Local Legislators Returning To Nashville For Special Session
Local lawmakers returning to Nashville this week for a special session to redraw all nine of the state’s congressional districts. That follows a Supreme Court ruling regarding district balance and the Voting Rights Act. State Representative Michael Hale said the timing of the session creates difficulties for candidates who have already invested significant resources into […]
Basketball Official Training Classes To Begin
Local basketball officials will hold free classes to train and recruit new referees for the upcoming middle school and high school basketball seasons. The one-hour class will be held at various high schools in the region starting August 7th through September 16th. Organizer Luke Dycus of Crow Hop Officiating has spent 17 years officiating basketball […]
Aircraft Emergency Lands In Jackson Hay Field
A single-engine airplane made an emergency landing in a hay field on the Jackson County/Smith County line, just off Salt Lick Creek Road Tuesday morning. Jackson County EMA Public Information Officer Derek Woolbright said the Memphis FAA Control Tower contacted Jackson County 9-1-1 around 9:00am. He said units were asked to have the Jackson County […]
Homeless Veterans License Plate Program Needs Your Help
A specialty veterans license plate program designed to fund transitional housing for homeless veterans is falling short of its goal and running out of time. Cookeville native and U.S. Marine Veteran Patrick McClellan said the program requires 1,000 plates be preordered by June 20 for production and distribution of the plates to begin. He said […]
TTU’s Luna: Seismic Technology Better, Earthquakes Hard To Predict
Even with major growth in research and technology, earthquakes are difficult to understand and even harder to predict. Japan’s southern peninsula rocked by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake Monday morning. The death toll has risen to 62, and counting. Tennessee Tech Earth Sciences Department Chair Jeannette Luna said while we can identify where seismic events may […]
TTU Dean Expects Ripple Effects Of Memphis Ford Megasite
Tennessee Tech’s dean of engineering calls the Memphis Ford Megasite a great opportunity for the state. Dean Joseph Slater said Tennessee stands as a hub of automotive with four big manufacturers now located here. “It is the place to be,” Slater said. “It’s going to cause other manufacturers to also look at Tennessee, because this […]
