Has anybody ever heard that you have a better chance of being struck by lightning that winning the lottery? A Canadian man beat the odds on both. Peter McCathie survived a lightning strike when he was 14 and won a million dollar lottery jackpot in his 40’s. Even stranger, his daughter was struck by lightning a few years ago and survived. Do you wanna know the odds of those 3 things happening? One in 2.6 trillion.

Don Henley has made available advances of a couple of songs from his upcoming fifth solo album, Cass County. In this song, That Old Flame, he sings a duet with Martina McBride. The album comes out September 25th.

Robin Williams would have been 64 this week.  His final movie will be released this month, too. It’s called Boulevard and parts of it were filmed in Nashville, Tennessee. The film’s director, Dito Montiel, said that even though Robin had so much acclaim, he still wanted to talk about each scene to get it right. They would spend breaks walking around Nashville with Robin asking him questions and discussing how to make the scenes better. The hours were long, and the story was more serious than funny, but there were times Robin managed to show his comic side behind the scenes. Montiel says he still misses his friend. He said this movie really meant a lot to Robin and hopes that his fans will appreciate how devoted Robin was to his role.

You can hear the busy people shuffle around the Spring Hill Wal-Mart just moments before blonde haired Amy Hall steps up to sing the first lines of the Star Spangled Banner. At first, it seems shes the sole voice. Then one by one, others join in, bringing to tears some of the shoppers at these beautiful, sincere voices. Spring Hill Harmonix wanted to do something to honor those who were killed in the Chattanooga shootings.

The Nashville Shirt Company has designed a t-shirt to help the families of the Marines killed in the Chattanooga shootings. 100% of the profits will go to the families. The tees feature an outline of the mountains with the words Nooga Strong along with Tennessee’s three star logo.  The  shirts will be put into production next week. They’re currently listed for pre-orders at $25.

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Imagine sitting in a bar listening to some good music, then onstage walks Bruce Springsteen! That’s what happened at New Jersey’s Wonder Bar Saturday night. Bruce played 15 songs! Here’s a video of the impromptu concert a fan shot.

Blood Assurance in Cookeville is getting several questions about the need for additional blood to help assist in yesterday’s tragedy in Chattanooga. Erlanger Hospital used an extreme amount of blood during yesterday’s happenings and patients are still continuing to need products. Because Blood Assurance is the sole provider to Erlanger. The Cookeville center of Blood Assurance a 155 West Broad Street will be extending their business hours today (Friday, July 17) to accommodate all those that would like to donate now, until 6:30 or later.

Olivia is a big, goofy clown.  She is about a year old and has a very loving personality.  She’s been at the shelter since January and needs a loving place she can call home. Adopt her today at our Cookeville/Putnam County Animal Shelter next to the Hyder Burks Pavilion on Gainesboro Grade in Cookeville.

National Ice Cream Day arrives this Sunday, July 19th. Some of your favorite shops will have specials to celebrate.

Dairy Queen: Since most DQ’s are independently owned and operated, You should call their local outpost to find out about scoring any deals.

Marble Slab Creamery: Get $3 off your entire purchase (one time only), when you use Marble Slab’s Slab Happy Rewards app.

Baskin-Robbins: Free upgrade to a waffle cone on double scoop ice cream cones.