Topic: Labor day

Tennessee Highway Patrol prepares for New Year’s Eve “No Refusal” Enforcement

December 29, 2012 |

Tennessee State Troopers will strictly enforce “No Refusal” Law in 16 Counties

Nashville, TN – Five people lost their lives in vehicular crashes on Tennessee roadways during last year’s New Year’s Eve holiday period. Sixty percent of those fatalities occurred in alcohol-related crashes.

That’s why the Tennessee Highway Patrol will join with local law enforcement agencies to conduct another “No Refusal” DUI enforcement campaign during the 2012-13 New Year’s Eve holiday, beginning at 6:00pm, Friday, December 28th and concluding at midnight on Tuesday, January 1st, 2013. «Read the rest of this article»

Tennessee Highway Patrol prepares Motorists for heavy presence this Thanksgiving Holiday

November 20, 2012 |

Tennessee State Troopers Will Strictly Enforce No Refusal Law

Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons and the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Colonel Tracy Trott are reminding citizens to expect a “No Refusal” and high-visibility, safe driving enforcement campaign during the 2012 Thanksgiving Holiday period. The “No Refusal” enforcement will begin at 6:00pm, Wednesday, November 21st and end at midnight, Sunday, November 25th.

The “No Refusal” law allows law enforcement officials to seek search warrants for blood samples in cases involving suspected impaired drivers. The goal is to deter impaired driving and reduce fatal crashes on Tennessee roadways.  The Thanksgiving Holiday marks the third “No Refusal” enforcement effort, following campaigns over the Fourth of July and Labor Day holiday periods.

Tennessee Highway Patrolman on a traffic stop.

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Tennessee National Guard Soldier/Airman Relief Fund receives $75K from Kangaroo Express

October 30, 2012 |

Nashville, TN – On October 24th, Kangaroo Express presented a check for $75,198 to the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of Tennessee Auxiliary Soldier/Airman Relief Fund, Inc., providing financial assistance to Tennessee National  Guard families who might be in need.

The money was raised as part of the company’s “Salute Our Troops” fundraising campaign that ran from Independence Day through Labor Day of this year, collecting donations from its customers across 13 states.

From Left: Melissa Messina, EANGTN representative; Command Sgt. Maj. George Holland, Senior Enlisted Leader; Betty Redmond, president of the EANGTN Auxiliary Soldier Airmen Relief Fund; Chris Hughes, Kangaroo Express regional sales director; Joan Goodrich, EANGTN Auxiliary Soldier Airman Relief Fund Secretary; Margaret Goodley, Kangaroo Express district sales manager; and Staff Sgt. Tommy Rieman, a National Guard Silver Star recipient.

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Nashville Sounds release Game Schedule for 2013

September 25, 2012 |

Season Opener Slated For April 4th At Greer Stadium

Nashville, TN – The Nashville Sounds announced their 2013 playing schedule today and will host 72 games at Greer Stadium during their 36th season of competition.

The Sounds will open and close the campaign at home, kicking off the Pacific Coast League season on Thursday, April 4th when they take the field at Greer against the New Orleans Zephyrs and concluding the year with a four-game series against the division-rival Iowa Cubs that culminates on Labor Day.

Nashville Sounds Baseball. (Mike Strasinger)

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission report shows 137 Child Drownings in Pools and Spas during Summer 2012

September 17, 2012 |

Initial summer drowning figures are only part of the annual toll

Washington, D.C. – According to information compiled from media reports and released by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) Pool Safely campaign, 137 children younger than 15 years drowned in a pool or spa during the traditional summer season of Memorial Day to Labor Day this year.

An additional 168 children of that age required emergency response for near-fatal incidents in pools or spas during that period.

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Clarksville Police report 88 Traffic Crashes Over the Labor Day Weekend

September 4, 2012 |

Report for August 31st- Sept 3rd

Clarksville, TN – There were no shortages of traffic crashes over the Labor Day weekend which ran from August 31st thru September 3rd, 2012.

Clarksville Police investigated 88 crashes over the long weekend, 16 involved injuries, and four were alcohol related. Three of the alcohol related crashes occurred before 9:00pm on August 31st.

Mountaineer hit by Dui driver in Altima. (Photo by CPD-Jim Knoll)

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Nashville Sounds Drop Season Finale to Memphis Redbirds, 2-1

September 3, 2012 |

Hiram Burgos Hurls Another Quality Start, Sean Halton Homers for Nashville

Nashville, TN – The Nashville Sounds closed out their 2012 season with a 2-1 loss to the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds in a Labor Day matinee in front of 3,599 fans at Greer Stadium.

The Memphis win completed the Redbirds’ four-game sweep of the Sounds, marking the fourth time that Nashville was swept in a series this season.

Nashvile (67-77), which went 4-4 on its season-ending homestand after sweeping the Iowa Cubs during the first of the two series, finished the season with just the 13th losing record in the club’s 35-year history.

Nashville Sounds Baseball. (Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds)

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Labor Day, How it Came About and What it Means

September 3, 2012 |

Washington, D.C. – Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.

Labor Day parade, Main Street, Buffalo, NY, ca. 1900.

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Nashville Sounds Lose third straight game to Memphis Redbirds 10-1

September 2, 2012 |

Nashville, TN – Brock Peterson hit a pair of two-run homers to power the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds to a 10-1 rout of the Nashville Sounds in the penultimate game of the season on Sunday evening at Greer Stadium.

After sweeping the Iowa Cubs to begin the eight-game homestand, Nashville (67-76) has dropped the first three contests of the four-game series to Memphis.

Nashville Sounds Baseball. (Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds)

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Montgomery County offices closed Monday, September 3rd in Observance of Labor Day

September 2, 2012 |

Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Government offices will be closed on Monday, September 3rd in observance of Labor Day.

Public Safety personnel will report as scheduled.

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