highway projects over Memorial Day weekend. Construction work including lane closures will be suspended on state roads and interstates around Tennessee starting at noon this Friday through 6:00-a.m. next Tuesday. The Triple-A predicts nearly seven-hundred thousand Tennesseans will take to the highways over the holiday weekend this year. The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting a driver license […]