NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Newly approved legislation would mean Tennessee schools will have to jump through even more hoops if they want to implement mask mandates to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The strict new rules are part of a sweeping bill Republicans signed off on in the middle of the night over the weekend as they worked to undermine…
Monday Night Forecast Update for November 1st: A weak system is bringing some light rain and cloud cover to West Tennessee tonight. Northerly winds will add to the misery keeping the temperatures down all week long. Clouds will linger for Tuesday and Wednesday, but once the clouds move out, the cold is going to be settling on in. Low 30s…
MCKENZIE, Tenn. — A beloved Paris company is coming to Carroll County. Courtesy: Sweet Jordan’s Coffee Co. Sweet Jordan’s Coffee Company announced they will open their second location in McKenzie during the first quarter of 2022. Created by a young man with down syndrome, Sweet Jordan’s is staffed by workers with special needs and aims to raise awareness throughout the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say four people were killed and one was injured in a wrong-way crash on a street in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis police tweeted early Monday that a vehicle traveling west in the eastbound lanes struck two other vehicles, causing one to catch fire. Police say four people were pronounced dead at the scene and one person…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — A growth in Madison County districts means it is time to redraw the lines. The redistricting committee approved a new map of county districts Monday. District 8 Commissioner Carl Alexander says the new map was in correlation with the 2020 Census. “Every 10 years we have to redistrict according to the census that is done,” Alexander…
Curtis Ray “Curt” Usry, Jr., age 67, resident of Rossville, Tennessee, departed this life Thursday, October 28, 2021 at his home. Curt was born August 20, 1954 in Grenada, Mississippi, the son of Curtis Ray Usry, Sr. and Jacquelyne Young Rhodes. He graduated from Fairley High School in Memphis, Tennessee and was previously employed at Bellsouth. He was in the…
Franklin Thomas Olds, age 66, resident of Eads, Tennessee, departed this life Sunday morning, October 31, 2021 at Signature Healthcare of Primacy in Memphis, Tennessee. Franklin was born July 5, 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Tollie Olds and Geraldine Moore Olds. He was the owner of Denim & Diamonds Bar and Grill in Memphis and worked…
GLASGOW — President Joe Biden offered a public apology to a U.N. climate conference over his predecessor Donald Trump’s move to pull the U.S. from the Paris accord. Biden was speaking in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday where world leaders were gathering to discuss implementing the agreement to contain global warming by mid-century. He said: “I shouldn’t apologize, but I do…
(AP) — The global death toll from COVID-19 has topped 5 million, nearly two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care systems. Together, the United States, the European Union, Britain and Brazil account for one-eighth of the world’s population but nearly half of all reported deaths. The…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a construction worker has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his supervisor at a Tennessee work site. The district attorney’s office in Shelby County said Friday that Marcus D. Williams also was indicted as a convicted felon in possession of a firearm involving a crime of violence. Investigators said the…
