March 18- A Mega Millions player in Hardin County certainly has the "luck of the Irish" this St. Patrick’s day after winning $250,000 from Tuesday night’s drawing.
The ticket, purchased in Savannah, matched all 5 white balls to give the player the big win.
No additional information is available until the player redeems the prize.
March 17– The Tennessee Highway Patrol urges motorists to designate a sober driver and don’t depend on dumb luck today, St. Patrick’s Day.
Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers will conduct more than 50 sobriety and driver license checkpoints across the state in an effort to find and remove impaired drivers from Tennessee roadways.
Officials announced that in Hardin County today, the THP will be looking for impaired drivers at a roadblock on Tenn. 226 in the vicinity of the Savannah-Hardin County Airport.
In Tennessee, three people were killed in three fatal crashes during the 2009 St. Patrick’s holiday, and two of those crashes involved alcohol.