Local News An excessive heat watch has been issued for portions of Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky on Thursday. It will feel more like 105 to 115 degrees Thursday and Friday. This could even extend into Saturday. Millersville police are warning motorists if you drink and drive over the Fourth of July Holiday, you could go to jail. Lt. Bob Watson, says over the last 23 days, Millersville police officers […]
Local News Portland Fire Department Engineer Jair Hawkins and his new wife, Hailey, were on a honeymoon cruise this past week and was going to a different deck to get some food when Hailey called for him to “get back now!” He found a passenger performing CPR on an unresponsive woman, so the first responder jumped in and used the on-board defibrillator. After that, the ship’s medical staff reportedly arrived […]
Local News Two men have been arrested in connection with a motorcycle hit-and-run that left a runner severely injured at the Bell Buckle MoonPie Festival. The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office said 30-year-old Michael Lee Grimmett of Christiana and 31-year-old James Nicholas Barrett of Cannon County face numerous charges in the incident. The victim is at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital. At last check, he was stable.in stable condition. A Gallatin woman is […]
Local News Farmers and neighbors said they’re coming together to fight against a proposed natural gas plant in Cheatham County and some residents fear it would put thier livelihoods in jeopardy. TVA spokesperson Scott Brooks said they want to build a natural gas plant and battery storage system on some farmland there. He noted they would use gas to create a fire to generate electricity. A TVA spokesperson said they […]
Local News A new law takes effect July 1st that aims to do away with junk texts to, just as Tennessee’s “Do Not Call” registry has helped curb phone calls from people trying to sell consumer goods and services. The bill, dubbed the “Do Not Text” law, was sponsored by Tennessee House Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-Portland) who say some of his constituents were getting daily texts from people wanting […]
Local News Buc-ee’s has submitted a site plan for a new location in Clarksville. Buc-ee’s, a chain of gas stations based in Texas, has submitted plans to redevelop around 45 acres off Interstate 24 at the intersection of Trenton Road and Tylertown Road. The plans are on the agenda for the Clarksville Montgomery County Regional Planning Commission on Tuesday, June 27. Tennessee gas prices held relatively steady over last week, […]
Local News NASCAR’s traveling road show rolls into Nashville Superspeedway this weekend for its third annual tripleheader – three days of thunder in its three touring series – with the eyes of the racing world glued on Gladeville. The action begins Friday at 7 p.m. with the Rackley Roofing 200 Craftsman Truck Series race followed by Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. Xfinity Series Tennessee Lottery 250. Sunday’s Ally 400 main event is […]
