EBT services unavailable September 21 to 22 while transitioning to new vendor

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee EBT services will be unavailable from 11:00 p.m. September 21, to 1:00 p.m. September 22 while they transition to a new vendor for service.

This means all EBT services, indlusing SNAP, TANF cash funds, an Summer EBT cards as well as other EBT services will not be available during the hours mentioned above. Cards cannot be used to buy food or for cash withdrawals during this time.

The Tennessee Department of Human Services is asking EBT users to plan ahead and do any food shopping and cash withdrawals before the outage happens.

They will be available for help during the outage via phone at the EBT Customer Service Helpline (888-997-9444).

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As Channel 5 turns 70, we remember 1960s RnB showcase Night Train

For people of my generation, in our younger days we spent part of our weekends watching music shows like American Bandstand and Soul Train. That was before the age of music videos. Several years before Soul Train was syndicated out of Chicago, another syndicated R&B show was taped in Nashville at NewsChannel 5. Night Train aired in the 60s and included what may have been the first TV appearance for legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Forrest Sanders has another great look back at station history.

-Lelan Statom