MARTIN, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee at Martin is kicking off the new school year with the annual Move-In Mania. Thursday morning, student organizations and community groups gathered at the residence halls to welcome incoming freshmen as they move into their new homes. “It’s definitely festive and we’ve missed it,” said UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver. “It’s been two…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local group of pastors held a prayer circle at Liberty Tech High School. Community members gathered at the high school Thursday morning to pray over the school year and the City of Jackson. The group meets in different places around the city every week. The goal is to bring people together during a time of uncertainty….
(CBS Newspath) — An elementary school was destroyed by the Caldor fire in El Dorado County, CA this week. A playground and a charred sign were left standing at Walt Tyler Elementary School. Categories: News, U.S. News, Video
(AP) — The Biden administration says it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes. The Education Department says the move will wipe out more than $5.8 billion in debt, and it marks the start of a broader overhaul of a debt relief program. Loan forgiveness is…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Sam Hunt has pleaded guilty to drinking and driving in Tennessee. The Tennessean reports Hunt entered the plea Wednesday in Davidson County Circuit Court to misdemeanor DUI charges. He was arrested in 2019 and charged with driving under the influence and violating open container law. An arrest warrant says officers found Hunt swerving between…
(AP) — President Joe Biden has ordered his Education secretary to explore possible legal action against states that have blocked school mask mandates and other public health measures meant to protect students. Biden’s order takes aim at Republican governors in Florida, Texas and other states that have barred schools from mandating masks in the classroom. Biden directed the Education Department…
(CBS Newspath) — A teenage pilot from Belgium is on her way around the world, with the goal of making it into the record books. Take a look. For more videos, click here. Categories: News, Video, World News
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A startup company co-founded by former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen is funding a new, 1 million-watt solar farm in the City of Jackson. The company, named Clearloop, said Wednesday that it plans to break ground on the solar farm on Sept. 2. The company says the farm will provide enough energy to power 200 homes. Bredesen,…
Help wanted: NASA is looking for people to spend a year pretending they are isolated on Mars. The space agency began taking applications Friday for four people to live in a simulated Mars habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The paid participants have to eat space food, have limited communications back home, make spacewalks and deal with equipment…
Mr. Myguel Esperano Pope was born on July 26, 1957, in Jackson, Tennessee. He departed this life on August 16, 2021, in Jackson, Tennessee. Funeral Services will be at 1:30 pm on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Salem C.M.E. Open Visitation will be from 12:00 Noon-7:00 pm Friday, August 20, 2021, at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Family will receive friends…
