Archives: 2021

Pentagon: Blast outside Kabul airport, no word on casualties

UPDATE: Officials say two suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport have left at least 13 dead and 15 injured. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion has gone off outside the Kabul airport. Thousands of people have flocked there as they try to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Western nations had warned of a possible attack there in the waning…

Kristi Lynn Milton

Graveside funeral services for Kristi Lynn Milton, 34, will be held Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 2:00 pm at St. John’s Church Cemetery on St. John’s Cemetery Lane in the Jerrell Community with Reverend Wilma Pearson officiating.  Interment will follow the service.  The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 from 11:00 am until departure to the cemetery…

Children now 36% of Tennessee COVID cases

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey says children now make up 36% of  reported COVID-19 cases in Tennessee. Piercey’s remarks on Wednesday marked another sobering milestone in the battle against the high contagious delta variant. According to researchers from Johns Hopkins University, Tennessee ranks sixth in the country for new cases per capita. The rolling average of daily…

Sunny Hot And Humid

Weather Update: Thursday, August 26 — Good Morning West Tennessee. We start the morning off much like all week with temps in the lower 70s. Temperatures will be at the races again this morning climbing through the 80s and into the low 90s by this afternoon. This afternoon, there are some subtle changes. The main one is that the overall…

Pop Up Showers And Storms Ahead

Wednesday Evening Outlook

Weather Update – Tuesday, August 25th -10:35 PM WEATHER SUMMARY: We are dealing with the dog days of summer with hot and humid weather expected now for most of the week. Dewpoints will stay high through the week with lower end chances of a shower or storm to cool off with starting Thursday afternoon. Temperatures will drop off some but…

Sacred Heart Garden Club visits local cannery

STANTON, Tenn. — Students with the Sacred Heart of Jesus Garden Club took a trip Wednesday. The students visited the Stanton Cannery. They picked apples and pears, cut green beans, sterilized jars and lids, and even created their own applesauce from their picked apples. “It was important for the students to see all the steps that go into canning,” said…