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Memory Gardens to host annual Memorial Day Service
Hamblen Memory Gardens & Mausoleums will host its Annual Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 26, at 10 a.m. in the Veterans Field of Honor.

Making Contact
Grovewood Baseball Museum’s Jamison Pack developing TV show about building connections
Cambodian villagers honor guardian spirits to pray for rain and good fortune
PHUM BOEUNG, Cambodia (AP) — Hundreds of Cambodians on Thursday morning honored their village's guardian spirits by holding a colorful centuries-old ceremony to pray for good fortune, rain and prosperity.
Tennessee governor grants Tony Carruthers one-year stay after his execution was halted
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's governor granted a one-year stay of execution for Tony Carruthers after his lethal injection was halted Thursday when officials struggled to find a vein for more than an hour.

WSCC to offer CNA Class in Hancock County
Walters State Community College’s Division of Workforce Training will hold a Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) class at Hancock County High School beginning July 21. An information session will be held on Wednesday, June 10, from 1-3 p.m. at Hancock County Hospital.
Free speech or race-baiting? Tennessee shooting stirs debate over livestreamer’s actions
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Thursday set a $1 million bond for a white livestreamer charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting and wounding a Black man in a case that has stoked debate over the extents of free speech and the rights of content creators who profit from hate-filled interactions.

Memorial Day: Higher fuel prices have some Americans scaling back their travel plans
As someone who is 'not the best person with bugs and stuff,' Stephanie Bernaba never imagined herself becoming an outdoorsy mom.
Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia as long-range strikes escalate
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones smashed into another Russian refinery overnight, starting a fire that produced huge clouds of black smoke, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, in what appeared to be the latest longrange attack on Moscow's vital oil industry.
Democrats are hoping for a breakthrough as the House takes another Iran war vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote on legislation Thursday to compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, a significant test of lawmakers' willingness to go along with a conflict the president launched over two months ago without congressional approval.
Man guilty of killing a woman and her daughter set to be executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing of his cousin's girlfriend and the couple's 4-year-old daughter is set to be executed Thursday evening.

