BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has recovered a missing lunar rock gifted to the state to commemorate the last manned U.S. mission to the moon after it turned up in the hands of a man who recycles wooden plaques. The Advocate of Baton Rouge reports that the rock from the 1972 Apollo 17 landing was at the Louisiana State…
Video-sharing platform YouTube has announced sweeping and immediate bans on false claims that vaccines are dangerous and cause health issues like autism, cancer or infertility. The company also booted accounts belonging to some of the most notable propagators of vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories. The ban on vaccine misinformation extends to all approved immunizations and comes as countries, including the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Hunters for the Hungry program is accepting deer donations for the deer season. The Tennessee Wildlife Federation, who hosts the program, says there are over 55 places you can bring your deer donation. The TWF says hunters can drop off a whole deer donation at no cost. The federation adds that if donations go over the…
Wednesday Night Forecast Update for September 29th: Some light rain showers will move in overnight and increase in coverage and intensity by Thursday morning. Off and on showers will continue until sunset on Thursday. Another round of showers is possible on Friday and both days this weekend showers & weak storms are expected as a cold front moves through. Severe…
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Death has come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and almost two dozen other birds, fish and other species. The U.S. government is declaring them extinct. It’s a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal. But scientists say climate change threatens to make extinctions more common…
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — Lava from a volcano on Spain’s Canary Islands has finally reached the Atlantic Ocean after wiping out hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents. Columns of steam that experts had warned could contain toxic gases shot upward when the bright red molten rock tumbled into the Atlantic. The…
Here is a list of public blood drives being hosted by LIFELINE Blood Services during the month of October: Monday, October 4 Selmer: Selmer Courthouse – 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Alamo: Crockett County Courthouse – 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 5 Trenton: Gibson County Courthouse – 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 6 Savannah: TVEC –…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Down Syndrome Association of West Tennessee is hosting its one and only fundraiser. Country Music Lends Down a Hand from June 22, 2016. The association says its 8th annual Country Music Lends Down a Hand concert will be held on Saturday. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. , and the concert will be at 1 p.m. Performances…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The City of Jackson is holding another Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. The city says the next day is planned for Saturday, Oct. 23, and will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will be held at 164 Conalco Drive, which is off North Parkway between North Royal Street and Dr. F.E. Wright Drive. The city…
Mr. Micheal Lorenzo Tomlinson was born on December 13, 1984, and he departed this life on September 23, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at St. Paul C.M.E Church. Please continue to keep this family in prayer. For more information, please call 731-427-1521 or log…
