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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Thousands of Middle Tennesseans are without power after strong storms blew through the area Friday night and Saturday afternoon.

On Friday, June 30, just over 26,000 Nashville Electric Service customers were without power after strong storms rolled through the area. The majority of the outages were reported near the Davidson/Cheatham County Line and along Percy Priest Lake.

By 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 1, more than 10,000 NES customer were still without power due to 618 active incidents around the coverage area. Then, just after 6:30 a.m., NES announced that significant progress had been overnight with power being restored to more than half of customers.

However, severe thunderstorms rolled through Davidson County early Saturday afternoon, with the Nashville International Airport measuring a wind gust of 67 mph, tying for the eighth-highest wind gust ever measured at the airport, officials said. As a result of the storms, the number of NES customers impacted by outages skyrocketed to more than 33,000 by 2:45 p.m.

“NES crews are fully staffed and additional crews arrived in Nashville from Kentucky this morning to assist with the restoration efforts. Because of the extreme heat, NES is taking extra precautions to keep crews safe while continuing to work 24/7 until all power is restored,” the company said in a statement released just before 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

At 8 p.m.., more than 13,000 NES customers throughout the service area were still dealing with outages, with the largest outage impacting just over 2,000 customers in the Hillsboro Road area, according to the company. Officials said there were 1,391 active events that required attention, and added that crews found 14 broken poles, which will take longer to repair.

Cumberland Electric reported just over 4,545 customers were without power on Friday, with the majority near Ashland City and North Robertson County. By 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, the number of customer reporting outages had dropped to 47.

However, as of 2:35 p.m., an estimated 3,028 Cumberland Electric members were affected by outages, more than half of were in Robertson County. By 8:05 p.m., though, the total number of members impacted by outages dropped to 54, including 48 in Cheatham County and six in Robertson County. On Sunday, July 2, the number of members impacted dropped to two.

As for Middle Tennessee Electric, about 1,500 customers were without power as of 2:50 p.m. Saturday, with the majority of the outages being reported in Wilson County. On Sunday, that number dropped to less than 10.

On Friday, Duck River Electric reported nearly 2,000 outages, with the majority of them in Chapel Hill and Unionville.

On Saturday, just after 11:30 a.m., the electric company’s outage map showed that crews were working to repair 47 outages. By 2:50 p.m., though, Duck River Electric reported the number of outages had climbed to 147, impacting 3,097 customers. Then, at 8:10 p.m., the company said there were only 54 outages affecting 705 customers. On Sunday, as of 12 p.m., three customers remain without power.

If you come across a fallen power line, you are urged to stay away from it because it could still carry an electric charge. Make sure to call 911 and warn anyone nearby about the hazard.

(Photo courtesy of Baptist and Reflector)

TN church celebrates ‘genuine revival’ with swimming pool baptisms

God has been stirring in the hearts of the members of Grove Hill Church Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Subsequently, the water in the swimming pool at senior pastor Ridley Barron’s house also has been stirring.

Throughout the summer a series of unique baptism services has been held in the Barrons’ pool, where church and family members line the edges of the water to watch.

The gatherings have helped highlight an ongoing movement of God taking place at Grove Hill, according to the pastor. Through early August the five-year-old church has celebrated 94 new members, 54 baptisms and 43 salvation decisions.

‘Excited and overwhelmed’

“We are truly excited and overwhelmed about how God has been working in our church,” Barron said. “It’s been quite a cool journey for us.”

The baptisms normally take place after Sunday morning worship (which includes three services) concludes at Grove Hill.

“It works out great for us because our house is less than a half-mile from the church,” Barron noted. “There is a large field out back, so there is plenty of parking. It is fairly simple for us to ‘relocate’ after our third service, and most of our people come to show their love and support.”

The pool baptisms started several years ago, but the gatherings have become more frequent this summer during a spiritual surge at Grove Hill.

“The church is experiencing genuine revival,” noted Josh Franks, a harvest field team leader for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. “It’s incredible to see such an outpouring of the Spirit in one of our churches. This is what it’s all about!

“What’s going on with Barron and Grove Hill is a tangible reminder that, even in a chaotic world, Jesus is on a mission to seek and save that which is lost,” Franks said.

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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by David Dawson and originally published by Baptist and Reflector.

CHAPEL HILL — What started as an idea on a back porch became a reality Friday night as a large crowd gathered for the dedication of the Mike Minor Sports Complex in Chapel Hill.The complex, located on Depot Street, will be the home of the Chapel Hill Youth Baseball and Softball League."About four years ago, the idea started," Keith Harber, president of the CHYBSL said."A group of five of us met on my back porch. We were tired of playing sports in other communities and thought why can't we do something like that," Harber added.The league only formed four years ago," Harber said. "We played at the Forrest High School softball field and their practice fields. While we were doing that, we were raising money planning for this." The complex bears the name of Mike Minor, who made a significant contribution for the park and was a star athlete at Forrest High School and is a current pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. Though Minor was busy with spring training in Arizona and could not attend the opening, his family was on hand to represent Minor at the opening ceremonies."It makes my heart very, very warm because Mikey has said ever since he got drafted, if there was anything he could ever do, he wanted to give back to this community," Shirley Minor, the mother of Mike Minor said. "He didn't want kids to have to drive to Lewisburg to practice or to play a game. He said if I can ever do it, I'm going to have a baseball field built.""To see that happen, I can't be more prouder of him," Shirley added. "We send him pictures every day and he's kept up-to-date on everything.""We wouldn't have been able to do anything near what we have if it weren't for him," Harber said."It's also taken tons of fundraising on our part and tons of man-hours and free labor from concrete people, from excavation people, from people who care," Harber added.The work on the complex, which began in June of last year, was mostly done by volunteer labor. The CHYBSL will be joined by players and teams from Unionville, with games being held both in Chapel Hill and Unionville. The fruits of that labor will show as a large number of youth, ages 3 thru 12, will be playing in the league.“We have 32 teams this year and Chapel Hill alone has over 360 kids playing," Harber said. "Unionville has over 200 kids playing. So there's close to 600 kids playing here."The dedication of the complex was held on the field named in memory of Ross Brown, who passed away in April of last year and was a founding board member of the league. "This means so much," Leah Cook, the sister of Ross Brown said."Ross is the one who got this started in Chapel Hill. "They used to have to play out of town and Ross is the one who started this." "Ross was the original vice president of the league," Harber said. "We talked about half of these kids are from Chapel Hill. That spurned the formation of the league.""Ross was one of the most selfless people who didn't want any credit and wanted to stay out of the limelight," Harber added. "Ross would be the first one to be here and the last one who wanted any notoriety."The complex will eventually be home to four fields. Currently, two of the fields will be available on the opening weekend while a third field will be ready for play the following weekend."We will have two 200-foot fields and one 225-foot field," Harber said. "There will also be a 300-foot field.""We will have concession stands and lights will be installed on one field at a time," Harber added.A big crowd appeared for the opening ceremonies, but Harber said the attendance for the actual games will be bigger."Tomorrow, they'll be three times as many people here," Harber said. "It's just surreal and heartwarming at the same time.""It's amazing what a small community can do when everybody gets together and pulls the rope the same way.”

Grab your hot chocolate, Christmas music, and take your family on a Christmas light viewing excursion with this list.

Hoover Lights in Chapel Hill – You may be familiar with Lights on Old Charlotte in Franklin. This light display closed in 2018; however, there’s a new display called Hoover Lights. It is a combination of Lights on Old Charlotte and Lights on Sparrow Street. Chad Hoover began the display with Lights on Charlotte and then moved to Spring Hill. Now, after moving to Chapel Hill, you can enjoy the combination of both displays in one location. You can find Hoover Lights at 1390 Neil Road, Chapel Hill.

Find all the details here.

Princeton Hills in Brentwood – This neighborhood located off Franklin Road in Brentwood embraces lighting up for Christmas. Take a drive through the expansive neighborhood into Woodway. Both neighborhoods are located on Franklin Road in Brentwood.

The Grzegorczyk Family Display in Spring Hill – This is the 13th year for this annual light show & food drive. Light show begins nightly at dark and you can tune into 87.9 FM for music. Display is located at 1510 Charleston Park, Spring Hill. Place your food donations in the Sleigh on the front lawn to be given to The Well Outreach.

Franktown Festival of Lights – Back again for another year, it’s a mile of Christmas lights that will delight everyone in the family. You can tour the light display at the Williamson County Agricultural Center for $30 a car.

Find more info here.

Franklin Holiday Lights Trolley Tour – Grab your friends and family and create your own holiday tradition on the Trolley Tour beginning at The Factory in Franklin.

Find more info here.

The Dancing Lights of Christmas – The light display, at 945 E Baddour Pkwy in Lebanon is the largest drive-thru music and light display in the area. For more information go here.

Chad’s Winter Wonderland – Featured on The Great Christmas Light Fight on ABC, Chad’s Winter Wonderland is located at 791 E Old LaGuardo Rd., Lebanon, TN 37987. Cost is $20 per car. For more information on this light display, click here.

Gaylord Opryland Hotel – Offers the ultimate light display featuring 2 million lights. After taking a stroll outside, go inside for more holiday displays and lights. Note: Effective now thru Jan. 2 for capacity management, resort campus access is restricted every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday starting at noon. There are no restrictions prior to noon on weekends or Mon-Thu at this time.

For directions and information, click here.

Christmas on the Cumberland – Located in Clarksville, this display is a free walkthrough display. To learn more, click here.

Cheekwood – Their gardens are turned into a light display with one million lights for you to see. While visiting the area, take a stop in the mansion to see the 20-foot poinsettia tree. Don’t miss the reindeer and the hot chocolate stations. Cheekwood is located at 1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville. For more information go here.

Lights on Logan – Features 35,295 lights synchronized to 368 channels of computerized animation you can catch every 20 minutes. The display is located at 2760 Logan Rd, Greenbrier, TN 37073 opening on December 1. For more information, click here.

Music City Lights Show – Launched in November 2015, Music City Light Show is a synchronized Christmas light display that plays from November 25th – December 28th from 5pm-9pm. When visiting, tune in to 91.5 FM. The display is located at 5361 Skip Jack Drive, Antioch. Find more information here.

Springfield’s Winter Wonderland -Drive through thousands of lights and more than a dozen holiday scenes. They will also offer a walk-thru event this year as well. It will be open from Dec. 9 – 23 at J. Travis Price Park, 4155 Wilks Road, Springfield, admission is free.

Find more information here.

Volunteer State Bank continued its annual tradition of partnering with the Salvation Army and adopting Christmas Angels from the nonprofit’s Angel Tree Program to commemorate the bank’s 46-years serving Middle Tennessee communities.

This holiday season, the bank’s team fulfilled the wish lists of 46 children to help ensure they, along with their parents or guardians, experience the joy and magic of the season.

The bank-wide initiative served children in Davidson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson Counties.

Stephanie Nash of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, has been selected the winner of the ninth annual National Anthem Contest for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Nash will sing the “Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention in Houston during the Opening General Session on February 1, as well as at the Cowboy Comedy Club event on February 3.

Nash grew up in California on her family’s dairy farm and began singing in church. After her family moved the farm to Tennessee, Nash’s music career blossomed with new opportunities in the country music capital of Nashville. Nash continues to work on her family’s farm, pursue her music career, and advocate for agriculture. She developed the YouTube series “The Life of a Farmer” to showcase the farmers and ranchers across the country who work every day year-round to put food on family dinner tables.

Last year, Nash told AGDAILY, ““I really love the advocacy part of agriculture. I think as time has gone by, regulations have changed things, and people’s opinions of farmers have changed. I wanted to raise that awareness back, to how we were 10 years ago when people would come on the farm and you wouldn’t have to worry about videos perceiving a different idea of the farm or people not understanding what you do on a day-to-day basis. I want to show that these are families and this is their livelihood. This is what they love to do, and they cherish every moment, which is kind of why I started this series — just the advocacy of agriculture.”

As the winner of the National Anthem Singing Contest, Nash will receive roundtrip airfare to Houston, hotel room for three nights, convention registration, a meet-and-greet hosted by Norbrook, plus a pair of boots, jeans, and a shirt from Roper or Stetson. Nash was determined the winner by popular vote that was casted online.

“I’m passionate about agriculture and music, and I love writing songs that connect people with the agriculture community,” said Nash. “Singing at convention gives me the opportunity to combine both interests and share my love with others.”

The annual Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA trade show is the oldest and largest convention for the cattle business. The 2022 convention is Feb. 1-3, and features meetings and events of NCBA, Cattlemen’s Beef Board, CattleFax, National Cattlemen’s Foundation and American National CattleWomen.

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