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Nashville mechanic still rebuilding engines and working full time, celebrates 95th birthday Tuesday

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By Robb Coles Verified
| WTVF-TV (Nashville,TN) Verified
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — At 95 years old, John Larkin is still showing up to work every day — and he wouldn't have it any other way. Larkin, a mechanic known around the shop as "Papa John," spent his 95th birthday at one of his favorite places in the world to work. "Papa John is what they call me," Larkin said. The staff at USA Motor & Machine in Nashville brought in lunch and a cake to celebrate his birthday Tuesday. While the income is undoubtedly a plus, he's there by choice.
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Tenn. man discovers he has former Titan Chris Johnson’s old cell phone number, as messages of support pour in

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By Robb Coles Verified
| WTVF-TV (Nashville,TN) Verified
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — Chris Johnson's supporters were sending messages of support after his ALS diagnosis, but some were going to a stranger in Murfreesboro. That stranger made sure they got through. William Ray, a Murfreesboro man who happens to be a huge football fan, had unknowingly acquired Johnson's old cell phone number a few years ago when he got a new phone. For years, he’d been getting text messages or missed calls for someone named Chris, but never knew the connection.
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New Tennessee hemp laws take effect July 1, causing some businesses to close, relocate, or adapt

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By Robb Coles Verified
| WTVF-TV (Nashville,TN) Verified
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — New hemp regulation laws in Tennessee take effect July 1, and some businesses are already closing up shop or moving out of state due to the impact it will have on them. "We built a business around established laws in this state," said Dexter Palmer, co-founder and CEO of Consider It Flowers. Palmer describes his company as an on-demand, direct-to-consumer online marketplace for hemp products — a model that the new law effectively makes illegal in Tennessee.
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