The life and legacy of late author and former Tennessee resident Alex Haley is being honored 100 years after he was born.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Many Americans are counting down the days until stimulus checks hit their bank accounts after Congress passed the $2.2 trillion spending bill last week. The U.S. Department of Treasury estimates that people should begin receiving their stimulus checks over the next three weeks. The big questions on most people’s minds are, do they qualify for a check? And if so, how much money is that check going to provide? The IRS is expected to release a web-based application for people to provide the details needed to get their payments.