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Toll lanes are on the way to part of Interstate 24, but before construction crews get to work, the Tennessee Department of Transportation wants to hear from you. Although Tennessee’s toll lanes will likely take until around 2032 to complete, if you live or work between Nashville and Murfreesboro, a spokesperson for TDOT said that the time to weigh in is now. They would host a total of four meetings over August, but you can also weigh in online until September 19th.

Wilson County is asking for public input as they focus on future growth and how land is developed. This comes while neighbors are advocating against a 1400-acre industrial park that would be built on farmland. So far, some 1,100 people have taken part in the survey. It’s a questionnaire with about two dozen questions asking for input on future growth from residents.

For the first time in eight years, Goodlettsville’s U-12 baseball all-stars are on the doorstep of the biggest stage: the Little League World Series. In 2016, the team reached the semi-finals. In 2012, they became the first and only Tennessee squad to make it to the Little League World Series final, where they lost to Japan. Unlike many other Little League All-Star teams, this Goodlettsville group has played with each other for most of their young lives. The team is headed to Georgia for the Southeast Region tournament. If Goodlettsville wins at least four games in their upcoming tournament, they’ll punch their ticket to Williamsport. Goodlettsville’s first test will come Thursday against Alabama at 6 p.m.

A store employee is shot while on duty in Hermitage. A man demanding money shot the clerk at the Dollar General on Stewarts Ferry Pike, during a Saturday night robbery. The victim is in critical, but stable condition at Vanderbilt University. Medical Center. A cashier complied after the armed man demanded money, police said. He then forced another employee to open the safe. As he made his way out, the robber turned around and fired a shot, hitting the woman in the abdomen. Police believe the gunman is the same person who robbed the Dollar General at 1801 Antioch Pike on July 12.