NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty’s office has named Michael Sullivan as his new state director, replacing longtime public official Jim Henry. The Republican senator’s office says Henry plans to retire after a long career that included stints as top deputy to former Gov. Bill Haslam, Tennessee House minority leader, state Republican Party chairman, and state Department of…
MCEWEN, Tenn. — State Senator Kerry Roberts is rolling his way through Humphreys County to raise money for people and businesses affected by flooding. “The people of Humphreys county, we just love them so much. They’ve been so good to us and then to see all this devastation on all this loss that’s occurred, we just want to do…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Subdivisions in Jackson are getting ready for trick or treaters this Halloween. Residents in the Northwynde subdivision hand out candy every year to kids trick or treating on Halloween. Subdivision resident Edward Wilson says they try to bring the kids to one single location on Wyndelake Circle. They form a semi-circle and each neighbor gives candy to…
Weather Update – Sunday, October 31 – 4:15 PM TODAY: We had a pleasant Sunday across West Tennessee. Highs reaching into the upper 60’s and 70’s this afternoon. Skies are remaining partly clear to mostly clear with a few passing clouds. As we continue into the evening, mostly clear skies should remain. Temperatures should remain in the 60’s and 50’s…
MILAN, Tenn. — West Tennesseans get there Halloween pumpkins at Green Acres Farms. One way to spend Halloween day is in a pumpkin patch. Whether it is picking out your one of a kind pumpkin to take home with you, or walking through a house made of pumpkins, attendees say the pumpkin patch always gets them in the Halloween spirit….
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Jim Bob Duggar, whose large family was featured in the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” has announced he’s running for a seat in the Arkansas Senate. Duggar, who previously served in the Arkansas House, announced Friday on the family’s Facebook page that he is running for the district in northwest Arkansas that includes Springdale….
TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — Police in eastern Texas say a shooting at a Halloween party left one man dead and nine other people wounded. Texarkana police say in a news release that the shooting happened late Saturday at an event center. It is estimated that a couple hundred people were in attendance. The 10 people who were shot went to…
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary. The list includes a number of abbreviations and slang terms that have become ubiquitous on social media. Among them are dad bod, amirite, TBH and FTW. The coronavirus pandemic also contributed new terms to the lexicon, such as super-spreader, long COVID and vaccine passport. Other new…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local sorority helped area kids celebrate Halloween by hosting a trunk or treat. Nu Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority put smiles on the faces of over 40 club members and parents at their Halloween Trick or Trunk at Isaac Lane Boys & Girls Club Extension. Members provided candy to club members from eight stations….
WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — A little rain didn’t stop it from being a beautiful day at Rollins College in Florida this week as a bronze sculpture to beloved children’s TV host Mister Rogers was unveiled. School officials held up umbrellas during Thursday’s ceremony as they pulled back a drape on the work entitled “A Beautiful Day for a Neighbor.”…
