Tag Archives: MTSU
Bright & Early: Out Of Line Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We can’t believe we’ve just been sitting and suffering through the deafening drone of the cicadas for the past few weeks when we could have been phoning in a noise complaint, which is exactly what one Cookeville man did last week. He thought the noise was coming from loud machinery, and sheriff’s [...]
Bright & Early: In Plane Sight Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The death toll for this week’s storms has grown to at least 290 across six states, including 206 in Alabama alone, and many people are still missing. The National Weather Service is still trying to determine how to classify the Tuscaloosa tornado, but they say it was at least an EF4, if [...]
Bright & Early: Will It Or Won’t It Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Local news outlets are all abuzz about Festival Tennessee, a proposed Spring Hill theme park announced at yesterday’s press conference by Big International Group of Entertainment, Inc. The $750 million project would span 1,500 acres and include a water park, roller coasters, movie studios, hotels, a charter school and a sports complex [...]
Happy Hour: In Retrospect
MTSU spent a few hours on lockdown today after an argument that led to one person being shot in the hand. Fortunately no one was hurt, the shooter was eventually apprehended and students were allowed to go about their day. [WTVF] Nothing says “I love you” quite like a heart-shaped box of crickets. [WSMV] Country [...]
Happy Hour: Counting With Both Hands
Get your live election results here when the polls start closing around 8pm/7pm CST. [Tennessean] An MTSU professor drove his water-powered car from Bristol to Memphis yesterday. The vehicle runs on tap water and solar power and can go 400 miles before refueling. [WSMV] Aspiring teachers will soon have to have videos of their classrooms [...]
Happy Hour: Turn, Turn, Turn
The early voting numbers are pretty sad for Davidson, Williamson and a handful of other counties around Tennessee. If you haven’t voted yet, check out all the election information and be sure to snag the “I Voted” Foursquare badge if you’re into that. [Tennessean] Vince Young made his first practice appearance today since he twisted [...]
Happy Hour: Getting Our Goat
See this baby goat, you guys? Her name is Bette and she lives at The Green Wagon, where she is being bottle fed because her mom didn’t take care of her. Go give her a squeeze for us. [Flickr] Now back to our regularly-scheduled programming: The Nashville MTA officially announced their new free Circulator buses [...]
Happy Hour: Things To Frown About
Our hearts go out to Knoxville today where a fourth grade teacher decided to bust into Inskip Elementary School and gun down the principal and assistant principal. Neither were killed, though Elisa Luna, who’s actually the daughter of former state Senator Jerry Cooper, is still listed in critical condition. No children were in the school [...]
Bright & Early: #TheSituation2010
Good morning, Nashville. Whether you’re reading this from under your covers at home or you’re cursing the school children for that snow day you didn’t get, the winter weather is on its way. As predicted, the city is taking every possible precaution including readying emergency response crews, putting the electric company on standby, working out [...]
Happy Hour: Here Comes The Rain
Get ready for the downpour: We’re looking at 1-2 inches of rain tomorrow with some thunderin’ likely. Flurries are possible, but… eh, this is Nashville we’re talking about. [NashvilleWX] The town of Arlington, TN has issued a statement shunning their mayor, who made national news last week by posting a Facebook status accusing the President [...]
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