Riverdale cemeted its legacy as the best girls basketball team in the state with its third straight Class AAA state title.
The team ended the season with a nearly perfect 36-1 record as they lifted the golden trophy Saturday, March 10 in the Murphy Center after beating Houston 77-50.
"There was no doubt in my mind. We had our minds set to win another state title and do what not many others have done," Riverdale senior and Vanderbilt signee Brinae Alexander told The DNJ's Cecil Joyce after the game.
They are the first team to accomplish the feat since Rick Insell's Shelbyville Central team won four in a row from 1989-92.
Riverdale's boys and Blackman's boys teams hoped to follow the Lady Warriors to a championship but they lost their games Wednesday in the state championship.
Rutherford County joins push to end emissions testing
Calling it "an unnecesssary hassle," Rutherford County Commissioner endorsed a resolution to urge the Tennessee General Assembly to end requirements to test the emissions of passenger vehicles in Tennessee.
The County Commission will vote on the resolution Thursday night, The DNJ reported.
The resolution follows a move by two Chattanooga-area legislators – Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, and Rep. Mike Carter, R-Ooltewah – who introduced a bill that would end all emissions testing across the state.
From the Times-Free Press:
"Over the past two years, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has announced the federal Environmental Protection Agency has designated Tennessee as having 'attained' compliance when it comes to standards for particle pollution, as well as smog standards.
"But state and local officials, as well as environmental groups, say it's not that simple for Hamilton, Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties. All have what are known as inspection and maintenance programs under a State Implementation Plan (SIP) approved by EPA and which is federally enforceable."
Nine Tennesseans are among world's richest
Forbes released its annual ranking of the world's richest people and nine from the Volunteer State made the list.
The most notable are Gov. Bill Haslam and his brother Jimmy, who are swimming in gas wealth.
But here's the shocker, none of them live in Rutherford County.
Here are the Tennesseans we should all be friends with:
Thomas Frist Jr., 79, Nashville, ranked 163rd in wealth, $9.9 billion.
Frederick Smith, 73, Memphis, ranked 386th, $5.4 billion
Martha Ingram, 82, Nashville, ranked 413th, $5.2 billion.
Jimmy Haslam, 64, Knoxville, ranked 725th, $3.4 billion
Jeffrey Lorberbaum, Chattanooga, ranked 1,068th, $2.4 billion
Bill Haslam, 59, Knoxville, ranked 1,125th, $2.3 billion
Brad Kelly, 61, Franklin, ranked 1,137th, $2.3 billion
Jon Yarbrough, 60, Franklin, ranked 1,307th, $2 billion
Forrest Preston, 84, Cleveland, ranked 1,692; $1.5 billion
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Murfreesboro Magazine honors Women in Business
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Bill Ketron Helps Advance 5G Technology Legislation
Airman, husband hire attorney after wedding picture used in political attack ad
Bill to allow beer and wine sales at MTSU campus sporting events moving ahead
Michelle Willard is a freelance journalist who fills her days with social media marketing, politics, true crime, and taking complaints. You can complain to her on Twitter @MichWillard or by email michelle(at)murfreesborovoice.com.
