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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 […]

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting a driver license roadside safety checkpoint on May 27th, on US Highway 31W at Red River Bridge in Sumner and Robertson counties.  The checkpoint will operate from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. andill concentrate their efforts on vehicles being operated by drivers who violate the driver license laws. The Southern Baptist Convention failed to adequately respond to allegations of sexual abuse.  That’s the conclusion of […]

A survey of how much each state spends on every public school student lists Tennessee among the states spending the least.  The U.S. Census Bureau released a report  analyzing the amount spent on students.  In 2020 New York spent the most with an average of just over 25-thousand-500-dollars  per pupil.  The national average is 13-thousand-500-dollars.  Tennessee spends an average of 99-hundred-dollars per student. A suspect was arrested yesterday in connection […]

One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.  Officials say it happened last night following the  Riverdale High School graduation.  The victims have nit yet been identified.  The suspect is still at large.  Riverdale High School will be closed today “as a precaution.” A student who made threats of violence at West Creek Middle School in Clarksville […]

Fuel prices in the U.S. are again hitting record high numbers. GasBuddy reports the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded topped out at four dollars and 53 cents per gallon yesterday.   Triple A reports yesterday's average in Davidson County was over four dollars and 31 cents.  Costs for diesel also reached an all-time high, coming in at five dollars and 56 cents per gallon. The Tennessee Valley Authority […]

A former Robertson County volleyball coach will spend four years in prison on sex charges. Authorities say Clifton Horn, a former volleyball coach at East Robertson High School, is accused on 67 counts after reportedly installing a video recording system in the team's locker room in 2018. He pled guilty to the charges and was sentenced to four years in prison, one year of probation and a minimum of ten […]

Cheatham County authorities say a teen has drowned after an accident Saturday.  Witnesses say the 17-year-old jumped from a bridge while swimming with friends near Sycamore Creek Recreation Area.  Investigators say his body was recovered about an hour after the incident was reported.  The identity of the victim has not been released. If you are doing any traveling the weekend, here’s a heads up: the Tennessee Highway Patrol will be […]