COTTAGE GROVE, Tenn. — One community is continuing to pick up the pieces after the devastating tornado from Dec. 10. The tornado left a line of trees broken and homes damaged. Some residents have started cleaning up debris into piles, and placing tarps on the roofs of their homes until they can be fixed. Lambkins and Cox Road were two…
LIFELINE Blood Services has released its list of upcoming blood drives for January. The month’s locations and times include: Jan. 3 Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital in Martin from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Food Giant in Brownsville from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 4 South Fulton…
MILAN (AP) — An archaeological dig in Sicily has uncovered traces of a lost World War II American heavy bomber shot down in 1943, and possible human remains that could lead to identification of five airmen whose bodies were never recovered. The six-week dig that ended this week was carried out by a team from the Pentagon’s Defense POW/MIA Accounting…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to block imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove the items were made without using forced labor. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is the latest in a series of intensifying U.S. penalties against China for alleged abuses. China denies the allegations. Biden also signed a…
DRESDEN, Tenn. — Santa came early for one local community this year. And he came riding in on a helicopter! Several organizations partnered together to bring Christmas gifts to those affected by the deadly tornado at Elks Lodge in Dresden. “The least we can do is put the shine in these children’s eyes and let them know that hopes and…
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the West to “immediately” meet Russia’s demand for security guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine and the deployment of the military alliance’s weapons there. Putin accused the West during a marathon news conference on Thursday of trying to make Ukraine “anti-Russia, constantly beefed up with modern weapons and brainwashing the population.”…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The banged-up Tennessee Titans will have their leading receiver back with A.J. Brown activated off injured reserve in time for Thursday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Titans also will be even thinner on the offensive line with Kendall Lamm now out after being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. He was being expected to…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jurors have convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright. The jury deliberated for about four days before finding Kim Potter guilty of both counts on Thursday. Potter, who is white, was a Brooklyn Center police officer when she shot and killed the 20-year-old Wright…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — David Jean-Baptiste had 23 points as Chattanooga beat Middle Tennessee 77-65. Jean-Baptiste hit 6 of 8 3-pointers. Malachi Smith added 22 points for for Chattanooga (10-3). A.J. Caldwell had 11 points. Camryn Weston had 16 points for the Blue Raiders (9-4). Josh Jefferson added 13 points. Categories: Sports
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — John Fulkerson had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 19 Tennessee overpowered No. 6 Arizona early and held on for a 77-73 win, giving the Wildcats their first loss. Santiago Vescovi had 15 points, Josiah-Jordan James added 12 and Justin Powell scored 11 for the Volunteers. Bennedict Mathurin had 14 of his 28 points in…
