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Good Deed: Local paddle club contributes to Chattanooga environmental group
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 5, 2025
The Tennessee Valley Canoe Club, a premier paddling club in the southeast Tennessee region, recently donated $3,000 to WaterWays, a Chattanooga-based environmental nonprofit organization. Club members raised the funds during a recent paddle race...
Wagner: Some Americana musings, with pit stops in Tracy City and Alcoa, Tennessee
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 5, 2025
Since this column will run in the vicinity of July 4, my mind is filled with a bunch of thoughts about America -- some serious, some not so much. So here goes. › God made every nation and placed them where they are. Acts 17:26 says, "And hath made...
Elon Musk Obtains Permit to Spew Pollution
Futurism
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July 5, 2025
In the city that built the blues, Elon Musk's xAI data center has been given permission to keep polluting the air with fumes from burning methane gas — which it had already been doing so without authorization for a year. As Wired reports, Memphis'...
Scandal led to ethics reform in Tennessee: Notorious Nashville
The Tennessean
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This story is part of The Tennessean's Notorious Nashville series, which takes a look back at some of the city's most provocative news stories of the 21st century so far. FBI sting nets father-son duo. Corrupt lawmakers were willing to pass new...
Memphis cop with expired license runs light, crashes | On the Docket
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Tennessee
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Memphis police adjusted precinct boundaries to balance workloads and improve response times. A man was arrested for bringing a gun into the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center after a video of the incident surfaced on social media. The trial for...
The Texas floods are not an isolated tragedy
Gulf Today
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July 7, 2025
Tragedy has struck in Texas. Latest reports suggest as many as 51 people have lost their lives in flash flooding in the State. Tens of people remain missing, including a group of young girls attending a Christian summer camp when the weather...
Crowds fill Downtown Nashville for 'Let Freedom Sing' 4th of July event
The Tennessean
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Thousands of people braved temperatures in the 90s to flood the streets of Downtown Nashville in celebration of America’s 249th birthday. The "Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th" event is produced by Music City Inc. and has provided fireworks...
Tennessee opens FEMA applications for those affected by April severe weather
WPSD-TV - Kentucky
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened applications for homeowners and renters in certain Tennessee counties who were affected by severe weather that occurred April 2 to 24. Counties eligible for assistance include...
Memphis Tigers: Memphis & Vandy Ink Home-and-Home
92.9 FM ESPN - Tennessee
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July 3, 2025
Home 92.9 FM ESPN Sports Memphis Tigers Memphis Tigers: Memphis & Vandy Ink Home-and-Home The University of Memphis men’s basketball program announced Thursday a renewed home-and-home series with Vanderbilt, set to tip off in the 2025-26 and...
Effler to lead state DA general conference
Knox TN Today - Tennessee
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July 7, 2025
Jared Effler, 8th District Attorney General, has been elected by fellow members of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference to serve as president of the organization’s executive committee. In this position, Effler will play a crucial...
SBA opens Business Recovery Centers to assist small businesses, nonprofits affected by severe weather
WSMV 4 - Tennessee
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July 4, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The U.S. Small Business Administration announced they have opened Business Recovery Centers in Tennessee. These centers were opened in Davidson and McNairy Counties to assist small businesses, private nonprofits and...
Are You Ready For A Summer Vacation? Here's Some Handy Tips And Advice
Chattanooga Pulse - Tennessee
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July 7, 2025
Tia Hamilton, owner of JNJZ Travelers, loves to travel on cruise ships. Whenever possible she books a trip for herself and said she’s learned a few things to make packing for a cruise a bit easier. “You want to pack your essentials, but you want...
Nashville misses out on WNBA expansion
Nashville Ledger - Tennessee
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July 1, 2025
VOL. 49 | NO. 28 | Friday, July 4, 2025 The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030. Nashville finds itself on the outside looking in for the proposed...
LKQ Corporation’s Quarterly Earnings Preview: What You Need to Know
Yahoo Finance
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LKQ Corp laptop and phone by- T_Schneider via Shutterstock Valued at a market cap of around $10 billion, LKQ Corporation (LKQ) is a leading global supplier of alternative aftermarket, remanufactured, and recycled auto parts. Founded in 1998, the...
Memphis People in Business: July 3, 2025
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Tennessee
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Here's a look at promotions, hirings and other noteworthy business events in the Memphis area: Annual awards were presented at Rhodes College's 176th Commencement Exercises on May 17 on campus. Among the recipients was Sandi George Tracy, director...
Tennessee hunger relief group warns SNAP cuts would affect rural families
Public News Service
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Tennessee hunger-fighting advocates warn that proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly food stamps, could deepen food insecurity as the budget reconciliation bill returns to the House. More than 711,000 Tennesseans...
Wapello native Lydia Fisher, now Miss Iowa, follows childhood dreams toward medical degree
Muscatine Journal - Iowa
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Best big college towns in America Best big college towns in America Every year, students from across the country agonize about where to go to college. The choices are endless: Big university or small private school? Close to home or far away?...
Texas flood forecasts were accurate. It wasn’t enough to save lives.
E&E News
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July 7, 2025
The catastrophic floods that struck central Texas on Friday show that accurate weather forecasts alone aren’t enough to save lives. The National Weather Service issued timely warnings in advance of the deadly floods, meteorologists say. But they...
Planning commission OKs 11-acre warehouse
Redlands Community News - California
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The Redlands Planning Commission approved the development of a warehouse at 301 Tennessee Street on June 16, a fate volleyed between champions and critics since 2022. Commissioner Rich Smith was absent from the meeting. Vice Chair Matt Endsley...
Woman who died on Tennessee lake after jumping from ski boat identified
WDSI - Tennessee
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CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — UPDATE: The woman who died after she jumped from a ski boat on Center Hill Lake near Hurricane Marina on Thursday has been identified. The woman is Mary Beth Foran, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA)....