Nashville church building burns, no one hurt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fire has destroyed the sanctuary of a Nashville church.
There were no injuries when the blaze broke out Sunday afternoon at Bell Road Church of the Nazarene. A passer-by alerted the pastor, who lives in a house next door to the church building.
Church board member Judith Baker told The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/UjBruP )
...Freezing rain, sleet predicted for SE Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A winter weather advisory is in place for counties in southeastern Arkansas, where freezing rain and sleet is predicted.
The weather service issued the advisory for Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Desha, Drew and Lincoln counties until 4 p.m. Monday. Forecasters say precipitation will begin as sleet but will
...Some schools closed by flooding that affects state
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Heavy rain has washed away at least one rural road, causing minor evacuations and flooding has closed some schools
No deaths or injuries were reported.
In Middle Tennessee, officials evacuated residents of a mobile home park in Waverly Sunday as water rose.
In West Tennessee, Whiteville Police Chief Steve Stanley said rushing
...Troopers investigate double fatality crash on I-55
PONCHATOULA, La. (AP) - Louisiana State Police says a two vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Ponchatoula took the lives of 2 Mississippi residents.
Troopers say the crash occurred Sunday evening as an SUV driven by 23-year-old Brandon Hampton of Clinton, Miss., was traveling north in the right lane of Interstate 55. Investigators say Hampton's
...Olive Branch becomes more bike-friendly
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) - Olive Branch will likely be improving bicycle access to roadways soon, using an $189,600 grant from the state Department of Transportation.
The Commercial Appeal reports (http://bit.ly/UKsGrY ) the Board of Aldermen is scheduled to accept the grant at its Jan. 15 meeting. The city must match the grant with $47,400 for
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