Archives: 2021

Omicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies say

Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than delta. Scientists stress that even if the findings of these early studies hold up, any reductions in severity need to be weighed against the fact omicron spreads much faster than delta and is more able to evade vaccines. Sheer numbers of…

Police, TBI investigating Tiptonville homicide

TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. — The death of a Tiptonville man is under investigation. According to a news release, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has joined the Tiptonville Police Department to investigate a homicide and attempted homicide at a home in the 200 block of Cherry Street in Tiptonville. Jerry Yates has been identified as the homicide victim. Investigators say this remains…

Richard Wayne Thompson

Richard Wayne Thompson , age 66, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Sandra Peak Thompson, departed this life Monday, December 20, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee. Richard was born July 30, 1955 in Fayette County, Tennessee, the son of the late Elzie Thompson and Martha Christine Hogan Thompson. He was employed as a machine operator for…

Department of Health addresses omicron in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Health gave an update on the new omicron variant Wednesday. Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey says omicron is spreading faster than previous variants. She says the delta variant took three months to make it to the state, whereas omicron showed up in a matter of weeks. Piercey says they are still keeping a close…

Warming Trend Begins Tomororw and Conitnues Into the Weekend

Wednesday Evening Forecast

Weather Update – Wednesday, December 22 – 4:15 PM TODAY:  Clear skies continued over the region today for our first full day of Winter. We reached highs in the upper 40’s and lower 50’s across West Tennessee. Clear conditions will continue overnight, leaving us with lows in the freezing once again, around the upper 20’s to lower 30’s. TOMORROW: We’ll…

9 days after tornado, cat found in rubble of building

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nine days after a tornado demolished his three-story office building in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, Sonny “Hoot” Gibson was standing in the rubble and heard a faint meow. It gave him hope that his office cat Madix was alive. Gibson had tried to find the animal after the tornado hit, but had given up after a few…