He’s a native from right down the road in Tullahoma, and his newest album celebrates the southern, middle Tennessee stomping grounds we all know. On January 17, his Tullahoma album release party will happen at Marathon Music Works in Nashville and as of press time, tickets were still available. Click here for details. Critics have...
STATE NEWS | Nashville — The Nashville Predators announced on Tuesday, that John Hynes will be named the next head coach. The third head coach in the franchises history, Hynes brings more than 10 season f AHL and NHL experience to the job. “John Hynes is a bright young coach and great leader who has...
STATE NEWS — State health officials report the first two pediatric flu deaths in Tennessee. According to the Tennessee Department of Health, one child in Middle Tennessee and one child in East Tennessee are now dead due to flu-related illness. The first flu-related child death happened in Texas in November. During any flu season, children...
STATE NEWS — Each day patients across the U.S. need blood every two seconds. Much of a patients successful recovery depends on the steady supply of blood from healthy donors … and right now those supplies are low. Blood supplies across Tennessee, and much of the U.S., are at dangerously low levels due to recent...
STATE NEWS — Each day in Tennessee, at least three people die from an opioid-related overdose. That’s more Tennesseans than the number of daily traffic fatalities. Tennessee exists in the top 15 states in drug overdose deaths and according to the state website, “more opioid prescriptions are written than there are people living in Tennessee,...
STATE NEWS — A new handgun permit type, continuing education requirements for residential contractors, and an elder abuse act are just several examples of Tennessee state laws that will go into effect at the stroke of midnight tonight. Tennessee will now offer a conceal carry only permit that includes no “live fire” requirement. As of...
Five easy ways to de-Christmas and un-clutter while doing a little local good
Sheep farmer and part-time moonshiner Tom Sparks knew something wasn’t right that afternoon in 1920 as he walked in the woods behind his home. His flock responded nervously. They fidgeted and stayed close together. The last time they’d acted this way, a bear had been nearby, so Sparks examined his surroundings carefully. Moments later something...
STATE NEWS | Mount Pleasant — Luke Bryan knows that rain makes corn and corn makes whiskey but a still unknown hunter in Maury County got a little too frisky with the country music singer’s red stag last week. According to the Maury County Sheriff Department’s (MCSD) Facebook page, a hunter killed the red stag...
STATE NEWS — Eight locations including a bank in Loretto and a church in Lewisburg have been added to the National Register of Historic Places, according to a press release from the Tennessee Historical Commission. The Register is the official list of our country’s historic buildings, districts, sites, structures, and object worthy of preservation. It’s...