Murfreesboro, Tenn.— Crews from Center Tennessee Electrical (MTE) are answering the decision of obligation by serving to close by states cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Staff from Rutherford County shall be pulling into Ridgeland, South Carolina Thursday night, which is about 22-miles inland from Hilton Head Island. Amy Byers with Center Tennessee Electrical advised WGNS Information… Climate officers are reporting the brunt of the storm shall be hitting the Hilton Head space of South Carolina late Thursday night and into Friday morning. Center Tennessee Electrical will help Palmetto Electrical Cooperative with energy restoration within the space. Palmetto Electrical serves over 75,000 members in Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper counties alongside the southern coast of South Carolina.
Hurricane Ian made landfall alongside the southwest Florida shoreline on Wednesday as a Class 4 storm. In Bonita Springs, FL resident Sandra Donatelli stated… In Tampa, CBS Information Correspondent David Begnaud reported…
MTE president and CEO Chris Jones stated, “A particular thanks to those males and all the road staff who go away residence and work lengthy hours in harmful situations and inclement climate to revive energy to these in want.” Jones continued, “As a cooperative, Center Tennessee Electrical abides by the Seven Cooperative Ideas; one in all which requires cooperation between cooperatives. Because of this cooperatives assist one another, significantly when confronted with critical storm injury and destruction. MTE was the beneficiary of one of these assist following the twister in Wilson County in 2020, and we’re at all times prepared to assist one other cooperative in its time of want.”
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MTE crews will help this space till all wants are met following the impression of the hurricane.
About Center Tennessee Electrical (MTE) – Based in 1936, MTE is the most important electrical cooperative within the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) area and the second largest in america, serving greater than 750,000 Tennesseans by way of 325,000+ accounts masking almost 2,200 sq. miles in 11 Center Tennessee counties, primarily Rutherford, Cannon, Williamson and Wilson. Municipalities served embody Murfreesboro, Franklin, Brentwood, Smyrna, La Vergne, Lebanon and Mt. Juliet. MTE employs 520 individuals in seven native places of work and its Murfreesboro company headquarters.
MTE’s subsidiary, United Communications, is a nationally acknowledged broadband firm with a fiber community spanning greater than 1,200 route miles offering high-speed web and different providers to parts of Williamson, Rutherford, Marshall, Bedford, Franklin, and Davidson counties. For extra info, please go to www.mte.com.
The South Carolina Baseball team held Senior Day on Saturday prior to the final regular season home game.
Dylan Brewer, Austin Brinling, Gavin Casas, Garrett Gainey, Ty Good, Parker Noland and Dalton Reeves all received recognition along with their loved ones. The Seniors Mom’s also kicked things off with the shout of ‘Play Ball’ over the sound system, which has become a new tradition at Founders Park this season.
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Switzerland has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Swiss rapper and singer Nemo’s song “The Code” impressed both the jury and the public at the popular annual event, held Saturday in Malmö, Sweden.
“It is the most insane thing that has ever happened to me,” the 24-year-old vocalist said at the post-event press conference.
“The Code” explores the artist’s nonbinary identity in a flamboyant mashup of opera, rap, drum-and-bass and electronic dance music.
Nemo was one one of two nonbinary singers to compete in the Eurovision Grand Finals this year, along with Ireland’s Bambie Thug.
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Switzerland narrowly beat pre-competition favorite Croatia — earning 591 votes compared with the runner-up’s 547 — in an event that was not without controversy.
Security was tight for Israel’s entrant, Eden Golan. She received some boos and turned backs during her performance but placed high at the event, coming in 5th with 375 votes.
Thousands of protesters opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza rallied outside the Malmö Arena in the days leading up to the finals, calling for Israel’s disqualification.
Meanwhile, Dutch contestant Joost Klein was disqualified just hours before the finals began over a complaint lodged by a female production team member. Police said they are investigating.
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Switzerland took first place at the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Until now, the country has only won one other time — in 1988. The top entry that year, “Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi,” was performed by a then-little-known (and non-Swiss) singer who would go on to become one of the most successful vocalists of all time: Céline Dion.
With news that Las Vegas Aces superstar A’Ja Wilson is finally getting her own Nike shoe, some of her Aces teammates rocked South Carolina gear to support her during the team’s preseason.
Recent 2024 WNBA Draft pick Kate Martin of Iowa women’s basketball fame was among those supporting Wilson’s college team, which is really fascinating because of the on-court rivalry those two teams have had in the women’s NCAA tournament the past few years.
While South Carolina and Iowa aren’t necessarily big fans of each other on game days, Martin is now a teammate to one of the biggest names in women’s basketball in Wilson.
Plus, the Aces are playing in South Carolina against Puerto Rico for a preseason game, so the support is all the more endearing.
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She’s used to playing with a great talent like Caitlin Clark, so being able to play with and support Wilson now is as good a reason as any to represent South Carolina for a day.
