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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Green River Road 1 reconfigured after 2024 washout
HENDERSON COUNTY, Ky. (WEHT) – In February 2024, receding floodwaters caused a portion of Green River Road #1 in northern Henderson County to wash into the Green River. Fast-forward to May of 2025 and the area is repaired and a new section of the road has been moved by 65 feet, keeping it away from the banks of the Green River. Officials initially feared these repairs would exceed $200,000. Henderson County Judge Executive Brad Schneider says the final price tag was $70,000, with 75% of that covered by state grants. The cost was considerably lower, according to Schneider, thanks to the county using recycled concrete rubble from the ongoing I-69 Ohio River Crossing (ORX) project to repair the area. HPD arrests two juveniles following car theft report Henderson County Engineer Nick Stallings says 850 feet of new roadway has withstood two rounds of flooding, including the historic floods in April of 2025. 'We were actually lucky with the second flood because the waters came in slow and they left slow,' explains Stallings. 'So, with slow, stationary, stagnant water, it doesn't pour everything out. So if it came in quick and went out quick, that would be a turbulent flow, that would take out more of our road.' Towards the end of his presentation, Stallings jokingly said he believes this will be the last update on Green River Road 1, a nod to the hope that this new configuration will stand up against future flooding. Green River Road 1 reconfigured after 2024 washout Boat tour sheds light on Pigeon Creek debris 'Please stop': Trash dumping and theft on the rise at Evansville Rescue Mission Teen Outback exploring historical designation to save facility New Jasper swimming pool ready for holiday weekend Eyewitness News. Everywhere you are. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘It doesn't make sense': TN hemp stores face uncertain future following near-ban on THCA
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tennessee legislature dealt a crushing blow to hemp stores across the state after moving forward with a bill that would ban hemp products that contain more than 0.3% THCA. THCA turns into an intoxicant when burned. Adam Stallings and Ashton Smyth are business partners who own The Laboratory in Kingsport and several other locations in East Tennessee. Smyth said discussions are already underway to decide how the business can move forward. TOP STORIES: TennCare change would aid Ballad's rural hospitals 'I think we're going to grow more in clothing and artwork and other things like that,' Smyth said. 'In our Johnson City store, we sell some collectible items like trading cards.' Smyth said that they're going to lean into their TCHA drinks, which aren't included in the ban, as an avenue to keep people in the doors. He explained that they've been taking suggestions from customers as to what kinds of products they'd like to see in stores. Nonetheless, Smyth said that not having their top products will have a negative impact. 'We sell a lot of different things that aren't THCA, but at the end of the day, THCA is what gets people in the door,' Smyth said. Smyth and Stallings both lobbied in Nashville to help keep the multi-million-dollar hemp industry in the state. Although that push failed, Stallings said he isn't giving up the fight. CRIME: Unicoi Co. couple charged with aggravated child abuse Stallings is going as far as running for a spot in the Tennessee House of Representatives. 'We have to get people that are in there that are going to be a serious voice, that are going to listen to the people and be that voice for the people that will vote for the will of the people,' Stallings said. The future is unclear in Tennessee for The Laboratory and other stores that sell hemp products. Smyth said that tough conversations are in the future. One of those conversations surrounds whether to stay in Tennessee. 'This is where we want to grow and continue trying to put the effort here in the state,' Smyth said. 'Now, with how everything's going, we've really had to consider moving out of this state.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school, fire station in western Maryland
ALLEGANY COUNTY, Md. (WDCW) — Flooding in rural western Maryland forced the evacuation of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon as water began to breach the second floor, according to local officials. Homes and businesses in downtown Westernport were also inundated with floodwaters after hours of heavy rain. The heavy rain left the Westernport fire station damaged and drenched in pools of water. Officials reassured the public that students and staff were safe as concerned parents and other community members posted on social media wondering how long the emergency situation would last at Westernport Elementary School. Allegany County spokesperson Kati Kenney said responders used rescue boats to safely evacuate the school. About 150 students and 50 adults were evacuated during 15 boat trips. Kenney said additional evacuations were underway in nearby areas, with reports of people trapped in cars and houses, but no injuries had been reported as of late Tuesday afternoon. She said emergency crews from surrounding counties were helping with the response in the small community near the West Virginia line. Videos shared with Nexstar's WDCW showed cars submerged in water and homes flooded. Another elementary school was also evacuated, and students at a middle school were sheltering in place, the Allegany County Department of Emergency Services said Tuesday evening. Officials said three emergency shelters had been opened across the county. Allegany County Public Schools (ACPS) said students were not able to be taken home on Tuesday and had to spend the night at Mountain Ridge High School. School officials said all students were reunited with their loved ones Wednesday morning. Aaron Stallings rushed to Westernport Elementary to pick up his little sister earlier Tuesday afternoon, but he soon realized his car wouldn't make it. Stallings said he hopped a fence and made his way on foot through the shin-deep water. 'I knew my car was not going to get through, so I had to find an alternate route,' he said. Governor Moore urges Marylanders to stay vigilant as rain causes severe flooding Stallings said children were being kept on the second and third floors when he made his way inside. Minutes after he located his sister with the help of the principal, the water level on the first floor had already risen again to his knees and was rushing under the school doors. Once he waded back outside with his sister, Stallings turned around to capture video of the scene, where parked cars and a dumpster were floating through the school's parking lot. Alley Wade also left work early when she heard about flooding downtown. She and her husband hoped to pick up their two sons, ages 8 and 10, but they couldn't get to the school because roads were already closed. Instead, they spent most of the afternoon standing around in the rain, anxiously watching the floodwaters rise. 'It was stressful because I felt so helpless,' Wade said. The family was finally reunited after the students had been evacuated. Wade said there were a lot of crying kids, but thankfully, everyone was safe. Roads throughout the area were closed due to flooding, including major arteries, according to the Allegany County Sheriff's Office. Westernport Mayor Judy Hamilton said the town has been prone to severe flooding in the past, but they weren't expecting it today. 'It just seemed to happen all at once,' she said. 'My heart is breaking.' She said the evacuated students were taken to higher ground and sheltered in a church building, where they would be kept safe by teachers and staff until their parents could pick them up. 12-year-old boy swept away in Albemarle floodwaters believed to have been found dead With a population under 2,000 people, Westernport is located in the far corner of western Maryland. Its downtown took shape in a valley where Georges Creek flows into the North Branch Potomac River. The National Weather Service reported widespread flash flooding in the area Tuesday afternoon. 'We are closely monitoring the flood conditions that are present across Western Maryland due to heavy rainfall, especially in Allegany County,' Gov. Wes Moore said in a social media post, adding that the state and local authorities were actively responding to the inundation. Hamilton said the last time Westernport suffered from devastating floods was in 1996. 'But we're strong and we always build back,' she said. In West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey declared a state of emergency Tuesday night in Mineral County, along the Maryland border, due to severe storms and heavy rains that resulted in flash flooding. The declaration allows the state to mobilize personnel and resources to the area. The Allegany County Sheriff's Office will be actively monitoring all evacuated areas throughout the night. Our deputies are committed to protecting unoccupied residences and ensuring the safety and security of our communities during this critical time.'The Associated Press contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former Idaho Congressmen Stallings, LaRocco to host bipartisan town hall in Boise
Larry LaRocco (left) represented Idaho's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995. Richard Stallings (right) represented Idaho's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House from 1984 to 1992. Former U.S. Reps. Richard Stallings and Larry LaRocco, both D-Idaho, will hold a bipartisan event titled 'Boise Town Hall on Accountability, the Economy, and the Future of American Democracy' on Saturday. The event, which will be held from 2-4:30 p.m. in Downtown Boise at the Egyptian Theatre (700 W. Main St.), is the latest in a series of public forums held by the former Idaho congressmen. They have previously visited Nampa, McCall, Lewiston, Moscow, Post Falls and Idaho Falls. 'Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, along with Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, have refused to hold public town halls or explain their votes,' the press release said. 'In response, Stallings and LaRocco are doing the job Idaho's current members of Congress won't: showing up, listening, and standing up for the people. Boise marks the next stop in this statewide effort to give Idahoans the voice their current leaders deny them.' 'Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, along with Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, have refused to hold public town halls or explain their votes,' a press release announcing the town hall said. 'In response, Stallings and LaRocco are doing the job Idaho's current members of Congress won't: showing up, listening, and standing up for the people. Boise marks the next stop in this statewide effort to give Idahoans the voice their current leaders deny them.' Stallings and LaRocco will be joined by former Republican Idaho Attorney General Jim Jones and former Republican Montana Gov. Marc Racicot. 'Together, these bipartisan voices will lead a discussion on the growing threats facing Idaho families, the economy, and American democracy — and offer the public a chance to ask real questions and get real answers,' the press release said. The town hall is sponsored by the Idaho Democratic Party, Idaho Women Forward and the Idaho Young Democrats. The event is free and open to the public, but attendees are encouraged to reserve tickets online. LaRocco represented Idaho's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995. Stallings represented Idaho's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House from 1984 to 1992. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
USA Today
20-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Still sidelined from surgery, Scott Stallings has a starting time in the Boston Marathon
Still sidelined from surgery, Scott Stallings has a starting time in the Boston Marathon Scott Stallings has a starting time again. Not for a PGA Tour event but rather for the 129th Boston Marathon on Monday, which begins at 9 a.m ET. 'A marathon! You have to be kidding me!!!' Stallings began in his online post explaining the reason he opted to run the race. 'Seems like the perfect way to celebrate my 40th birthday (in March) and raise some money for a great cause in the process.' Stallings, a 14-year Tour member with three victories to his credit, hasn't teed it up in an event in over a year due to a torn labrum and multiple surgeries to his shoulder and elbow. He just began hitting balls again off a mat and hopes to return to the Tour (via a medical extension) for the FedEx Cup Fall. 'I don't know another time in my career where I'd have this chance to train properly and do this,' Stallings said. He's never run a marathon before, mind you, but is beginning with one of the majors in marathons along with 30,000 other participants. It's the equivalent of a marathoner making his tournament debut at the Masters. Stallings didn't qualify for the race, which requires the stiffest time standard — proof of completing a marathon in no more than 2 hours 55 minutes for males ages 18-34 — but rather received a spot on the marathon team of Golf Fights Cancer, a non-profit that taps into the passion and generosity of golfers to raise much needed funds for cancer related organizations and families living with the disease. Founded by Boston natives Brian Oates and Jay Monahan, commissioner of the PGA Tour, Golf Fights Cancer first launched at the Boston Marathon in 2004, with Oates and Monahan representing the organization. Travelers Championship tournament director Nathan Grube and Brian Oliver, the Tour's executive vice president of corporate partnerships, have previously had Tour ties and run Boston with the Golf Fights Cancer team but this is a first for a player. 'The idea of running in Boston is something I've always thought about,' said Stallings, a native of Worcester, 'but never actually made a pass at trying. Excuses wrapped up in anyway I could to justify not trying to make it happen.' While rehabbing from surgeries, Stallings read the books "Do Hard Things" and 'Endure' last fall, which inspired his decision to run his first marathon. 'Both discuss aspects of training and embracing new challenges and breaking barriers,' Stallings wrote. 'Throughout the books I was constantly putting myself in the place of the person in the story and immediately came to Boston.' After he finished 'Endure,' during an October family vacation to Kiawah Island, Sout Carolina, Stallings decided to challenge himself by doing an early morning half marathon the next day. When he got back his wife, Jennifer, asked him how the run turned out. He told her he was going to sign up for the Boston Marathon. Stallings's wife rolled over; it was too early for a discussion. 'She said, 'I think you've lost your mind,'' Stallings recounted. 'I wanted to do something difficult.' Stallings occasionally 'ran angry' after bad rounds and averaged walking 100-miles a week during Tour events, but he was a novice runner, having never participated in a race and deemed himself the equivalent of a 30 handicap before he joined a running club. When Monahan caught wind of Stallings's personal goal, he reached out to help. 'Jay said, 'Since I became commissioner, my dream always has been to have a Tour player run,' ' Stallings recalled. Monahan and Korn Ferry Tour president Alex Baldwin took care of the rest so Stallings could become part of the 17-person Golf Fights Cancer marathon team, which has gone from raising $8,640 in 2009 to $825,000 in 2024. 'If my husband can do this,' Baldwin told him, 'I'm confident you can too.' Added Monahan: 'We're going to love and support you as much as possible and it's a huge opportunity to showcase something we love and believe in.' 'Jay said, 'Just don't be a headline,'' Stallings said with a laugh. As far as his golf recovery, Stallings hopes to graduate to hitting balls off grass sometime soon and get back to work in the fall. 'No crazy setbacks, no soreness in my elbow,' said Stallings. 'So far, everything's on track.' As is his marathon plans for Boston, which he calls 'one of the greatest cities if not the greatest city in the world.' Family and friends will be on hand to cheer him on. His wife has created a bunch of signs to display across the race route, including one that says, "I told you that this was a bad idea!" Asked to name his target time, Stallings says he's trying not to be too competitive with himself and enjoy the moment. 'I'll be happy if I finish somewhere between the ambulance and the street sweeper,' he said. To support Stallings and the Golf Fights Cancer team, donate at or
