JACKSON, Tenn–It’s the 38th annual Circles of Hope telethon, helping to raise money for the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse. This is the organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year. After plenty of phone calls from people in the community and local businesses willing to give a donation, they were able to raise over $1 million. “We…
Weather Update – Sunday, August 15 – 5:15 PM TODAY: We’ve seen a few showers across West Tennessee today – especially in Hardin County. A flash flood warning was issued for a few hours as storms brought heavy rainfall. These should dissipate over time but scattered showers should still remain. These should be popping up along the stationary frontal boundary…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Today first First Presbyterian Playschool celebrated 50 years of their school. The program started in 1971 as a Mother’s Day Helper program. Playschool is a play-based program that allows children to learn through the art of playing and doing things that they are interested in. The program has a great deal of history. Director Stephanie Swims attended…
HENDERSON, Tenn. — Freed-Hardeman University continues to host weekend activities to welcome students back on campus. As a part of their move-in weekend, incoming Freed-Hardeman University students had the opportunity to visit two churches in their community. “We got Interface going on. We’re worshiping together with our interface groups to get to know everybody. It’s been a lot of fun…
WASHINGTON — The director of the National Institutes of Health says the U.S. could decide in the next couple weeks whether to offer coronavirus booster shots to Americans this fall. Dr. Francis Collins tells “Fox News Sunday” that federal health officials are looking at the U.S. numbers “almost daily” but no decision has been made because cases so far still…
NEW YORK (AP) — “Free Guy,” an action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as a background character in a videogame, opened better than expected over the weekend. It collected an estimated $28.4 million in ticket sales despite a marketplace challenged by a few weeks of declining audiences and underwhelming debuts amid the delta variant surge. “Free Guy” succeeded with an old-school…
UNDATED (AP) – Wendy’s plans to open 700 delivery-only kitchens by 2025 to meet the growing demand from people who want their fast food brought to them. Wendy’s says the kitchens will primarily operate in urban neighborhoods in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. The company will open its first 50 delivery kitchens this year. Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy’s is…
UNDATED (AP) – Concert promoter AEG Presents says it will require concert attendees and event staff to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a recent negative test with all concerts starting Oct. 1. AEG handles more than 25 festivals, including Coachella and New Orleans Jazz Fest, and it promotes concerts at more than 300 venues.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Afghanistan’s embattled president has left the country, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban. The exodus signals the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan. The Taliban said they would soon declare the restoration of their rule from the presidential palace in Kabul after earlier moving into…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration says it will keep a drastic overhaul of Tennessee’s Medicaid program in place while it receives additional public comment on the plan. In a federal court filing this week, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton asked a judge to put a lawsuit challenging the TennCare block grant program on hold during the…
