The Firecracker Flea Market is new this year at the fairgrounds and kids are invited to cool off in the kiddie pools. More details in my interview with Randy Porter………………..

Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton tells us what the Upper Cumberland can expect at this year’s 3 day Red, White & Boom July 4th holiday event. What is his family’s favorite part about it? Where is the best place to see the fireworks and what security measures have been taken?  He talks about it all in our interview……..

Skinny dippers in Scotland witnessed their underwear fly away while they were in the water. Hawks swept down and took them.! A game keeper in the area said the birds are known thieves because they take clothes to use in their nests. The keeper has seen a variety of items in their nests like Armani pants, socks, hats and undies.

Sunglasses Day is today. Why celebrate sunglasses day? It’s fun! You can be a movie star, a spy or a fashion icon. The main reason to celebrate sunglassed? They protect your eyes from harmful UV rays.  Make sure your sunnies have UV protection because they will help to avoid cataracts. So grab your favorite pair of UV proof sunglasses and celebrate like the star you are!

Chewey is a tiny little thing with big confidence. He looks so pretty on a leash prancing when he walks. Such a happy dog. He’s about 6 years old and needs his forever home.

Kelly McCorkle Parkison competed in CBS’s The Amazing Race and on the Miss America stage, becoming Miss South Carolina. She’s now a resident of Cookeville and is a pastor’s wife (Steven Street Baptist Church Cookeville). She and her husband Scott Parkison have five young children. Her new book “He Knows Her Name: An Amazing Pursuit to Adopt From India” is now available on Amazon (click smile amazon when you order and designate loft 218 to donate to her charity). .Another neat part of Kelly’s story is that she was diagnosed with severe learning disabilities as a child and was told she may never graduate from high school. So she gives God all the glory for becoming a published author! Kelly talked about all of this with me and how the proceeds of her book will go to build an orphanage.

Our Interview

Watch A Clip Of Kelly On The Amazing Race

When all the voices blend together at the climax of the song, I got chills. This is a wonderful thing that broadway actors & singers have done. The song benefits the Orlando shooting victims. Download the song here Orlando Song 100% of the proceeds will benefit the http://www.thecenterorlando.org

It was a sweet moment at a Miami Marlins game when a little boy gave the foul boy he just caught to a little girl sitting by him. She had the biggest smile ever upon receiving the gift. PRICELESS.  These two will probably be married in about 15 years.

Guys there are new colognes for you and perfumes for women, too. A European perfume company has released a line of Star Wars themed fragrances. The men’s colognes are called “Empire” and “Jedi”. According to the company’s website, “Empire” will “cover you with an aura of masculinity and power” and “capture the dark side of the Force.” The “Jedi” scent, on the other hand, is “swaggering, fearless flair” and has a “seductive blend of pink pepper” and “sensual notes of musk and sandalwood.”

– The female fragrance is called Amidal with elegant and sensual notes of vanilla, musk, and patchouli that are complemented by a fruity top note of apple and tangerine and merges into a sovereign seductive aura for any situation by day and by night.

I’m surprised they didn’t name one of the colognes Chewbaccaa

The Boulde Colorado Justice Center allows service animals into the building, but security guards drew the line when someone tried to sneak his pet iguana through the X-ray machine. The pet’s owner was turned away and waited outside for his friends to come out of the courthouse.