We get other rounds of cold weather and in the midst of all that precipitation out. We talk about when and what kind coming up. Were off to a rocky start this morning. We head up to the northern side. We havent accident on creedmoor road at old creedmoor road. A live picture from the scene as they get this crash cleared up. We will get more information about it but it looks like both directions are blocked now which is south of cold place. Youll get turned around in a detour out there if you try to make that trip on creedmoor road. Using in all use an alternate route. Did hes estimating it should be clear by 6 45 dot is estimating should be clear by 6 45. Of wake county on davis drive. Elsewhere into routes are in good shape. It was one year ago today three students were murdered at the chapel hill apartment. The men his wife and her sister were shot. The suspect craig hicks had a longrunning dispute with the victims over parking and the victims families believe it was a hate crime. Ta
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Battle of franklin. He came to the United States in 1850 and later enlisted in the Confederate Army where he rose through the rank of major eventually proposing to emancipate slaves in order to enlist them in the confederate party. This is part of a series organized by the tennessee civil war sesquicentennial commission. I will use my big voice to get everyone rounded back up for the next part of the program here today. In franklin, talking about the battle of franklin, the battle of nashville, and what this final campaign that we have talked about has meant to tennessee, southern history and american history. Thanks for coming out. Because it is sort of like introducing a rock star. You have had the wellknown acts and all the front acts, and i82 have the special event with our next speaker. Damien shields is an engaging young scholar. Hes an archaeologist by trade. A historian by emotion. Actually gets the way you have to do all those things. Lets not just have the false divide betwee
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