JACKSON, Tenn. — A local church gathers to give back to their community. Blairs Chapel CME Church held a Community Impact Day for their church and community members. “Today is our Community Impact Day. Where we’re distributing backpacks full of school supplies, snacks, and we’re also giving out bags to senior citizens and community members to have cleaning supplies, masks,…
Saturday Night Forecast Update for August 28th: Nice and pleasant weather will continue tonight and stick around for most of the day Sunday. Heavy rain and gusty winds from Hurricane Ida will move into West Tennessee Monday and get worse on Tuesday before moving out on Wednesday. Winds could gusts as high as 35-40 MPH and 3-6″ of rain is…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says the military has begun its final withdrawal from Afghanistan amid a heightened threat of terrorist attacks. President Joe Biden says commanders told him an attack was “highly likely” over the next 24 to 36 hours. An official says the number of U.S. troops remaining has dropped to 4,000 or fewer, three days before Biden’s…
(AP) — Health investigators across the U.S. are finding it nearly impossible to keep up with the deluge of new COVID-19 infections and carry out contact tracing efforts that were once seen as a pillar in the nation’s pandemic response. States are hiring new staff and seeking volunteers to bolster the ranks of contact tracers that have been completely overwhelmed…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Defense says a soldier from east Tennessee was one of 13 U.S. troops killed in a suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport this week. The Defense Department said Saturday that 23-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss was killed in Thursday’s bombing, along with 11 Marines and one Navy sailor. Courtesy of…
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials are evaluating the future of a 150-foot-tall piece of public art in New York City known as the Vessel after a string of suicides. The honeycomb of platforms and staircases closed last month after a 14-year-old boy became the fourth person to fatally leap from the sculpture since it opened 2 1/2 years ago. The…
Eldridge Lee Fulcher, age 86, resident of Piperton, Tennessee and husband of Linda Wiles Fulcher, departed this life Thursday morning, August 26, 2021 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital. Eldridge was born December 13, 1934 in McComas, West Virginia, the son of the late Oscar and Lillie Mae Hodges Fulcher. He served his country in the United States Navy. Following his…
Mrs. Jimmie Mae Hopgood was born on June 24, 1923, in Stanton, Tennessee. She transitioned this life on August 24, 2021, in Jackson, Tennessee. Funeral Service will be at 1:00 pm on Monday August 30, 2021, at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Open Visitation will be from 10:00 am until time of service. Please continue to keep this family in prayer….
(AP) — NBA referees will all be vaccinated against the coronavirus this season. The NBA announced Saturday that it has struck a deal with the National Basketball Referees Association on that requirement. Part of the referees’ agreement with the NBA also says that those working games will receive booster shots once they become recommended. The vote by the referees on…
HUMPHREYS CO., Tenn. — FEMA works with local agencies to provide support to flood survivors. According to a news release from FEMA, agencies on the local, state, and federal levels are working together in a Multi-Agency Resource Center in Humphreys County. The MARC is being put in place to provide a central area for recovery support and resources to flood…
