Local News How'd your holiday go? Research shows that 150 million hot dogs are eaten on July 4. If those hot dogs weren’t beef hot dogs, they may have come from Iowa. Thirty-three percent of all hot dogs come from Iowa. Americans also like baked beans on the 4th of July. The U.S. Dry Bean Council says July is baked bean month. The council said that in 2009, about 50 […]
Local News The Fourth of July marks the historic date in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress and when our nation declared its independence and was no longer a colony of England. Because of the holiday, federal, state and county offices are closed. Post Offices are closed and there will be no regular mail delivery. The Fourth of July Tennessee Gas Price average is […]
Local News The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old in Gallatin on Saturday. The TBI said the incident began after two officers approached a suspicious vehicle containing two people in a parking lot on College Street. One officer reportedly requested that one of the occupants – later identified as 20-year-old Devon Derantez Rutherford – exit the vehicle. Authorities […]
Local News Some Clarksville residents are protesting the arrival of popular gas station chain Buc-ee's. They say the traffic and noise created by the nearly 77,000 square-foot travel center with 120 gas pumps are their top concerns. Supporters say the business would likely boost the area’s economy by drawing thousands of people and employing hundreds more. The Cheatham County School District says Pegram Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School will be […]
Local News Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories have been issued for Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky for Thursday and Friday. It will feel more like 100 to 115 degrees. There is a marginal risk (1/5) for most of Middle TN, but parts of Southern KY & northeast Middle TN are under a slight risk (2/5) for severe storms. Millersville police are warning motorists if you drink and drive over […]
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 […]
