Archives: 2021

Greenfield Fire Department to host 32nd annual festival

GREENFIELD, Tenn. — The Greenfield Fire Department is hosting its 32nd annual Fire Prevention Festival. Oct. 11, 2015: The 27th annual Fire Prevention Festival in Greenfield. The fire department says the festival feature a puppet show, finger-painting, a car show, old and new fire trucks, displays from the Tennessee National Guard and Division of Forestry, concessions from the Star Lodge…

Ms Jo Ann Utley

Services for Ms Jo Ann Utley, age 58 of Henderson, Tennessee will be held on Friday, September 3, 2021, 1:00 P.M., at the North Henderson Church of Christ. The interment will be in the Oak Grove Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, from 11:00 A.M., until time of service at North Henderson. For more information contact Stephenson-Shaw…

Ida Moving Out, Cooler & Sunny Weather Moving in, Warm Labor Day Weekend

Tuesday Night Forecast Update

Tuesday Night Forecast Update for August 31st: A cold front will drift through West Tennessee tomorrow morning and will bring a few showers and possibly a couple weak storms with it. Showers chances will be the greatest around sunrise in Jackson and should clear out of the region by noon. Mostly sunny skies can be expected for the back half…

Lane College announces speaker for 139th Fall Convocation

JACKSON, Tenn. — Lane College has announced the speaker for its 139th Fall Convocation. Lane says this year’s speaker will be A. Olivia Lang, Director of Faith-based Partnerships for CVS Health, Workforce Initiatives. Lane says Lang works to provide oversight of the Faith-based and Second-Chance programs in support of the company’s Social Justice and Equity Initiative. The convocation is Wednesday…

Ida rains temporarily hamper cleanup after Tennessee floods

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say rain from Tropical Depression Ida is temporarily hampering cleanup efforts for a rural Tennessee community ravaged by recent deadly flooding. But the extra dousing has brought on no recurrence of any flooding so far Tuesday. The Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency said about 2.5 inches of rain fell overnight and showers were expected to…

Mike Richards is out as producer of ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Richards is out as executive producer of “Jeopardy!”, days after he exited as the quiz show’s newly appointed host because of past misogynistic and other comments. Richards is also no longer executive producer of “Wheel of Fortune,” according to a memo to staff that was confirmed by Sony, which produces both of the shows. Suzanne…

August 31st: Today in Entertainment History

(AP) — Today in Entertainment History On Aug. 31, 1948, actor Robert Mitchum was arrested during a Hollywood drug raid. The next year, he was found guilty of criminal conspiracy to possess marijuana and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. In 1963, Walter Cronkite began as anchor on the “CBS Evening News.” In 1979, INXS played its first gig…