JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Library announced the launch of its own app. The library says through the app, you will be able to browse the catalog, access your library account, view library resources, and receive push alerts for upcoming events, announcements and promotions. “Technology is a library priority and we strive to stay on the cutting edge of…
BOSTON (AP) — The guitar played by Johnny Ramone on all 15 Ramones albums and at nearly 2,000 live performances by the rock band sold at auction over the weekend for more than $900,000. Boston-based RR Auction said in a statement Monday that the 1965 Mosrite Ventures II electric guitar was bought by a collector in the U.S. who wishes…
Instagram is putting a hold on the development of Instagram kids, geared towards children under 13, so it can address concerns about the vulnerability of younger users. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, wrote in a blog post Monday that a delay will give the company time to “work with parents, experts, policymakers and regulators, to listen to their concerns,…
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say the gunman who killed one person and wounded 14 others at a Tennessee supermarket before killing himself had been asked to leave his job at the grocery store earlier that day. In a Monday news release, Collierville police say UK Thang had moved to the upscale suburb 30 miles outside Memphis in…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department is temporarily closing a waste convenience center. The department says the Solid Waste Convenience Center in Medon will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday for repairs. The health department says new asphalt is being placed at the site. The site will reopen Thursday. There are nine other centers around Madison County. You…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. — With the first day of fall passing last week, many pumpkin patches are opening their doors to the public. “So far so good. We just opened up our doors on Saturday, so we’ve had a couple of days under our belt,” said Bart Gilmer, owner and manager of Falcon Ridge Farms. But crop totals may be…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local nonprofit, and the City of Jackson are teaming up for their 4-Minute City Awareness Week. Friends of Heart visited the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus Monday with a project dedicated to bringing AED units to the community. An AED is an Automated External Defibrillator used when someone is experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. Friends of Heart…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A U.S. district court has ruled in favor of two attorneys general regarding a tax rule in the American Rescue Plan. The lawsuit filed by Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron claimed a “tax mandate” within the American Rescue Plan Act was unconstitutional. The plan, which was signed into law…
A federal judge says the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago can be released unconditionally from the restrictions he’s been living under next year if he remains mentally stable. John Hinckley Jr. was 25 when he attacked the president. Jurors found him not guilty by reason of insanity. Now he’s 66, and he’s been living in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators have blocked a bill to keep the U.S. government funded and allow borrowing. But Democrats determined to avoid a federal shutdown will likely try again. All this as Democrats also press ahead on President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy agenda. The tangled efforts Monday are not necessarily linked. But the fiscal year-end deadline to fund…
