If you’ve been on social media, or texted with GIF-loving friends, Drew Scanlon’s face has likely appeared on your screen. His GIF, known as “Blinking Guy” or “Blinking White Guy,” is estimated to have been used more than 1.7 billion times to express unbelief or confusion. It even has its own Twitter page. Scanlon hasn’t been wasting his internet fame….
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, look no further. With terrific weather headed our way for the weekend, it is a great time to get outside. This Saturday there are at least a dozen different events and activities to enjoy in West Tennessee. You can enjoy things from unique car shows, great food, parades and much more….
JACKSON, Tenn. — An annual writing contest recognized students with the Jackson-Madison County School System. What can you do to prevent youth violence? The question was asked to young writers in school system. “Today is our annual luncheon for the Jackson Do The Write Thing Challenge, which is a youth violence prevention program for middle school students here in our…
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s fate is now in a jury’s hands after weeks of lurid testimony in a sexual misconduct trial. The panel of seven men and five women began deliberating racketeering and sex trafficking charges against the R&B superstar Friday. They ended the day without reaching a verdict. The 54-year-old singer is accused of running a Chicago-based…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A new nonprofit organization focusing on mental health is opening in Jackson. A ribbon cutting was held Friday for A Mind’s Way Home. The organization is a primary care and mental health clinic that specializes in mental health and chronic care. The clinic is open for anyone, with insurance or without. Patients must be over 18 years…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — For the first time in West Tennessee, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office hosted a Southeastern Leadership Academy for experienced law enforcement. The academy was five weeks of training, where officers went through several courses that revolve around being a leader in their community. The program has always been held in Chattanooga, but due to cost of…
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — Federal and local officials say an encampment in a Texas border town where thousands of Haitian migrants gathered in recent days is now empty. Del Rio Mayor Bruno Lozano said at a news conference Friday that it was “phenomenal news” that all of the migrants had been moved. The number peaked Saturday as migrants driven…
NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon school board has banned educators from displaying Black Lives Matter and gay pride symbols, prompting a torrent of recriminations and threats to boycott the town and its businesses. Newberg is a town of 25,000 residents situated 25 miles southwest of Portland in gorgeous wine country. It has become an unlikely focal point of a…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Students at Hands Up! Preschool are dipping their hands in the business industry. The preschool held their annual lemonade stand fundraiser, and let the kids serve their parents. The stand offered three different kinds of lemonade, and the money raised goes to help parents pay for their child’s tuition at Hands Up! Brandon Long with Hands Up!…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court says Justice Cornelia Clark has died at the age of 71. She had been diagnosed with cancer. A news release Friday from the state’s five-member high court says Clark died overnight. Clark was appointed in 2005 by former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen and served as chief justice from 2010 to 2012. Clark…
