The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 45 in Greenbrier will be hosting their annual drive-through Poppy distribution on National Poppy day, Friday, May 28th, from 8 am- 1 pm at the Greenbrier American Legion Post. Learn the history of how the poppy became the symbol of remembrance for veterans. This will be an interactive non-contact drive-through or if the weather is nice, feel free to park and walkthrough.
Colonial Pipeline is restarting operations. However, the company announced last evening it could take several days for the supply of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to return to normal. Triple-A Tennessee says despite the resumption of services, the state could face some lingering effects with limited gasoline supply at the pump. Triple-A reports that the average price for a gallon of gas went up to two-dollars-and-81 cents yesterday from two-dollars-and-74 cents the day before.
More than a billion dollars in sports wagers have been placed in Tennessee since the state legalized online sports betting late last year. The Tennessee Education Lottery reported yesterday that the betting has resulted in 92-million dollars of revenue for the sportsbooks, while the state has collected more than 18-million in taxes. The state collected nearly three-million in taxes last month alone. The Lottery divides the money between scholarships and grants for students, local government infrastructure projects and state-funded gambling addiction programs..
Authorities across the state are ramping up enforcement of the Click It or Ticket seat belt campaign ahead of the Memorial Day Weekend. Law enforcement statewide is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to ensure drivers and their passengers are wearing their seat belts. More than 400 people who weren’t wearing their seat belts were killed in accidents in Tennessee last year. That’s 33 percent of the state’s total traffic deaths in 2020.
The Robertson County Fair will be held from Tuesday, Sept. 7 to Saturday, Sept. 11 at the fairgrounds on US-41 in Springfield. Gates will open every evening at 5:00 and close at 10 p.m. However, the rides will be open as long as there are people there to ride them.
