MARTIN, Tenn. — The largest festival in northwest Tennessee is back. Sept. 4 through Sept. 11 marks the 28th year of the annual Soybean Festival. After being cancelled last year, the City of Martin is preparing for a fun and well attended event. “The Tennessee Soybean Festival is a 25 plus, year-long tradition and it started out as a small…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local middle school is dedicating its media library to a former teacher and librarian. Jackson Careers and Technology Middle School dedicated its library to Felicia Farr Fuller, who died in June of last year. Fuller was a beloved librarian at the school, and she was known for her personality and dedication to students. Teachers, along with…
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A Maine landlord has arranged for the rescue of 15 tarantulas and one python that had been left behind by a tenant. The Sun Journal reports that animal rescuer Drew Desjardins was called to the apartment Wednesday in Auburn. He found that four of 19 tarantulas had died and that the ball python did not have…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s plans to start delivery of booster shots by Sept. 20 for most Americans who received COVID-19 vaccines are facing new complications that could delay the availability for those who received the Moderna vaccine. Biden announced last month that his administration was preparing to administer boosters for all Americans who received most vaccines in an…
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. — It’s time to recognize this week’s Educator of the Week, brought to you by the Tennessee Lottery. Elizabeth Clark has been teaching first graders for five years at West Carroll Primary School. “I actually graduated from West Carroll, and then I went to Bethel. I’ve been around for a long time. For about 20 years,” Clark…
Friday Night Forecast Update for September 3rd: Temperatures will be in the low 60s tonight across West Tennessee. Saturday also looks nice 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….
Final scores for Week 3 of Football Friday Nights in West Tennessee: Haywood 48 Crockett County 14 Hollow Rock-Bruceton 27 Gleason 69 Greenfield 37 Halls 0 Jackson South Side 6 Hardin County 42 Kenwood 18 Henry County 49 West Carroll 48 Humboldt 44 Columbia Academy 17 Jackson Christian 38 Obion County 14 Jackson North Side 28 Lexington 62 Liberty Magnet…
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…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s plans to start delivery of booster shots by Sept. 20 for most Americans who received COVID-19 vaccines are facing new complications that could delay the availability for those who received the Moderna vaccine. Biden announced last month that his administration was preparing to administer boosters for all Americans who received most vaccines in an…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The secretary of homeland security says tens of thousands of Afghans have been admitted into the United States since the fall of Kabul and more are expected as part of an “unprecedented” evacuation. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Friday that the U.S. expects to admit more than 50,000 Afghans. But he suggested the total could…
