JACKSON, Tenn. — The Ned R. McWherter West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center will present “Hairspray: A Broadway Musical” this month. Set in 1962 Baltimore, the 60s-style musical centers around a teenager who sparks social change when she wins a role on a local TV dance program and campaigns for the show’s integration. The show will run from Thursday, October 21…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a man who apparently tried to break into a restaurant in a southern New Jersey strip mall died after he got trapped in an exhaust fan on the roof of the building. The body was found shortly before 10 a.m. Monday at the restaurant in Galloway Township. It’s not clear how or when…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another two Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department confirms those individuals are: An 86-year-old male who died September 22 A 92-year-old male who died September 23 A total of 287 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department also…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Attorney General Herbert Slatery says his office would appeal the recent federal court decisions that blocked Gov. Bill Lee’s order allowing families to opt out of school mask mandates. Slatery says he would only appeal two out of the three lawsuits filed by families and advocates who are opposed to the Republican governor’s latest executive…
(CBS Newspath) — WATCH: President Biden received his Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot while taking questions on Monday (9/27). The president said, “a quarter of the country can’t go unvaccinated and us not continue to have a problem.” For more videos, click here. Categories: News, U.S. News, Video
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. — The Hardin County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Deputy Matthew Locke was shot and killed on duty after responding to a domestic dispute Saturday night. Todd Stricklin was taken into custody by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and charged with first-degree murder. Sheriff Johnny Alexander says Locke had been with…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The daughter of the woman killed over the weekend says she wants the community to help in finding the accused killer and find justice for her mother. “Nobody, especially a woman, and most especially an elderly woman should ever have to go through that,” said Linda Murphy, the daughter of 70-year-old Mary Kelly. Saturday around 9 p.m.,…
CORINTH, Miss. — Shiloh National Military Park is marking 159 years since the Battle of Corinth. The park says it will be commemorating the 1862 battle with a series of activities and hikes from Saturday, Oct. 2 to Tuesday, Oct. 5. The park will says it will be hosting several ranger led programs on Saturday, along with cannon firings and…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul and Tokyo officials say North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea in its latest weapon test. The South Korean government held an emergency National Security Council meeting and expressed regret over the North’s launch. South Korea’s military said the object fired from a mountainous northern province flew toward the eastern sea. Details…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson State Community College is cancelling the family festival portion of the Kent Jones Bicycle Tour and 5K. JSCC says fall break and organizational concerns were cited as reasons for the cancellation. The festival was meant to bring an additional family-oriented appeal to the day’s main events, according to Jackson State. The 19th KJ Bike Tour will…
