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Drivers react as prices surge past $4 a gallon across Mid-South

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Gas prices have climbed past $4 a gallon in Tennessee and Arkansas, according to AAA, as Mid-South drivers say the increase is straining their finances. AAA’s website shows the average price of regular unleaded gas in Tennessee and Arkansas has surpassed $4 a gallon. In Mississippi, the average is below $4, but drivers in the Memphis metro area pay some of the highest prices in the state.

Memphis, TN · 09-17
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AAA Warns Tennessee Parents Many Children Move to Seat Belts Too Soon as 90.3% Inspected Switched Before the Belt Fit Correctly

NASHVILLE, TN — Many Tennessee children are being moved into adult seat belts before they are ready, according to new AAA research released ahead of Child Passenger Safety Week. The findings also show that incorrect car seat use remains a widespread problem across the state. AAA said inspections conducted...

Tennessee · 09-20

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Buffalo, Anderson County: New River Coal, Buffalo Mine, and the Tennessee Railroad

Appalachian Community Histories – Buffalo, Anderson County: New River Coal, Buffalo Mine, and the Tennessee Railroad. Buffalo is one of those Appalachian communities whose name survives more clearly in old maps, court records, and mining documents than it does on the modern landscape. Tucked into the mountains of northern Anderson County along the New River corridor, Buffalo once belonged to a chain of mining settlements that included Fork Mountain, Moore’s Camp, Devonia, and Rosedale. These places grew in a valley where coal seams, mountain timber, a railroad, and generations of families all converged.

Anderson County, TN · 09-13

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Bus driver says she didn’t check for child because ‘she was hot’

Tennessee · 09-17

NewsChannel 5 WTVF

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Pile of dirt signals big change for Highway 109 truck traffic in Portland

Truck traffic is overwhelming Portland's small roads but a new Highway 109 bypass is underway. Here's where the TDOT project stands and what Sumner County residents can expect before spring 2028.

Portland, TN · 09-16

NewsChannel 5 WTVF

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TDOT commissioner defends I-24 Choice Lanes, addresses tolls, property impacts

TDOT Commissioner Will Reid sat down with NewsChannel 5 about the the I-24 Choice Lanes project, explaining why they are pursuing toll lanes and what impacts it could have on South Nashville.

Murfreesboro, TN · 09-17

Action News 5

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Drivers feel pump pain as gas hits $4/gallon

Shelby County, TN · 09-17

Transportation Today News

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Tennessee implements truck parking availability system technologies

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently implemented truck parking availability system (TPAS) technologies at its I-40 Welcome Center in Smith County. Implementation is part of a pilot project designed to help commercial truck drivers find safe, reliable parking when moving freight across the Southeast. The technologies provide real-time availability information to commercial truck drivers […] The post Tennessee implements truck parking availability system technologies appeared first on Transportation Today .

Smith County, TN · 09-15

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Tennessee Diesel Prices Hit Record High as Trucking Families Feel the Squeeze

For Tennessee truck drivers, a stop at the diesel pump has become painfully expensive. The statewide average price for diesel reached about $5.99 a gallon on Sept. 16, according to AAA. That is roughly $2.60 more than Tennessee drivers were paying a year earlier. AAA’s data shows the current price is at or near the highest average diesel price the organization has recorded for Tennessee.

Tennessee · 09-16

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Gas prices jump another 16 cents across Tennessee

The state average reached $4 this morning, with the Nashville area coming in just under that, at $3.96.

Nashville, TN · 09-16

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CSX Blue Ridge recovery wins AREMA's 2026 Hay award

On Sept. 14, the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) awarded the 2026 Dr. William W. Hay Award for Excellence to the CSX Blue Ridge Recovery Project. During the general session at AREMA's annual conference and exhibition in Kansas City, Missouri, AREMA officials presented the award to CSX for...

North Carolina · 09-17

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Going My Way: 'Ghost' train sits deep in East Tennessee mountains

Tennessee · 09-15

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Major traffic shift coming to US-31W near I-65

Drivers who use US-31W near Interstate 65 should prepare for a long-term traffic change beginning Wednesday night. Starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Tennessee Department of Transportation will reduce US-31W to one lane in each direction near the I-65 interchange. The lane reductions are expected to remain in place through summer 2027 as crews continue converting the interchange into a diverging diamond interchange.

Tennessee · 09-15

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Community invited to give input on $800 million I-55 bridge

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tennessee and Arkansas leaders are inviting the community to give their feedback on the planned new I-55 bridge. Architects of the project want to build a bridge that can reliably connect Arkansas and Mississippi for generations to come. “This bridge is over 75 years old, and it...

Memphis, TN · 09-15

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Orange Barrel Report September 15

PADUCAH, Ky., (KBSI) — If weather allows, motorists should expect a lane restriction on Thursday, Sept. 17, on U.S. 60x/3rd Street (Downtown Business Loop) at its intersection with Broadway in Paducah, for utility roadway repairs. It will remain in place overnight to allow the concrete to cure, but is...

Stoddard County, MO · 09-16

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Gas prices jump another 16 cents across Tennessee

Davidson County, TN · 09-16

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Question remain about interstate 'choice lanes' project in Middle Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Transportation proposal is meant to alleviate traffic along the I-24 corridor.

Tennessee · 09-14

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Tennessee gas prices rise 11 cents

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Gas prices in Tennessee rose 11 cents, on average, last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.92 which is 25 cents more than a month ago and $1.15 cents more than a year ago. “Crude oil prices surged to over $100 per barrel last...

Tennessee · 09-14

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Wilson County road closed after dump truck overturns, spills asphalt

LEBANON, Tenn. (WSMV) - A roadway in Wilson County is closed after a dump truck overturned Friday, according to the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency. WCEMA said a dump truck overturned and spilled asphalt across Stewarts Ferry Pike. The crash has closed the area of 12210 Stewarts Ferry Pike, which...

Wilson County, TN · 09-11