Social Media Outage Forces Others to Flock to Different Apps
Story by Cassie Clark / Contributing Writer Photo by Toriana Williams / News Editor Facebook and its apps, which include Instagram and Whatsapp, were down for five hours on Monday, October 4. The outage began around 11:40 a.m. eastern time, according to the New York Times. More than 3.5 billion people use Facebook and its apps …
Briston Maroney plays on with socially-distant success
Story by Alyssa Poston Photo courtesy of Facebook With a constant smile and an acoustic guitar in hand, Briston Maroney held an hour-long live stream on Tuesday, April 14, where he was able to interact with his fans worldwide. Maroney is a songwriter, guitarist and Knoxville, Tennessee native that gained popularity after auditioning for American …
Crime: Murfreesboro Police respond to aggravated burglary, extortion incident at Embassy Suites
Murfreesboro Police responded to an aggravated burglary and extortion incident at Embassy Suites on Thursday at approximately 6:59 p.m. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the victim who stated that, between 10:30 and 11 p.m. on Wednesday, someone had gained access to his hotel room. The victim said that things were out of place when …
Viral Facebook video allegedly depicts animal abuse at Wilson County Fair, vendor dismissed following allegations
Photo courtesy of the Wilson County Fair A viral Facebook video with over 150,000 views sparked controversy after it was posted on Saturday due to many believing that it depicts animal abuse at the Wilson County Fair, which is held annually in Lebanon, Tennessee. The video shows two handlers attempting to get a camel to …