ENGLEWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in eastern Tennessee are searching for a man wanted for murder in northwest Georgia. McMinn County sheriff’s deputies say they spotted and briefly chased Brandon Neil Wiseman on Sunday in Englewood. Wiseman is wanted for murder in a fatal shooting that took place near Chatsworth, Georgia, on Sunday. McMinn County deputies say Englewood police…
HONOLULU (AP) — The Diamond Head Classic championship game between Stanford and Vanderbilt was canceled Saturday because of COVID-19 issues in the Cardinal camp. The tournament tweeted that Stanford has health and safety protocols within its program and the game “will be declared a no contest. Stanford played Liberty on Wednesday night, and said on its website that team-related activities…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a Tennessee boy was fatally shot early Christmas morning. News outlets cited police in reporting the 12-year-old boy was among three people killed in two separate shootings in Memphis on Saturday. Memphis police tweeted that officers responded to a home at 2:26 a.m. Saturday and took the boy who had suffered a gunshot wound…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus after returning from abroad. The group’s management agency says RM and Jin were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday evening, and another member, Suga, tested positive on Friday. All three took their second jabs in August. BTS is a seven-member boyband. According…
Ms. Sarah Helen Harrison Carter was born on December 1, 1946, in Jackson, Tennessee. She departed this life on December 21, 2021, in Jackson, Tennessee. A Memorial service will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Please continue to keep this family in prayer. For more information, please call 731-427-1521 or log onto bledsoefuneralhome.com….
BOLIVAR, Tenn. — Sunday around 7 a.m., Bolivar police responded to a report of shots fired at the local branch of CB&S bank in Bolivar. Upon arrival, officers found 33-year-old Laterrence Mykel Smith dead from a gunshot wound. According to a news release from the City of Bolivar, Smith allegedly approached a vehicle that was leaving the bank’s ATM in…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Shoppers scoured the stores for after Christmas deals. After spending the holiday with friends and family, a few shoppers took the time to hit the stores to make some after Christmas purchases and returns. Many people use this day to exchange or return a product they might not like or might need to exchange for a bigger…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Friends and families are wrapping up this holiday weekend after unwrapping what was under the tree. “Just looking around, getting some after Christmas stuff, got two footballs, soccer balls, they’re supposed to be FIFA quality. They’re supposed to be like $160. I got them for $40,” said shopper Walter Smith. Many shoppers use the day after Christmas…
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — Martha Earnhardt, the matriarch of one of NASCAR’s best-known families, has died. She was 91. Grandchildren Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt Miller said in a statement that she died Saturday night. Martha Earnhardt was married to Ralph Earnhardt from 1947 until the NASCAR driver’s death. Her son, the late Dale Earnhardt Sr., was a seven-time…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Police investigate late afternoon vehicle accident on Highway 45 Bypass. Officers with Jackson Police Department are investigating a wreck that occurred Sunday afternoon in North Jackson. The wreck happened on the Highway 45 Bypass near the exit at Vann Drive. Two vehicles were involved in the wreck. It is unclear if any injuries were reported in the…
