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The Franklin County Garden Club won a list of state and district awards that were presented during the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs’ State Convention held last month in Murfreesboro.
Let’s track the history of American retail and service establishments.
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Cowan Elementary School hit a major milestone this year in turning 100 years old.
The Tennessee Open Meetings Act hasn’t changed too much over the years, but this year, the General Assembly made two major improvements that were a long time coming.
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A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the White House plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt. If Congress approves a debt ceiling deal negotiated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, payments will resume in late August. Even if the deal falls through, payments will resume by 60 days after the Supreme Court decision. Regardless of what justices decide, more than 40 million borrowers will have to start paying back their loans by the end of the summer at the latest.
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Hillsboro resident Mark Newman walks down his front steps, tapping his white cane as he makes his way across a concrete walking path to the shop where, for decades, he has tuned and restored pianos.
Residents on Keith Springs Mountain have cited a need to have their homes attached to a municipal water supply and have approached the county’s Long Range Planning Committee about taking the initial steps to do so.
Busy times on the farm necessitate lunch deliveries to the fields. One such day recently, I was simply the delivery person.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, fewer than five percent of all marriages last 50 years and a much smaller number survive 60 years, but Joseph Carl Hice, age 93, and Mary Frances Hice, age 88, have defied those statistics. They are celebrating their 73rd wedding anniversary today.
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A little girl dances with the music of a group in the Petion Ville square Port-au-Prince,Haiti, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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A woman joins a protest demanding urgent government solutions in the context of an ongoing water crisis, in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
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As time passes, younger generations have not given veterans the recognition they so deserve, and awareness needs to be increased about it, according to a Franklin County High School student who won a national essay contest on the subject.
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There's new music from Foo Fighters, the buzzy HBO series “The Idol” starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd and a documentary about the breakthrough TV show “American Gladiators” among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
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NEW YORK, N.Y., May 31, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 4DDiG, a subsidiary of Tenorshare, a distinguished software company specializing in data management solutions, is thrilled to announce the much-awaited launch of 4DDiG Partition Manager version 2.1.0. This update brings advanced partitioni…
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NEW YORK (AP) — An American sleuth and two Chinese men faced jurors Wednesday in the first trial to come out of U.S. claims that China’s government has tried to harass, intimidate and arm-twist dissidents and others abroad into returning home.
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Jurors have found “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson guilty of two out of three counts of rape, and he could get 30 years to life in prison. The jury reached the verdict Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom, where Masterson was led out in handcuffs. It was the second trial for the 47-year-old actor, after a jury deadlocked in his first. Masterson has been convicted of raping two women at his home between 2001 and 2003. Prosecutors say he drugged the women so he could assault them, then used his prominence in the Church of Scientology to avoid consequences for decades.
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NAHA, Japan (AP) — A weakened Tropical Storm Mawar headed toward Japan's southern archipelago of Okinawa on Thursday, leading businesses and the airport to close and fishermen to batten down their boats in preparation.
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Actor Teo Yo attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Director Celine Song attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Actor Greta Lee attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Director Celine Song attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Actor Teo Yo attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Actor John Magaro attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Director Celine Song attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Actor John Magaro attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Actor Teo Yo attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Actor John Magaro attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Director Celine Song attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Actor John Magaro attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Actor John Magaro attends a special screening of "Past Lives" at Metrograph on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, right, invites U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to take a seat at the start of their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, speaks at the start of his meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, unseen, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada pose at the start of their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
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Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, right, delivers an opening address at the start of his meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, unseen, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, speaks at the start of his meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, unseen, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
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FILE - U.N secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the media during a visit to the U.N. office in the capital Nairobi, Kenya on , May 3, 2023. Guterres implicitly criticized Cambodia’s upcoming elections Wednesday, May 31, 2023 for failing to be inclusive, after the top opposition party was not allowed to register. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi, File)
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A derelict car blocks a street as part of a barricade erected during the Bwa Kale movement , an initiative to fight gangs seeking to take control of their neighborhood, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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A man throws a tire to make a barricade to close a street at 6:00 pm as part of a barricade erected during the Bwa Kale movement, an initiative to fight gangs seeking to take control of their neighborhood in the Canape Vert area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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People stand on the sidewalk in Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Audience members listen to Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speak at a campaign event, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey arrive at a campaign event, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis casts a shadow on an Iowa flag as he speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis walks to the stage before speaking at a campaign event, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey arrive at a campaign event, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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An audience member wearing a flag themed shoe as he listens to Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speak during a campaign event, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to his wife Casey speak at a campaign event, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
