AFTERNOON NEWS 08/19
A PENNYRILE RURAL ELECTRIC EMPLOYEE IS IN VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER AFTER REPORTEDLY TOUCHING A LIVE LINE THE 41-A-I-24 INTERCHANGE FRIDAY MORNING, WITH INITIAL REPORTS INDICATING THE MAN WAS CONSCIOUS WHILE BEING PLACED INTO THE AIR-EVAC HELLICOPTER.
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THE INNAGURAL KELLY LITTLE GREEN MEN DAYS KICKS OFF SATURDAY AT NOON IN “DOWNTOWN KELLY”, WITH ORGANIZER FRANK BROWN SAYING THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVERYONE WHO CAN MAKE IT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT HOSTED ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN “ALIEN ENCOUNTERS” IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
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THE TRIGG COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS “DREAM BIG IN TRIGG” CONTEST HAS CONCLUDED, WITH DAVID STAGNER WINNING THE FIRST PLACE CHECK OF $25,000 FOR HIS “TRIGG COUNTY BARN HOUSES” BUSINESS IDEA.
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ELIZABETH CATA WON SECOND PLACE WITH HER “PIECE OF CAKES” CUSTOM CAKE BUSINESS IDEA AND THIRD PLACE WENT TO LISA TURNER FOR HER “SWEET SCRAPS SCRAPBOOKING AND QUILTING” BUSINESS.
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