Peyton Kennedy
WJHL
Nashville, TN, United States
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AAA forecasts 3rd highest record for holiday travel in Tennessee
AAA is releasing their 2022 holiday travel forecast, estimating 62.6 million Tennesseans will travel 50 miles or more from December 23 to January 2. → Read More
Tennessee ranked #1 state for flu cases, doctors warn of ‘tripledemic’
Tennessee is currently the number one state in the country for flu cases, according to surveys and a CDC map that places the Volunteer State at the highest level for flu activity. → Read More
CMA Awards 2022: Everything you need to know for Country Music’s Biggest Night
Everything you need to know for Country Music’s Biggest Night, the 56th Annual CMA Awards. → Read More
Ammunition supply issues ahead of deer hunting season
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- An ammunition shortage in 2021 left some gun shop shelves empty and hunter’s rifles unloaded. So, what’s the story heading into the 2022 deer season? → Read More
Philipsburg’s second annual Founders’ Day on Saturday
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Philipsburg Borough is celebrating its 225th birthday with its second annual Founders’ Day. The event is Saturday, September 17 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the historic Simler House, Philipsburg’s oldest standing building. The celebration includes tours of the Simler House, re-enactors, live music, and artisan vendors. Founders’ Day is free and open to all. → Read More
Beer in Beaver Stadium: trustees to review proposal
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Football fans could soon be sipping on something stronger than soda while at Beaver Stadium. Monday night, Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics presented trustees with their proposal to expand alcohol sales in Beaver Stadium to the general public. Alcohol was approved for the stadium’s clubs and suites in 2016. The proposal […] → Read More
Cold Stream Campground gets $111,300 funding boost
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Philipsburg’s proposed Cold Stream Campground is receiving a major boost in federal funding. $111,300 will go toward the development of the campground, State Rep. Scott Conklin (D-Centre) announced on Wednesday Sept. 7. “We’re just constantly growing,” Tim Ryder, code enforcement officer for the Philipsburg Borough said. Ryder said the 10-site […] → Read More
SCASD to hold town halls on superintendent search
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- After 11 years with Bob O'Donnell as the State College Area School District (SCASD) superintendent, the district is ready to turn the page and write the next chapter. → Read More
Construction to reverse pickleball to tennis courts
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- It's goodbye pickleball and hello again tennis at Green Hollow Park in Patton Township. Patton township is reversing course on where their pickle ball courts are located following a series of noise complaints from nearby residents. → Read More
Customers buying meat in bulk, prices up 11%
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Meat prices are up 11% from last year and it’s forcing changes to shopping habits. “We’re selling bulk hamburger, like 50-pound bags,” Janice Brenneman, owner of Brenneman’s Meat Market in Huntingdon said. More than 70% of Americans have adjusted how they buy meat because of inflation according to surveys at […] → Read More
Bellefonte’s Governor’s Park baseball field to undergo updates
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- The Governor's Park baseball field will undergo improvements to improve drainage, add turf, and upgrade the dugouts and press box. → Read More
Businesses feel the return of students to Happy Valley
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- 40,000 undergraduates made their way back to State College this weekend to kick off a new school year at Penn State, University Park. → Read More
Centre County Toftrees Resort hopes to expand further
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WTAJ) – Toftrees resort is expanding to develop into a world-class leisure and conference center. After more than 50 years in Patton Township the resort is making some big plans. “It’s good to see that the ownership group is willing to invest in modernizing,” Doug Erickson, Township Manager said. The renovations vision […] → Read More
Strawberry Fields Inc. to take over former House of Care
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- A second Fairweather Lodge is coming to State College. It's a program led by Strawberry Fields Inc. that provides permanent housing for adults with mental illness who are active members of the community and wish to live independently but struggle to do so financially. → Read More
Share your vision for a “Walkable College Township”
COUNTY COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- Developing a “Walkable College Township” has been in the works since 2020, and now, a master plan is ready for residents to review. → Read More
Celebrating century-old Pennsylvania family-run farms
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- For the third and final Ag Progress day this year, people from across Pennsylvania are celebrating 100 and 200 years of running their family-owned farms. → Read More
State College skatepark receives grant from Tony Hawk
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — One of the biggest names in skateboarding is showing his support for a long-awaited skatepark in State College. Tony Hawk’s non-profit, The Skatepark Project, is awarding a $30,000 grant to High Point Skatepark. “The Skatepark Project is proud to support a project like the High Point Skatepark,” Benjamin Anderson Bashein, Executive […] → Read More
Rep. Thompson & Sen. Casey: future of PA agriculture
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- The goal of Ag Progress Days is in the name: progress. On the second day of the exposition, Pennsylvania's agriculture community had the opportunity to hear from and speak with state lawmakers, including Representative Glenn Thompson and Senator Bob Casey. → Read More
State College skatepark could be reality by next summer
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Volunteers organizing a long-awaited State College skatepark shared it could be a reality by the summer of 2023. “We’ve been trying to get a facility here for over 20 years,” Ben Wentz, a volunteer said. High Point Skatepark is a $1.9 million project. Fundraising is in full swing and about […] → Read More
Federal free lunches end, schools navigate next steps
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- For the past two years, all students, regardless of their family's income, received free school lunch, thanks to a pandemic-era waiver. That waiver expired on July 1, and now local districts are left to navigate pricing. → Read More