NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he plans to sign a wide-reaching bill that strictly limits what governments and companies can require of workers and the public to address the COVID-19 pandemic, despite opposition from prominent business interests. The Republican told reporters “there are some issues we need to work through” with the legislation, but his signature…
Wednesday Night Forecast Update for November 10th: After a very pleasant and mild start to the work week, things are going to change quickly Thursday morning. Showers and some weak storms will fire up along a cold front that will drop temperatures about 10°-15°. Another front will come by Friday dropping temperatures even further. Some of us will drop below…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Right now, the Jackson Fire Department has an average eight to 10 minute response time. But with your help, they can get that down to four minutes. The department is asking individuals within the city limits of Jackson to join their CARE Team, standing for the “Cardiac Arrest Rapid Engagement” teams. These individuals must be willing to…
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s mayor says three concertgoers remain in critical condition following a massive crowd surge during a Travis Scott concert last week. Mayor Sylvester Turner said Wednesday that the victims, their families and the city deserve to know what led to the death of eight people at the Astroworld festival Friday night. The family of a 9-year-old boy…
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — China and the United States have pledged to increase cooperation on climate action in a joint declaration at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow. In separate news conferences Wednesday, Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. counterpart John Kerry said the world’s top two carbon polluters would work together to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The creator of the Netflix TV series “Squid Game” says it’ll be back for a season two, even though most TV shows in South Korea run for just one season. Due to the show’s global success, Hwang Dong-hyuk says “I almost feel like you leave us no choice.” The series, starring Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun…
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 900,000 kids aged 5-11 will have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in their first week of eligibility, the White House said Wednesday. Final clearance for the shots was granted by federal regulators on Nov. 2, with the first doses to kids beginning in some locations the following day. Now nearly 20,000 pharmacies, clinics…
A New Jersey gym owner who punched a police officer during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. Scott Fairlamb’s sentencing on Wednesday to 41 months in prison is likely to become a benchmark for dozens of other Capitol rioters who engaged in violence. Fairlamb was the first person…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The City of Jackson and theCO are giving a program a new home in the Hub City. The city’s news release says the former N.C. & St. Louis Depot and Railroad Museum building will be the new home of the SOUL Collaborative program. The program, which was started in June of 2021, is aimed at elevating arts,…
Warren Taylor Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 28, 1981, to the family of Warren O’Neal Williams and Shannon Ratcliff Williams. He passed away on October 28, 2021. His unexpected death left behind his parents; his brother, Justin; his brother-in-law, Will Marshall; half-sister, Kim Fyfe and her spouse, Trey; his nephew, Mac; his niece, Maggie; his half-brother, Shea…
