Girl Scout troop delivers cookies with drones
(CBS Newspath) — A Girl Scout troop in Virginia found a special way to deliver their popular cookies during the pandemic. Here’s how technology helped them transport their treats.
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Tennessee could mandate bathroom signs about transgender use
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that requires businesses or government facilities open to the public to post a sign if they let transgender people use multi-person bathrooms, locker rooms or changing rooms associated with their gender identity. The Republican-dominated Legislature gave the bill final passage Thursday, sending it to GOP Gov. Bill Lee. The Human…
Tennessee to move ahead with new broadband coverage map
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee officials are moving forward with a plan to map out just where hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans without access to high-speed Internet live. The plan follows the lead of other states that no longer rely on federal maps that overstate coverage in some communities. State broadband director Crystal Ivey says Tennessee plans to collect…
Capital projects, sales tax holiday: $42.6B Tennessee budget
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee’s upcoming state budget is one signature by the governor away from becoming law, including a one-week sales tax holiday on restaurants, bars and groceries, an infusion of cash into capital maintenance and improvements, and a big paydown into the state’s retirement system. The Republican-dominated Legislature passed the budget Thursday, touting it as a conservative investment…
Mid-West TN Genealogical Society set to meet
JACKSON, Tenn. — Local genealogical group plans to meet. The Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society will meet in Jackson on May 11 at 6:00 p.m. The speaker will be Robert Gaugh, a Garey descendant. His presentation is titled “The Life of Bartley Garey, A Civil War Union Veteran.” Garey spent the remainder of his days living in Bemis, TN. The meeting…
12 new cases of Covid-19; 11,356 total in Madison Co.
The Jackson Madison-County Health Department has confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, May 1. That brings the total number of cases in Madison County to 11,356. Those new patients range in age from 17-years-old to 57-years-old. There are currently two Madison County residents hospitalized. None of those patients are on a ventilator. The health department also released statistics…
Nice Start to Our Weekend, Scattered Storms Return on Sunday
Saturday Update
Saturday Forecast for May 1st: Happy Saturday Everyone On This First Day Of May! High pressure will hold the rain off for today allowing for plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures in the afternoon. A slow moving disturbance was located over Texas and is expected to head this way for tomorrow. As a result we’ll see a few clouds start…
Pet of the Week: Joey
This week’s Pet of the Week, brought to you by the Saving The Animals Together is Joey! This handsome guy is 13-weeks-old and a bundle of happiness and fun! He loves to play with his foster siblings and be the center of attention. He is working on not having accidents in the house and also working on kennel training. Joey…
Trenton Teapot Festival continues with carnival night
TRENTON, Tenn. — The 40th annual Teapot Festival brought one of its attractions to Trenton. What started out as a small teapot collection from around the world turned into a time-honored, week-long festival in Trenton. Festival committee member, Courtney Smith says Dr. Fredrick Freed was the man who started it all. “He traveled the world and collected teapots. We eventually…
Sunday’s Symphony on the Move moved to FHU campus
CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. — The Henderson Arts Commission has moved Sunday’s Symphony on the Move in Chester County. The symphony will now be held at the Ayers Auditorium in Brown-Kopel Business Center on Freed-Hardeman University’s campus. The event will still be Sunday, May 2 at 2 p.m. The event was originally to be held at the Chester County Courthouse. Categories:…
