WASHINGTON (AP) — A government panel of experts has endorsed extra doses of all three of the nation’s vaccines. The panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said Thursday that people could choose a different company’s brand for that next shot. Certain people who received Pfizer vaccinations months ago already are eligible for a booster. The advisers…
PARIS, Tenn. — The Henry County Medical Center is going forward with an updated visitation policy. HCMC says with over 46% of the county vaccinated, they are relaxing their COVID-19 era visitation policy starting Thursday. “We know it has been a long 20 months with changes in visitation policies throughout this time,” said Lisa Casteel, CEO of HCMC. “We have…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The American Red Cross is sharing tips to make sure you and others are safe during this year’s trick-or-treating. Tips you may have already heard include keeping kids visible with flashlights and reflective tapes on costumes and bags. The trick-or-treat route should be planned in advance, and adults need to know where their children are going and…
Thursday Night Forecast Update for October 21st: Behind today’s cold front, 40s will be returning to West Tennessee tonight. High pressure will move in overnight but that should bring plenty of sunshine and mild weather for Friday. Another front will try to drift in from the north and impact our weather this weekend but it might not make it. Catch…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The U.S. Congress is divided over the infrastructure bill and spending. U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty says the bill is not just about fixing highways in the U.S., but has several government-dependent policies. “Tennesseans appreciate liberty and freedom, not government dependence, so I think Tennesseans are going to be resoundingly in favor of us standing up against this…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison. The 57 months that the judge gave Mohamed Noor on Thursday was the maximum term possible for manslaughter under the state’s sentencing guidelines but is…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Democrats are hurriedly reworking key aspects of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion domestic policy plan. They’re trimming which social services and climate change programs will be included and they’re reconsidering new taxes on corporations and the wealthy to pay for the package. The ideas include shelving a proposed big increase in corporate tax…
Funeral service for Carolyn Faye Kidd, age 59, will be Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Kidd died Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Ms. Kidd will be Friday, October 22, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — At a young age, Zechariah Cartledge set out on a mission to support those fallen or injured in the line of duty. He began his journey by running and dedicating each mile he ran to a fallen first responder. And in 2019, Running 4 Heroes officially became a nonprofit 501. As of Thursday, Cartledge has run…
Patricia Ann Barden Greer, age 74, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday, October 25, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Brownsville Funeral Home, with Bro. Bob Connerley and Bro. Ralph Brown officiating. Burial to follow in the Ridgecrest Cemetery of Jackson, TN….
