State Rep. Pat Marsh, R-Shelbyville, has been unanimously elected by his peers to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore for the 113th Tennessee General Assembly. Read moreRep. Pat Marsh elected as state House speaker pro tempore
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Three from Lincoln County High School’s Falcon football team received Class 5-A - Region 6 honors during the team’s awards banquet. From left are Hank Sorrells, a senior; Hunter Hammons, a junior; and Aron Jones, a senior. Read moreFalcons Football - All Region
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Fayetteville City Schools has been awarded a $4,000 Utrust mini-grant, made in honor of Pam Bryson, second from left, a Fayetteville City school board member, who became a trustee on the Utrust Board last July. The Trustee Choice grant provided that Bryson could choose to use the grant for w… Read moreUtrust grant in honor of Bryson
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This week’s new entertainment releases include a fresh album from Shania Twain, the megahit film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” lands on Disney+ and a new PBS “Frontline” documentary delves into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interaction with the last five U.S. presidents. Pamela Anderson tells her own story using archival footage and personal journals for a Netflix documentary, while Drew Barrymore and Savannah Guthrie have teamed up to executive produce a new animated children’s series on Netflix called “Princess Power.” Also for the kids is “Lyle, Lyle Crocodile,” which comes to Netflix as a hybrid live action, CGI and musical movie.
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Authorities said three people were dead and at least one missing as record levels of rainfall pounded New Zealand’s largest city, causing widespread disruption. Authorities declared a state of emergency for the Auckland region and the nation’s new Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, flew to the city on a military plane to assess the damage. Earlier, hundreds of people were stranded at Auckland Airport overnight after the airport stopped all flights and parts of the terminal were flooded. Air New Zealand said it resumed domestic flights in and out of Auckland on Saturday afternoon, but wasn’t yet sure when international flights would resume.
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Mike Rallis and Nick Rallis grew up in the Minneapolis suburbs as professional wrestling and football fans. Mike Rallis is now better know as WWE star Madcap Moss. Rallis is the linebackers coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. Rallis is expected to take part Saturday in WWE's Royal Rumble. It's one of the biggest events each year for the company. Nick Rallis will coach the Eagles on Sunday in the NFC championship game against the San Francisco 49ers.
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Fayetteville City Schools has been awarded a $4,000 Utrust mini-grant, made in honor of Pam Bryson, second from left, a Fayetteville City school board member, who became a trustee on the Utrust Board last July. The Trustee Choice grant provided that Bryson could choose to use the grant for w… Read moreUtrust grant in honor of Bryson
