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| MAD. CO. EMA |
LAMBUTH GRADUATION |
| LIGHTNING |
BUSH WEDDING |
| TORNADO DISASTER DRILL |
JAXX GFX |
| RELAY WRAP UP |
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THE JACKSON MADISON COUNTY E-M-A WAS BUSY TRACKING SEVERE WEATHER THAT TRAVELED THROUGH WEST TENNESSEE LAST NIGHT. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I'M ASHLEY HADDOCK. AND I'M ALISON MONTOYA. THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TEAM COORDINATED CONTACTS WITH HAM RADIO OPERATORS FROM AROUND THE REGION.KEEPING TRACK OF WEATHER UPDATES AND DAMAGE REPORTS. JACKSON MADISON COUNTY EMA DIRECTOR SAYS HIS AGENCY IS WORKING ON REPAIRING SIRENS DAMAGED DURING PREVIOUS STORMS. |
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AS MIKE MENTIONED MUCH OF WESTERN TENNESSEE EXPERIENCED SEVERE WEATHER YESTERDAY EVENING AND THROUGH OUT THE OVER NIGHT. LIGHTNING BOLTS FILLIED THE MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE SKY. NEARLY 1,400 PEOPLE WERE WITHOUT POWER SATURDAY AFTER A SEVERE STORM SWEPT THROUGH BAY, ARKANSAS. BAY IS 59 MILES AWAY FROM MEMPHIS. THE CRAIGHEAD COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE KNOCKED DOWN DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER. A TRANSFORMER WAS ALSO STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. |
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AS WEST TENNESSEE IS PRONE TO SEVERE WEATHER, ONE GROUP KNOWS YOU CAN NEVER BE TRAINED ENOUGH TO PROVIDE HELP IN NATURAL DISASTER SITUATIONS. THE MEDICAL SUPPORT COMMAND-NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE HELD A SEARCH AND RECOVERY DRILL AT THE UNION GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH IN WEST HENDERSON COUNTY. THE VOLUNTEER GROUP HELPED LIBERTY'S JUNIOR R-O-T-C "STAGE" A SEARCH AND RESCUE IN THE NEAR-BY WOODS WHERE THEY RECOVERED THEIR MISSING SUBJECTS. ORGANIZERS SAY THE MEDICAL SUPPORT COMMAND GROUP IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. |
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FOR THE FIRST TIME, RELAY FOR LIFE ORGANIZERS DECIDED TO HOLD THE CHARITY EVENT FOR A CONTINUOUS 24 HOURS. AND THAT CHANGE PROVED TO BE A SUCCESS.HERE'S MORE FROM YESTERDAY'S CLOSING CEREMONIES. THIS YEAR'S RELAY FOR LIFE THEME IS TO CELEBRATE, REMEMBER AND FIGHT BACK.ALL IN THE NAME OF CANCER RESEARCH. 14:47:09 FIGHT BACK TO ME MEANS...BEST WAY I CAN FIGHT BACK. AND FIGHT BACK THEY DID.RELAY FOR LIFE ORGANIZERS SAY THE ANNUAL EVENT AT FAIRGROUNDS PARK RAISED MORE THAN FOUR-HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY IN HOPES TO ONE DAY FIND A CURE FOR THE DEADLY DISEASE. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THE CONTINUOUS 24 HOUR WALK. 17:32:15 THE MOMENTUM BEHIND THAT.CANCER NEVER SLEEPS.WE'RE HERE FOR THEM. 15:15:18.KEEPS ME GOING. THE EVENT HOSTED VENDERS, CAMPERS AND CLOSE TO 400 WALKERS AS AWARENESS AND MONEY WAS RAISED. ALSO, THE RAIN HELD OUT FOR ONE VERY POWERFUL CLOSING CEREMONY WITH THE THEME.FIGHT BACK. 17:06:02 IT WAS VERY EMOTIONALLY CHARGED.NEXT 364 DAYS. |
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ANOTHER LOCAL UNIVERSITY SENT A GROUP OF STUDENTS OUT INTO THE WORK FORCE TODAY. LAMBUTH UNIVERSITY CELEBRATED THEIR COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES THIS MORNING IN FRONT OF SPANGLER HALL ON THE LAMBUTH UNIVERSITY QUADRANGLE. DR. J. VICTOR BALDRIDGE WAS THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER. BALDRIDGE GREW UP IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, AND GRADUATED FROM LAMBUTH UNIVERSITY IN 1963. HE RECEIVED HIS P-H-D IN SOCIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT AT YALE UNIVERSITY. FOR 30 YEARS, DR. BALDRIDGE WAS A PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT AT STANFORD, UCLA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO. LAMBUTH UNIVERSITY'S PRESIDENT DR. FRED ZUCKER SAYS GRADUATION DAY IS ALWAYS A BITTER SWEET TIME FOR STUDENTS. |
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THIS MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND IS EXTRA SPECIAL FOR THE BUSH FAMILY.
THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER GOT MARRIED TO HENRY HAGER AT THE BUSH FAMILY'S RANCH IN CRAWFORD, TEXAS SATURDAY NIGHT. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE COUPLE STANDING BEFORE A LARGE BEIGE-COLORED CROSS AND ALTAR MADE OF TEXAS LIMESTONE. JENNA WORE A WHITE SILK ORGANZA OSCAR DE LA RENTA GOWN. PRESIDENT BUSH SAYS THE WEDDING WAS ALL THEY COULD HAVE HOPED FOR. |
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THE DIAMOND JAXX AREN'T HERE RIGHT NOW.SO LEAVE A MESSAGE.MY MESSAGE IS CLEAR.WE WANT A WIN.COULD WEST TENN OVERCOME LAST NIGHT'S BIG LOSS AND GET A W ON MOTHER'S DAY. WELL, THEY DIDN'T THE JAXX LOST TO BIRMINGHAM 3 TO 2.IT WAS A PITCHER'S DUEL UNTIL THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH WHEN BIRMINGHAM HIT A HOMER OFF OF DORMAN.BUT THE JAXX CAME BACK IN THE TOP 8TH AS JON NELSON DOUBLED TO RIGHT SENDING HOME ADAM MOORE.THEN, RON PRETTYMAN SINGLED SCORING NELSON.THE BARONS ANSWERED THOUGH WITH TWO MORE RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 8TH.JASON MACKINTOSH GETS THE LOSS FOR WEST TENN HOPEFULLY, THE JAXX WILL HAVE BETTER LUCK TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN THEY FACE THE BARON'S AGAIN AT 7:05 |