NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Road construction across Tennessee will stop this weekend for the July 4 holiday, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. In a news release, TDOT says construction-related closures on interstates and state routes will be suspended beginning at 6 a.m. Friday, July 2 and will continue through 6 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6. More than 47 million…
Weather Update – 6:09 AM – Monday, June 28 Mostly sunny to partly cloudy in the afternoon. Thanks to an extension of the Bermuda Azores high we’ll continue to stay mostly dry again today. The heat is on in the afternoon with lower 70 degree dewpoints and temperatures in the lower 90’s. We’ll have a heat index of 96…
JACKSON, Tenn. — This is the time of year when we’re seeing all different types of wildlife from raccoons, to deer, to turtles and more. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has been receiving a lot of questions regarding turtles wandering in homeowners yards. “Turtles look for, to them, a very particular spot. They sniff they rub their face in the…
DECATURVILLE, Tenn. — The crew of Columbus’s ship, the Pinta, are setting sail. The replica ship was docked at the Fisherdale Marina in Decaturville for three days. West Tennesseans could climb aboard the last time on Sunday before the crew’s next voyage. The Pinta was one of the ships that Columbus sailed in 1492. Acting first mate, Jonah Magney, says…
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. — A community honors a decorated U.S. Veteran. Carroll County honored a special member of the community, retired Colonel James Harding of the United States Air Force was recognized for his service in the military. Harding was a pilot during the Vietnam War, and is the 25th most decorated U.S. Veteran in the country. Some of his…
PORTLAND, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a weekend rollover accident involving several vehicles killed three people in Northcentral Tennessee. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the accident happened early Saturday on state Route 109 near Portland. News outlets report all of the dead were occupants of one vehicle. Killed were the SUV’s 21-year-old driver along with two passengers, ages 17 and…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot. The strategy has the trappings of a political campaign, complete with data crunching to identify groups that can be won over. But…
Weather Update – 3:30 PM – Sunday, June 27 TODAY: Another warm and sunny Sunday remains in West Tennessee. Conditions should remain similar to yesterday’s. Partly cloudy skies and southerly flow should bring some humidity and heat index values in the upper 90’s. A low chance of rain remains for the possibility of a few pop-up showers. Any appearing showers…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Songwriter Diane Warren says she had no idea that her buying a cow would become such big news. Warren saw TV footage of the 40 cows that had escaped a slaughterhouse in southern California on Tuesday and was fascinated by the one that evaded capture. Once it was caught, she had to have it. She contacted…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal to invest nearly $1 trillion in the nation’s infrastructure appears to be back on track after a stark walk-back by President Joe Biden to his earlier insistence that the bill be coupled with an even larger Democrat-backed measure in order to earn his signature. Republican senators who brokered the agreement with the White House…
