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Cattle wear hats to prevent rope burn

Cattle wear hats to prevent rope burn

(WMC-TV) - Just inside the Fayette County line, there were about 18 cows with funny hats on their horns. 

A nearby farmer said the hats are to prevent rope burn. 

Apparently, these particular cows are used for roping practice.  After many, many roping sessions with cowboys and their lassos, the animals can get severe rope burns that have the potential of getting infected. 

So, these are not really hats at all.

They are special rope burn preventing wraps that are placed around the cow's horns to keep them happy and safe while they are being roped and pulled by the head in whatever direction the cowboy decides. 

Reminds me of a football term: Facemask.

Countrywood Neighborhood Sale

Countrywood Neighborhood Sale

Every year, yard sale bargain hunters flock to Cordova, Tennessee for the annual Countrywood Neighborhood Sale sponsored by the Countrywood Neighborhood Association.

On Friday, September 22, the huge yard event will draw crowds from all over the Greater Memphis area and from neighboring states.

Last year the sale was a huge success.  More than 200 residents participated

Rain or shine, the participating vendors will sell their almost brand new or slightly used items from furniture to clothing and televisions to motorized vehicles to make a buck.  Not to mention the local economy benefited as people booked hotel rooms for a few days to stay and visit the grand city of Memphis to shop it’s local stores and dine in local restaurants.

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What the Mega Millions jackpot can get you

What the Mega Millions jackpot can get you

What would you do if you won the historic Mega Millions lottery tonight? Well, we calculated a handful of things that $640 million can get you.

With those multi-millions you could buy 2,250 tons of Legos. Forget your dream project, you could build a dream house out of Legos.

iPads? You could buy more than a million iPads, not to mention that extra $10 for every gigabyte above a current $30 subscription is irrelevant to your financial eye.

In addition, you could buy every Apple product in the New York Grand Central Store at a given time. (Every square foot is estimated $4,709, the Grand Central Store is 23,000 square feet - that is a total of $108,307,000.)

For the last 35 years The Orpheum has had $650,000 worth of maintenance expenses each years, that means you could run the theater for roughly 980 years.

History Channel's American Pickers coming to Tennessee

History Channel's American Pickers coming to Tennessee

Got an old barn full of stuff you want to get rid of? Then you're in luck, as Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, better known as the History Channel's American Pickers, are coming to Tennessee in June. The guys are looking for music memorabilia, motorcycles, old signs, sports collectibles, military items, gas pumps, juke boxes, taxidermy, bicycles, old toys and much more. If you or someone you know has a barn, building or basement that is piled with items like this, e-mail your name and contact information to AmericanPickers@Cinfelix.com or call 646-873-6257 and you could be on TV! You can also visit http://www.history.com/shows/american-pickers for more information.

Restaurants warned about bogus inspectors

Restaurants warned about bogus inspectors

The health department says fake inspectors are calling to arrange restaurant inspections and then demanding payment for the inspections.

The Tennessee Department of Health is warning restaurant owners and managers of fake health inspectors.

That's not how it works!

Dynamite found in Tipton County barn

TIPTON COUNTY, TN (WMC-TV) - More dynamite was found Saturday in Tipton County.

A man found the dynamite in his barn.  He brought it by truck to the Charleston Fire Department near the Haywood County line.

Explosives found inside Tipton County barn

TIPTON COUNTY, TN (WMC-TV) - Tipton County investigators discovered four cases 20-year-old dynamite inside a barn.

Residents saw ATF agents and the Shelby County Sheriff's Department Bomb Squad at the barn at Camp Road and Gilt Edge Road.