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Some Mt. Juliet city leaders want to take an official stance for God. Commissioners are considering supporting a state resolution making July the official month of fasting and prayer in Tennessee. The city’s proposal would recognize God as the “Creator and King of all Glory.” The resolution is not a law, but a declaration. According to the document, it was inspired by a similar declaration of prayer by John Adams in 1799. A religious history professor at Middle Tennessee State University, Andrew Polk, explained that this declaration walks a fine line between church and state.

A group of Clarksville moms are celebrating a win after negotiating with local school officials to secure half-hour recesses for all elementary school students in the district. The Recess Moms would also like to see unstructured, physical activity time added for middle school students. For bad weather days, they would still like to find ways to get kids out of their normal classrooms and move around. The group is now working with the governor’s office to take their efforts across the state. Say YES to RECESS! leaders are looking for other parents across the state to help advocate for more recess time in other counties.

A woman was arrested over the weekend after being linked to multiple storage unit thefts at a facility in Goodlettsville dating back to March. Investigators say a man visited his storage unit at 719 Rivergate Parkway on May 9 and discovered someone had changed the lock to the unit. Once he gained entry, he found his property was missing. The man told officers that he had furniture wrapped in green plastic, clothing, glassware, and books stored in the unit and their total worth was more than $475,000. Security footage seems to show two people, Desiree Jernigan and Joshua Brewington, allegedly stealing property from units as far back as March 15. A review of evidence pictures from a unit registered to 46-year-old Sheila Layne showed the furniture wrapped in green plastic and clothing.

It’s picnic season FDA has safe food handling tips when eating outdoors. They recommend keeping cold food cold, organizing cooler contents with beverages in one cooler and perishable foods in another, and not cross-contaminating. Also keep raw meat, poultry, and seafood securely wrapped. Picnic season is here, and the FDA has safe food handling tips when eating outdoors. They recommend keeping cold food cold, organizing cooler contents with beverages in one cooler and perishable foods in another, and not cross-contaminate. Also keep raw meat, poultry, and seafood securely wrapped.