THP announces Fourth of July traffic enforcement strategy
NASHVILLE â The Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct a variety of traffic safety initiatives and utilize data-driven enforcement strategies during the Fourth of July holiday period to help reduce serious injury and fatal crashes across the state. The traffic safety campaign will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, July 2, and conclude at 5:59 a.m. Tuesday, July 6.
During last yearâs 84-hour Fourth of July holiday period, 13 people were killed. Of those 13 traffic crash fatalities, nine were vehicle occupants, two were motorcyclists, and two were pedestrians. Of the fatal crashes, six of the fatalities were alcohol-related. We are entering into the deadliest time of the summer for teens. Over the past three years, the first two weeks of July have been the deadliest stretch for teens, with 16 teens killed from July 1-14. The deadliest few days of the period have been July 5-8, when 11 of those fatalities occurred.
Donor Appreciation Blood Drive is Thursday!
May 20, 2021
Donor Appreciation Blood Drive is Thursday, May 20
th, 2021 at the Lions Memorial Building located on We Serve Circle, 634 Lehman Street, Woodbury, TN from 12 PM until 6 PM. Since 1949 the Woodbury Lions Club has hosted American Red Cross Blood Drives in Woodbury and Cannon County. For 20 plus years they have hosted regular blood drives every odd month, with the last drive of their fiscal year in May designated as Donor Appreciation.
Over the years, local businesses have supported this by donating one or more door prizes to the local heroes who come to give their blood so others have a change to live longer. After a donor has signed in, they draw a ticket, which will relate to a door prize that they have won. This years door prizes are about the same as in the past, oil changes, car detailing, hair cuts or styling, massage sessions, pedicures, meals or food item in local or near by restaurants, gift certificates or gi
Lee Co. gets new produce options in Dollar General Market and Local Grocery
Lee Co. gets new produce options in Dollar General Market and Local Grocery By Gabrielle Ware | April 7, 2021 at 7:02 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 7:34 PM
LEESBURG, Ga. (WALB) - People in Lee County are getting more local and affordable food options. A Leesburg couple held a grand opening for a new grocery store Wednesday.
A Dollar General in the county relocated and is now a Dollar General Market. It now has expanded produce and meat options.
Dollar General’s corporate office said they don’t have any plans to offer more Dollar General Markets in the area at this time.
A new Piggly Wiggly coming to Mobile
Updated Mar 14, 2021;
A local investor paid $475,000 for 1.24 acres at the southeast corner of McGregor and Springhill avenues in Mobile, according to John Vallas of Vallas Realty. The property in the Springhill area is zoned neighborhood business and has been approved for a 15,000 square foot building with 65 parking spaces. The buyer has no immediate plans for the land.
Piggly Wiggly has leased the 46,000-square-foot former Winn Dixie store space in Town West shopping center at 5701 Moffett Road in Mobile, according to Amber Hightower Dedeaux of Vallas Realty, who represented the landlord. Nathan Handmacher of Stirling Properties worked for the supermarket. Piggly Wiggly plans to open later this year.