Friday April 20
There is some positive news when it comes to jobs in Tennessee. New unemployment numbers were released Thursday which show the state's March unemployment rate has dropped to 7.9%, the eighth straight month of decline.
A recent study shows WILLIAMSON county leads the STATE in binge drinking among TEENAGERS. 15% of Williamson County teens binge drink, which is about twice as many as the rest of the state or country. Last night a group of community advocates tackled addressed the problem head on in a town hall meeting...
More than 1,000 students are expected Saturday at the Country Music Hall of Fame for the Ravenwood High School prom, and when they get there, they’ll see BREATHALYZERS. The Tennessean reports school administrators from the Brentwood school will have breath analyzers that can be used to test anyone suspected of having used alcohol before or during the prom....
Annie Clark is a 7-year-old at Wilson Christian Academy in Pennsylvania. She just got a trophy and $1,000 for her Excellent Penmanship. What is remarkable about this is Annie was born WITHOUT HANDS. Annie writes by wedging a pencil between her arms, the same way she feeds herself and even paints her toenails...
The man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin could soon be OUT on bail. A judge will decide today whether to release George Zimmerman on bond before his trial for second degree murder.
TDOT begins that work tonight on the I-24 bridges that cross over Woodland and Main Streets downtown. This could be a problem for you when you leave the Preds game tonight, since I-24 will be CLOSED. TDOT has made some suggestions on alternate routes:
http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/i24bridges/detours.shtml
And speaking of the Preds, this could be a big night as we lead the Detroit Red Wings 3 games to 1, and could eliminate them at home. A sellout croud is expected at Bridgestone.
A Sumner County JOB FAIR is going on today and Monday. News 2 says Goodwill Macy's Logistics in Portland is looking to hire warehouse associates. They’ve got hundreds of positions to fill...
More info is here -- http://www.wkrn.com/story/17590499/portland
President Obama says he is awarding retiring University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the country's highest civilian honor. The president said: "Coach Summitt is an inspiration—both as the all-time winningest NCAA coach, and as someone who is willing to speak so openly and courageously about her battle with Alzheimer's,"
It looks like the sequel to the blockbuster hit "The Hunger Games" has found a director. Francis Lawrence has been selected to direct "Catching Fire."He;s done movies such as "Constantine," and "I Am Legend," "The Hunger Games" was directed by Gary Ross. but he said he didn’t have the time to work on the sequel...
Keith Urban will be formally welcomed into the Grand Ole Opry family this weekend during Saturday's show, and become the first Opry member who wasn't born in North America. Urban's induction will also be featured on the debut episode of the new GAC series "Noteworthy at the Opry," airing tomorrow...
The search has begun for a bride who knows how to best use a roll of toilet paper. The eighth annual "Toilet Paper Wedding Gown Contest," asks participants to put together a dress for that special day using nothing but toilet tissue, tape, glue and thread. The first place bride receives two-thousand-12-dollars, followed by one-thousand-dollars for second place and five-hundred for third.
