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Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Science
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Tennessee's 'notable' 4.1 magnitude earthquake. Why they occur and chance for aftershocks
Nashville is about 175 miles from a 4.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred in East Tennessee near Greenback on May 10. The earthquake was described as "notable" by U.S. Geological Survey and was felt in several states according to reports, though it fell short of being classified as a "moderate." The earthquake's shaking approached eastern portions of Middle Tennessee as both the Putnam County and Jackson County emergency management agencies had multiple reports of "shaking" on the morning of May 10. A 5.3 magnitude earthquake is considered a 'moderate' earthquake, and a 6.3 is a 'strong' earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey scale. The Michigan Tech University measuring system describes earthquakes between 2.5 to 5.4 magnitude as often felt, but generally cause only minor damage, No injuries or significant damage were immediately reported by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency from the East Tennessee quake. And there are millions of earthquakes registering at 2.5 magnitude or less that are usually not felt, but can be recorded by a seismograph, according to Michigan Tech. Aftershocks are additional earthquakes that are related to each other and continue to occur near the mainshock. U.S. Geological Survey lists the percentages of an aftershock of 3.0 magnitude or better after the May 10 East Tennessee earthquake as. One year: 36% One month: 22% One week: 15%. There is a 9% chance of an aftershock of 4.0 or more within a year, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault o the fault plane. The location below the earth's surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter. Reach Andy Humbles at ahumbles@ and on X, formerly known as Twitter @ AndyHumbles. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Tennessee's 4.1 magnitude earthquake and the chance for aftershocks
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Business
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FedEx files notice to lay off more than 200 at Lebanon facility on Eastgate Boulevard
FedEx has filed notice with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development that it plans to lay off 217 employees at the company's hub on Eastgate Boulevard in Lebanon. The layoffs are expected to occur from May 9 to May 30, according to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed with the state. The workers at the Eastgate Boulevard facility are not represented by a collective bargaining agreement, the notice states. The Northern Middle Local Workforce Development Area rapid response team, employed by the Workforce Essentials, has been notified to coordinate services with the employer and affected employees. Reach Andy Humbles at ahumbles@ and on X, formerly known as Twitter @ AndyHumbles. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: FedEx files notice to lay off 217 workers in Lebanon
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Business
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Vintage Pleasant Grove with 265 homes, office and coffee shop breaks ground in Mt. Juliet
Work has begun on a mixed-use development in Mt. Juliet that will include 265 multifamily homes, 14 office suites and a Red Bicycle Coffee Shop near a commercial area. Vintage Pleasant Grove can be found on Pleasant Grove Road, north of Interstate 40, just southwest of The Paddocks at Mt. Juliet, which includes the city's Walmart and a number of other commercial businesses. The location sits between the Mt. Juliet Road exit on I-40 and where a future interchange at Central Pike is planned. The residential units will be for rent. Vintage Pleasant Grove is estimated for completion in 2027 with pre-leasing to start in the summer of 2026, according to a news release. TDK Companies and Imagine1 Company are partnering on the $82 million development the companies describe as "upscale." Amenities will include a pool area, a 24-hour package and cold food storage receiving rooms; a pet pavilion and dog park with seating and an indoor pet washing station and fitness center. Road work for the project includes a turn lane added to Pleasant Grove Road in front of Vintage Pleasant Grove as well as sidewalks. The developers will also making a contribution to the city towards other improvements. Vintage Pleasant Grove is one component of the Village at Pleasant Grove master plan, which encompasses just under 33 acres. The Village at Pleasant Grove Planned Unit Development was approved by the Mt. Juliet City Commission on second reading in December 2021. TDK Companies and Imagine1 have modified the overall Village at Pleasant Grove to include a second multifamily phase for up to 245 units, a parcel for a nonprofit and an additional commercial phase. The two companies also developed Vintage Station North, a transit-oriented development at North Mt. Juliet Road and East Division in Mt. Juliet. Approved in 2018, Vintage Station North has 192 apartments, 28 townhomes and office and commercial space planned. It, too, has a Red Bicycle Coffee Shop. Reach Andy Humbles at ahumbles@ and on X, formerly known as Twitter @ AndyHumbles. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Vintage Pleasant Grove with 265 homes, coffee, more: What we know
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
The Tennessean's Andy Humbles talks Pickett Chapel, baseball, a decades-long love of news
In his newest piece for The Tennessean, Wilson County Reporter Andy Humbles took a deep, long look at Pickett Chapel, a Lebanon church with plenty of history and ties to the Civil Rights Movement in Middle Tennessee. Mary Harris, chair of the Wilson County Black History Committee, and her husband, Harry, are working to restore the chapel, which Humbles learned during his reporting has the fingerprints of the enslaved who built the church permanently etched into the building's outer bricks. It's just one of the many stories Humbles has had the privilege to tell during his nearly 40-year career with the newspaper. Originally from Wheaton, Illinois, Humbles came to Middle Tennessee in 1983 to play baseball at Trevecca Nazarene University. He says he stumbled into his role as a journalist while aspiring to make it as a pitcher in professional baseball. He has served in his current role as the Wilson County reporter for almost 13 years now. We talked to Humbles more about his job and journalism. Humbles: Honestly, I didn't pursue a career in journalism ... When I realized I wasn't going to be a pro player, I thought coaching or writing about sports would be my plan. I got a job taking high school scores and stats at The Tennessean in 1985 while still in college needing an extra year to graduate after my baseball eligibility ran out. I kept showing up and grew to love it, and after 39 years, I'm still here. Humbles: There was an opening in news, and I asked an editor about it, and I was quickly encouraged to think about it. I was initially told I could try it with an understanding I could go back to sports. I tried it, and despite feeling nearly completely lost, I enjoyed doing something new and felt it opened up a new world for me. That said, it was challenging. I didn't understand the lingo nor much of the basic terminology of so many news topics. But I always remember former Managing Editor Dave Green telling me it's okay not to understand all these topics – we're entering these foreign worlds with their experts, and we need to make them understandable. Humbles: Obviously the 2020 tornado that included the deaths of Jim and Donna Eaton side-by-side on their mattress, thrown from their home, and a couple I knew from church. Stories that involved the journey of Lawrence McKinney, who spent 31 years in prison before being cleared of crimes based on DNA evidence, leading to a $1M award. And, of course, the stories I know could or should have been better or better-directed. Like games you lose as an athlete, sometimes those stick out more than the wins. Humbles: I would probably have to revert back to my sports days and say Michael Jordan. (It's) the dominance he had as a player, and all the things he experienced from living a life with that much celebrity, baseball, gambling (and) his father's death. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: How Andy Humbles turned baseball into 39-plus years at The Tennessean
