Megan Piphus, from Nashville, told WSMV she was 10 years old when she was first introduced to puppetry and ventriloquism by a woman at her church. Update: Detour routes are being installed as this will be a long term closure on I-81 North at MM 36 in Greene County. A woman posted a picture of her daughter next to Gabrielle. On Tuesday, the Greene County Commission voted 20-0 with one abstaining to approve a resolution extending a preexisting moratorium on building those types of facilities. Alongside her puppeteering, Piphus is a wife and mother of two young boys who she hopes shes inspiring with her unique and historic career. North Greene, in Class A, and Greeneville, in Class 3A, also tasted defeat in their respective regional semifiinals, thus ending the year for the county boys teams. Download the WATE 6 News app or sign up for our email alerts for updates. Isnt she amazing? he quipped, sparking more laughs. The investigation remains ongoing, police said Wednesday. The [], NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) More than $2.3 million is coming to seven Northeast Tennessee counties to help combat the opioid crisis. That was my very first project, Piphus said. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. The Greeneville/Greene County Office of Emergency Management said crews responded to the crash around 7:30 a.m. at the 7200 block of Newport Highway. "A good person, friendly, very nice," said neighbor Leslie Skidmore. We need to protect voting rights and the right to choose. Unaka traveled to Greene County on Tuesday night for a non-conference game against South Greene. According to a. Greene posted a clip of the exchange onTwitterthat day, writing Listen to this mother, who lost two children to fentanyl poisoning, tell the truth about both of her sons murders because of the Biden administrations refusal to secure our border and stop the Cartels from murdering Americans everyday by Chinese fentanyl.. NewsBreak provides latest and breaking Greene County, TN local news, weather forecast, crime and safety reports, traffic updates, event notices, sports, entertainment, local life and other items of interest in the community. Two people were injured in a crash involving one of the most iconic vehicles in television history, Missouri officials say. UPDATE (8:50 p.m.):Officials said that all lanes were back open Tuesday night after a crash on I-81 North in Greene County closed the road. Historical Daily Fatality Report by County 2021. Baked beans spilled in tractor-trailer crash near Greeneville A tractor-trailer carrying thousands of pounds of baked beans overturned in Greene County on Monday, damaging a utility pole and shutting down the roadway for several hours. This is a developing story. TRAFFIC: Crash on I-81 North in Greene County - WATE 6 On Your Side The latest videos from WATE 6 On Your Side Knoxville, TN News, Weather, and Sports Skip to content WATE 6 On Your. 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Its hard as hell, I acknowledge, but its there, he said of the possibility for bipartisan cooperation, and, you know, a little bit more of Marjorie Taylor Greene and, a few more, youre gonna have a lot of Republicans running our way.. 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"He's very, very nice and friendly. GREENE COUNTY (KDKA) -- A mail carrier was hit and killed by the driver of a vehicle in Greene County. The northbound side of Interstate 81 is closed in Greene County as crews work to clear a wreck involving multiple commercial vehicles. According to a Facebook post by the Greeneville/Greene County Office of Emergency Management (EMA), first responders were dispatched to a crash in the []. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) Weather conditions causing some reports of flooding have promoted some school districts in East Tennessee to announce closures Thursday morning. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) All lanes of southbound I-81 in Greene County have reopened after being closed for several hours due to a tractor-trailer truck carrying thousands of pounds of batteries overturned Thursday morning. Traffic crews have created an improvised median crossover and are working to move stuck traffic around the wreck. While re-entering the roadway, the tractor-trailer rolled on its side and hit a guard rail, coming to a rest laying across the southbound lanes. A Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesperson said a HAZMAT company was called to. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - One person was killed in a crash in Montgomery County Monday morning. Paving operations continue on I-81 North near MM 35.2, just before the Baileyton exit. Her daughter was 6 years old and her name was Gabrielle and she had two puffs, just like Gabrielle, Piphus said. Example video title will go here for this video. The trailer broke open and spilled the load of baked beans out onto a grassy area. 2023 04:33AM. The room of House Democrats erupted in laughs and applause. 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Example video title will go here for this video. Haleigh Williams, 16, was pronounced deceased at the site of the crash on Old Highway 24. He suggested that moderate GOP lawmakers could help Democrats usher in those initiatives, and said middle-of-the-road conservatives may move toward Democrats if more Republicans like Greene emerge. When they got there, the TBI said shots were fired at deputies from inside the home. 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