(CNN Newsource) — You’ve heard of tiny homes and manufactured homes. How about a 3D-printed house? Home builder Lennar is teaming up with a construction firm that specializes in 3D-printed structures to build the world’s largest neighborhood of printed homes. It will be in Austin, Texas. The process works like this: a company called Icon will set up five 46-foot…
Richard Floyd Ellison of Jackson, TN, departed this earth on November 2, 2021 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He leaves to cherish him, his wife of 53 years, Velma Ellison. Along with her he leaves his children: Angela (Donnie) Neely, Richard Ellison Jr, Chiquita Ellison, and Iva Dawkins. He also leaves 4 sisters: Elizabeth Booth, Claudia Ellison, Linda…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Women of Hope is a faith-based rehabilitation treatment program to help women break the cycle of addiction. Thursday, the nonprofit hosted their 12th “Day of Giving Hope,” an all-day fundraising event at Hope Cafe & BBQ. “We’re just giving God the glory and just looking for favor in the community to continue to help these women that…
Terry Sweat, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at the Alamo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Mr. Sweat will be conducted on Friday, November 5, 2021, at the Brownsville Funeral Home from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Mr. Sweat was born in Brownsville, TN on November 11, 1956, to the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials say they have begun installing new body scanners at state correctional facilities to fight against contraband. The Tennessee Department of Correction says the new machines will supplement current security procedures when someone enters a facility. That includes removing outerwear and shoes, going through a metal detector and undergoing a wand or pat search. Items…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal officials say a Tennessee man is accused of being violent during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. A statement from the Justice Department says the charges against 40-year-old Joshua John Portlock of Smyrna include engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, civil disorder, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers….
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The man known as “Tiger King,” who gained fame in a Netflix documentary following his conviction for trying to hire someone to kill an animal rights activist, says he has cancer. Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, says in a Twitter post Wednesday that a biopsy of his prostate revealed the “aggressive cancer.” The…
Austin Chase Rush, age 26, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Friday evening, October 29, 2021. Austin was born April 3, 1995 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of James Michael Rush and the late Heather Knudson Rush. He graduated from Fayette Academy in Somerville in 2013 and was employed at Hutshop in Eads, Tennessee as a warehouse associate. Austin…
(AP) — Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly. The new government rules were issued Thursday. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says companies that fail to comply could face penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation….
Funeral service for Christopher R. Beal, age 28, will be Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 12:30 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Lexington, TN. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Beal died Tuesday, October 25, 2021 at Lexington Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Beal will be Friday, November 5, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer…
