JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department will be participating in the Red Sand Project to raise awareness of human trafficking. Health department staff members will be pouring red sand in sidewalk cracks at the health department on Wednesday morning. The Red Sand Project is an art installment, which uses the sand to draw attention to human trafficking…
HENDERSON, Tenn. — A man is in custody following a standoff at a Henderson home over the weekend. Henderson Police Department responded to a home on Johnson Circle around 6 p.m. Saturday, after reports of a man threatening to harm himself and others, according to a news release. The release says when officers arrived at the home, they saw a…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson State Community College is celebrating eight years of the advanced maintenance technician work cooperative this year. Courtesy: Jackson State Community College Students in the AMT program met with their new employers on July 20 during a reception in the student center, according to a news release. The 22 engineering systems technology students met with 20 manufacturers…
PARIS, Tenn. — An ice cream social helps West Tennesseans get together and share how their help has impacted communities in Uganda. “Being able to sit down with the real people that are impacting people’s lives and being able to bring the stories from Africa and bring them here in America, in Paris, Tennessee, and share them with the people…
Weather Update – 4:00 PM – Sunday, July 25 TODAY: We started off the weekend mainly dry and very warm. Across the region, heat index values were bridging into those triple digits. We also had a heat advisory in affect for the entirety of West Tennessee until 7 PM this evening. Winds remained fairly low and high dew points made it…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Buckle up your seat-belts because we’re going for a ride. Today people gathered at the VFW for a Drag Race Reunion. People there discussed past drag races, upcoming ones, and just watched a few older races on the big screen. VFW Post 1848 usually hosts their Drag Race Reunion in February, but because of the pandemic the…
This past week the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance along with several experts gathered to discuss ways to save money and invest earnings. The average American is around $90,000 in debt. That includes everything from credit cards to students loans. If you need help with budgeting your money, there are apps out there. If you need a budget, experts…
A seminar was held this week to help people learn to better manage their finances. Ever wondered how to effectively save your money? This week the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance along with several experts gathered to discuss ways to save money and invest earnings. The average American is around $90,000 in debt. That includes everything from credit cards…
(AP) — Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who endured beatings and jail while leading black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, has died. He was 86. Moses worked to dismantle segregation as the Mississippi field director of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee during the civil rights…
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.22 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that gas supply is abundant, which could keep prices from spiking further. The price at the pump is 98 cents higher than it was a year ago….
