JACKSON, Tenn. — Two organizations partnered to visit different colleges in the Jackson community. The Jackson Fire Department and Friends of Heart visited Lane College to show students basic CPR techniques. The CPR demonstration was geared to educate students on what they can do when CPR is needed. This demonstration is in efforts to promote the new 4-Minute City program….
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scarlett Johansson and the Walt Disney Co. have settled her lawsuit over the streaming release of “Black Widow.” Thursday’s settlement brought a swift end to what began as the first major fight between a studio and star over changing movie rollout plans. Johansson filed the lawsuit in a Los Angeles court in July, saying the streaming…
A question we hear this time of year is “How bad will the winter be?” If you look at Farmer’s Almanac you’ll see mentions of “bone-chilling shivers” and a cold snowy winter. NOAA or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just put out the winter outlook which calls for a 70% probability of La Niña winter. Why does a…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a teenage boy was shot and wounded at a school in Memphis, Tennessee, and they have detained a second boy believed to be the shooter. Memphis Police said the shooting was reported Thursday morning at the Cummings School, which includes grades kindergarten through eighth. Authorities say the 13-year-old boy was taken to a hospital…
WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3. Congress had passed the bill earlier Thursday. The legislation will avert one crisis, but efforts to stave off a second crisis seem likely to continue for the next couple of weeks…
JACKSON, Tenn. — It’s homecoming week for the Lane College Dragons, and students are excited for what the week will bring. “Last year we didn’t really get to do nothing because of COVID, but I was really in the whole time, but everybody else was out. They were having fun, but this year I made sure I was gone,” said…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. — The Hardin County community is preparing to honor one of their own. Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Locke died Saturday night while on duty. Visitation for loved ones to pay their respects to Locke will be held Thursday at Savannah Church of Christ from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. “You will come in through the front…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform for the first time together on stage at the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. The NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the five music icons will perform on Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Lamar…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee state senator has been found guilty of wire fraud in federal court. News outlets report a jury in Memphis found Sen. Katrina Robinson guilty of four of the five counts remaining against her. She originally faced 20 counts, but a federal judge acquitted her of 15 of the counts earlier this week. The charges…
DICKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he will extend an executive order that lets families opt their children out of school mask mandates to prevent the spread of COVID-19, despite federal court rulings that have blocked the policy in three counties. Lee told reporters Thursday that he will extend the order by 30 days. It was set…
