Archives: 2021

Civil rights museum honors Michelle Obama, grassroots group

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Former first lady Michelle Obama and The Poor People’s Campaign have been chosen to receive Freedom Awards from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The museum said Wednesday that Obama and the campaign’s leaders, the Rev. William Barber and the Rev. Liz Theoharis, will be honored at a virtual ceremony Oct. 14. The awards…

Cattle producers have a beef with 35-year marketing campaign

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — It’s one of the nation’s most iconic marketing slogans, but today the checkoff program that created the “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” campaign is under attack by cattle producers who fund it. The beef checkoff program forces ranchers to pay $1 per head of cattle sold — purportedly to get consumers to eat more beef….

Judge blocks Tenn. gov’s mask opt-out order in Shelby County

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee from allowing parents to opt out of school mask requirements in Shelby County, the state’s largest county that includes Memphis. U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman issued the temporary restraining order Friday for the Shelby County schools after it was sought by the…

Keith Urban’s tour production manager, 72, dies from fall

PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio (AP) — The longtime tour production manager for country star Keith Urban has died after falling from a stage while preparing for an Ohio concert. The Port Clinton News-Herald reports 72-year-old Randy “Baja” Fletcher died Aug. 27 at a hospital after falling the previous day before Urban’s appearance at Bash on the Bay on the Lake Erie island…

Pet of the Week: Callie

This week’s Pet of the Week from Saving the Animals Together is Callie! Callie came to the rescue in March of 2020 after spending 6 months at a local animal shelter. She’s approximately 2-years-old, a small girl at 40 lbs and up-to-date on her shots. She is spayed, micro-chipped and ready to find a special family to call her own….

Drier Weather Today, Rain Early Sunday

Saturday Forecast Update for September 4th: Today looks pleasant and mostly dry across the area. Rain showers and weak non severe storms are expected to move through West Tennessee on Sunday Morning. Some thunder/lighting and up to an inch of rain could be possible in some areas. The showers should clear out by Sunday afternoon and Labor Day is expected…