Imagine growing up in absolute dirt poverty in east Tennessee, daughter of a tobacco farmer, going to school wearing rags your mother stitched into a coat, and when you die the British royal family has its military band play your up-the-workers country-pop anthem in tribute.
Our team, our local program partners, and every operational partner who helps make this program possible each month are heartbroken at the loss of our founder, Dolly Parton. (cont.)
On today’s Tell ‘Em Faulk
- We sit down with standout safety Isaac Smith for a great conversation
- Continue to preview the season
- thoughts on the K1 doc on State 1878
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Imagine traveling to the States thinking the World Cup would be a highlight of your life...
...and within days you've become a modern Tocqueville, chronicling a nation and its people in real time for the entire world, during what now amounts to a VIP all-access tour of America.
I asked Japan fans what the deal is with these trash bags they’re waving.
They’re actually functional trash bags. Everyone brings them to cheer during and clean up after themselves after.
Very on brand with Japan culture. easiest stadium cleanup Dallas has ever seen incoming
One of the iconic photos of WWII. The 2nd Ranger Battalion is being relieved at Pointe du Hoc. Of 225 men who landed two days ago, 70 percent are casualties, with just 90 men able to bear arms. They have been under attack and surrounded for 48 hours. See more at Substack: https://t.co/Zb5AXzVdJV.
It's dark now in Normandy. D Day draws to a close. The Allies are ashore, but the beachhead is fragile and will soon come under vicious, sustained attack. Here's a quick run over the numbers on this historic day. Thanks for following my coverage these last few days.
The 101st Airborne and 4th Division have linked up behind Utah Beach. Airborne and seaborne have connected. A big moment on D Day. There is widespread confusion and disorganization in all the drop zones. But groups of men are adapting, getting the job done. The plan at Utah has worked brilliantly with less than 200 casualties on Utah - the great success story of D Day for the US. Exits from Omaha have been secured thanks to naval close support. Juno has been deadly for the Canadians now in fierce street fighting. Gold and Sword beaches have also been secured. The push inland has begun with seaborne and airborne about to link up at Pegasus Bridge. There has yet to be a concerted German counterattack but it is on its way. Over 100000 Allied soldiers are in Normandy spread over 50 miles of coastline. There have been hundreds of French civilian fatalities. Only now is Hitler informed.
As tens of thousands of baseball fans descend on Hattiesburg for NCAA regional play this weekend, tourism officials are projecting a big boost to the local economy. ⚾💰
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Mississippi State Softball has advanced to the Women’s College World Series for the first time in school history, defeating the Oklahoma Sooners 6-0 in the deciding game 3!
#HailState
🎶 Last month, the Atlas Obscura team visited FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Established in 1959, this small-town enterprise went on to launch the careers of countless legendary musicians, from the Allman Brothers to Aretha Franklin to Otis Redding.
From this unassuming building came songs that helped define the “Muscle Shoals sound,” a one-of-a-kind blend of soul, R&B, pop, country, and gospel grit. 🎤
Ukrainian forces have reportedly taken advantage of the chaotic Russian supply situation to mount a local offensive south of Zaporizhzhia, retaking the key town of Stepnohirsk.
Ukrainian forces are now pushing towards Kamyanske, rolling back nearly a year of Russian progress.
Oklahoma had won 18-straight Super Regional games dating back to 2016. They had won 32-straight NCAA Tournament games at home.
Mississippi State just ended that streak with an incredible 11-9 game one victory. Samantha Ricketts team wins its first Super Regional game in school history.