NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emergency workers and volunteers in rural Tennessee are pushing to clean up as much debris as possible from recent deadly flooding before the remnants of Hurricane Ida threatened to interrupt recovery efforts with another dousing. The Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency on Monday noted the possibility of localized flooding overnight and through Tuesday in Waverly and…
NEW YORK (AP) — After several days of testimony from women claiming they were sexually abused by R&B star R. Kelly, a man has testified that Kelly exploited him in the same way. The witness took the stand at Kelly’s sex-trafficking trial in New York City on Monday. He claimed the R&B star gave him oral sex after asking what…
(AP) — Today in Entertainment History On Aug. 30, 1969, the three-day Texas International Pop Festival opened at the Dallas International Motor Speedway. Performers included Chicago Transit Authority, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin and Santana. In 1973, Rolling Stone reported that The Doors had broken up after the death of Jim Morrison and that keyboardist Ray Manzarek was putting together a…
(AP) — The Education Department says it’s investigating five Republican-led states with universal mask bans, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions. The department’s office for civil rights sent letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. Those states have barred schools from requiring masks among students and staff,…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Devastating flood waters ripped through Waverly on August 21, destroying everything in its path. The Jackson community is continuing to help victims that lost everything in the flood with donations. David Dallas with Milan Supply Chain Solutions in Jackson says they have set up a semi-truck trailer outside of Kroger to collect those donations. “The Boy Scouts…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. war in Afghanistan is in its final hours as the military flew more desperate evacuees out of the Afghan capital. The Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate is claiming responsibility for targeting the Kabul airport with rockets, but the U.S. military reports no American casualties. Biden administration officials say the U.S. has the capacity to evacuate…
BEIJING (AP) — China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators continue cracking down on the technology sector. Regulators announced that minors in China can only play games between 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, weekends and on public holidays…
MARTIN, Tenn. –The Martin Police Department is investigating a Saturday evening incident involving shots fired. Following multiple calls in reference to gun shots, officers responded to the area near North McCombs Street and Walters Avenue around 11:48 p.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, officers located spent shell casings. Multiple witnesses in the area say they saw someone described as a “tall, slender…
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Holly Morgan Smith of Puryear, TN 43 Her residence Wednesday, August 25, 2021 Celebration of Life: 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 31, 2021 McEvoy Funeral Home Carlton Gerrell of TVCC 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Tuesday prior to the service December 26, 1977 in Royal Oak, MI Michael “Mike” (Shawn) Morgan of Michigan Jill (Al) Ortago of Puryear, TN Hunter Smith…
