LIV tees off, no backpacks, and Eternal Heart

VNN Weekly Digest May 8-14

LIV Golf Tour tees off into PGA territory

(OKLAHOMA) Whether you are boycotting the tournament, want a recap of the first day, or are just curious about what a day in the life at a LIV Golf Tour is like, here is an in-depth recap of Friday’s kickoff. LIV Golf Tour could have chosen a course 20,000 miles away from where the PGA Championship was held in 2022, but instead they chose Cedar Ridge, 20 minutes from Southern Hills.

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GRPS enacts no backpack policy after handgun found in backpack

(MICHIGAN) Students at Grand Rapids Public Schools are no longer allowed to take backpacks to school after a handgun was taken from the backpack of a third grader on Wednesday. According to the GRPS website, the confiscated handgun was loaded. 

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Eternal Heart sculpture to honor Irish connection in Choctaw Nation

(CHOCTAW NATION) It’s been nearly two centuries following one act of kindness and the connection between the Choctaw and the Irish people is still going strong. The bond was commemorated with the unveiling of the “Kindred Spirits” sculpture in County Cork, Ireland, in 2015. Several years later, the Choctaw Nation will soon have its own sculpture honoring their friends across the pond. 

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WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA

(NATIONAL) Above-normal temperatures to spread from the west into the central U.S., more heavy rain and flooding possible for parts of the southern Plains and mid-Mississippi Valley, and a heavy rainfall threat moving east into the lower Ohio and Tennessee Valleys.

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