It’s time for Multiplying Good. It’s an award given to people making a positive impact in the community. It’s in partnership with Leaders Credit Union. Dusty King is a woman with a passion for baking and a heart for helping others, and is now combining the two. King says when the pandemic hit, many people in her community became isolated….
COTTAGE GROVE, Tenn. — A local town was devastated during last week’s storm, leaving several residents affected. “When I walked outside, and my husband said, ‘Oh. You’re not going to believe what it looks like,’” said Helen Roberts-Niemi, who lives in Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove in Henry County is among hundreds of cities and towns that were affected by the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Family and friends of slain rapper Young Dolph have remembered him as a generous philanthropist, skilled businessman and loving father at a ceremony renaming a street for him in the same area of Memphis where he grew up — and also was gunned down. Wednesday’s ceremony came weeks after the rapper was fatally shot Nov. 17…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Partisan election reviews of the 2020 presidential election are under way in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin while Republican lawmakers elsewhere continue their calls to bring them to their states. They argue they are needed to restore public confidence in elections, but experts say the reviews themselves undermine faith in elections. In justifying the reviews, Republicans cite concerns…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson police are investigating a shooting that happened at the Lowe’s on South Highland. The Jackson Police Department says the shooting occurred around 1:30 p.m., and started as a verbal fight between two people in the Long John Silver’s drive-thru. Police say that the victim had left the drive-thru and went to the Lowe’s parking lot, but…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. — A local school got creative for a good cause. South Gibson County Elementary raised over $8,000 for Relay for Life. Teacher Paula Tate says her and her team found several ways to raise money, including a Reindeer Trot, paying to wear jeans on Fridays, and having occasional pajama days. Tate says they couldn’t have done it…
Wednesday Night Forecast Update for December 15th: A powerful cold front that brought monster storms and tornadoes to the Mid-West earlier today is continuing to march towards West Tennessee. Warm & breezy weather continues tonight, showers and weak storms to return on Thursday. A cold front will pass Thursday afternoon before being pushed back north of us on Friday. The…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee program is aiming to help one child with their college savings. TNStars says it will be giving one child a $5,000 scholarship for their TNStars account. A child younger than 10 can be entered by a Tennessee resident over 21 until Dec. 31. “We are very proud that Tennessee’s own college savings program has already…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The FBI Memphis Field Office is wanting to help you avoid scams this holiday season. The Field Office says you can avoid being a victim by: Practicing cyber security hygiene by not clicking on suspicious links, and double-checking any company notification asking you to update a password. Know who you are buying and selling from by double-checking…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The State Collaborative on Reforming Education released their 12th annual report, bringing new priorities and policies to light. “SCORE believes Tennessee should build on this foundation to act with purpose, to advance education priorities that will both accelerate and reimagine student learning in our state as we continue to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 on education,”…
