SONY DSC Greta Lee Olree Thornton, age 82, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of the late Claude Everett Thornton, departed this life Monday afternoon, September 27, 2021 at her residence in Oakland. Greta was born December 24, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Charles Edward Olree and Cornelia Lambert Olree. She graduated from Southside High School…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Agriculture officials say a Tennessee man has been ordered to pay restitution for illegally taking timber logs from Bledsoe State Forest. State officials say John T. Simmons was charged in June with theft, trespass and vandalism after he was seen loading logs onto a trailer alongside a road in the east Tennessee forest. Knowingly taking timber…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Police Department responded to a report of a shooting Wednesday. According to Jackson Police Deputy Chief Derick Tisdale, they received a call about a shooting near West Grand Street and Wisdom Street, but did not find any evidence of a shooting. Police later discovered the shooting happened near West Grand and Pleasant Street. Police confirm…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The FBI is reminding Tennesseans to be cyber smart. Cyber crimes and scams have been on the rise, alarming the FBI. Now, they are raising awareness on cyber-security this month. “We need to increase our security posture as individuals and as a country and just everything we can do to just make ourselves more secure out there,”…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — A family woke up to a shocking discovery at their Humboldt home on Wednesday. “The whole time they’ve been in the backyard, and we’ve been living here,” said Xavier Dennis, the resident. Dennis and his family members were shocked when they discovered what was in their backyard. “We found some World War II mortars in our backyard….
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A newly filed lawsuit says the federal government is funding organizations that illegally discriminate against potential LGBTQ foster parents seeking to care for unaccompanied refugee children. According to the 29-page complaint filed Wednesday, Kelly Easter has been turned away twice from fostering a migrant child in the federal foster care program while living in Nashville, Tennessee….
JACKSON, Tenn. — A possible breach of privacy could be coming your way. Tennessee Bankers Associations expressed concerns over a legislation being moved in Congress that would target the bank account of Americans. “We’re seeing Congress, administration specifically push expanded reporting of bank accounts to the IRS to try to find people who are not paying their fair share of…
MCKENZIE, Tenn. — A Victorian era tale is coming to the Bethel Performing Arts Center for Halloween. Director Bala Boyd and the Renaissance Theatre program are bringing you “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Bethel says this dark tale is a Stephen Sondheim musical and book by Hugh Wheeler, and is about a barber who seeks revenge on…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. — Hardin County is coming together to make ending domestic violence a community priority. WRAP and several members from the community gathered together to watch Mayor Kevin Davis sign and proclaim October 2021 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Fifty-four percent of all violent crime reported in Hardin County are domestic violence related. WRAP wants to remind people…
Wednesday Evening Update, Oct 13 4:30 PM A strong upper level trough, a powerful cold front, along with the remnants of tropical storm Pamela, will interact to bring a stormy setup for Friday with showers and storms becoming likely. The added moisture and more complex nature of this system will be more likely for severe storms than the last system,…
