PARIS (AP) — Plans are underway to reinter the remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker at the Pantheon monument in Paris. The late entertainer who is a World War II hero in France will be the first Black woman to get the country’s highest honor. Le Parisien newspaper reported Sunday that French President Emmanuel Macron decided to organize…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19 has died. He was 61. Nashville radio station SuperTalk 99.7 WTN confirmed Phil Valentine’s death in a tweet Saturday. We are saddened to report that our host and friend Phil Valentine has passed away. Please keep the…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Biden administration officials say the U.S. military is considering “creative ways” to get Americans and others into the Kabul airport for evacuation from Afghanistan amid “acute” security threats. The Pentagon has ordered six U.S. commercial airlines to help move evacuees from temporary sites outside of Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tells ABC’s “This Week” that as President…
DYERSBURG, Tenn.–Dyersburg State Community College announces face mask requirements will be reinstated beginning Monday, August 23 due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in and around its surrounding communities. In addition, the college will require daily health screenings before entering buildings, temperature checks, and limited entrances and exits to reduce virus transmission and exposure. Before students, faculty and staff arrive,…
HUMPHREYS COUNTY, Tenn.— Heavy rain caused flooding and destruction in multiple counties of Middle Tennessee. “It was almost like a jab. We just got really overwhelmed fast and quick,” said Sheriff Chris Davis of Humphreys County. Humphreys, Dickson and Hickman counties were hit with close to 15 inches of rain causing life-threatening floods. “The water was very violent, very swift,…
Weather Update – Saturday, August 21 – 5:45 PM TODAY: Rain continues to move into West Tennessee as we prepare to end this wet week we’ve had. Heavy rainfall concerns shifted east and into Middle Tennessee. This left West Tennessee with a few spare showers but thankfully no major flooding. However, Middle Tennessee broke multiple rainfall accumulation records as heavy…
The Community Cafe held an arts and crafts market today for local artists. The market varied in artistry, from rosin designs, to watercolor on canvas, and different types of jewelry. The artists attending the market today are a part of a Facebook group called West Tennessee Creatives Collective. Around fifty members make up the Facebook group and almost all members…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Helping Hands Tennessee event comes to an end after a two day long clinic. Helpings Hands Tennessee held a Mission of Mercy event over the past two days. The event was created to provide dental care services for those in need. Sabrina Blue is the CEO of Helping Hands Tennessee and she says due to the high…
(AP) — Henri is now a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center issued an advisory late Saturday morning upgrading the tropical storm to a hurricane. Storm surge, hurricane conditions and rainfall that could cause flooding are expected to begin as early as Saturday. Henri is expected to make landfall on Long Island or in southern New England by Sunday afternoon. New…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis teenagers have been leading Tennessee’s surge in recent COVID-19 vaccinations. The Commercial Appeal reports, the 15-to-19 age group in the Memphis region showed the greatest growth of any age group across the state’s eight regions from late July through last week. That’s according to a new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and…
