WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the omicron variant. The company also confirmed Tuesday that the pill delivered on promising early results in reducing COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. The updates come as U.S. regulators are expected to soon decide on whether to authorize Pfizer’s pill and a competing drug from Merck. If authorized,…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Many have been affected by the tornadoes, and several groups have come together to help. Three local organizations are teaming up to aid as many people as they can, and they need your help as well. “Tomorrow we’ll actually deploy our local unit and two volunteers to the affected areas to provide food, drinks, as well as…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — Christmas came early for kids in Humboldt. The Humboldt Police Department hosted their annual shop with a cop event on Monday. First, everyone met at Humboldt Elementary School for pizza. Then they got a special visit from Santa Claus himself, and he came in style. He got off of a jet! After that, officers say each child…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. — One local city is getting into the holiday spirit. The City of Lexington hosted their annual Christmas Parade Monday evening. Community members came out as local businesses detailed and decorated their cars, and they enjoyed live entertainment from the Lexington High School marching band. And a familiar face was the grand marshal of the parade. It was…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson-Madison County airport leaders met on Monday for their board meeting. One of their main topics was Boutique Air and who would be their replacement. Steve Smith, the Executive Director of the Jackson-Madison County Airport Authority, says Boutique Air was supposed to give the Department of Transportation at least 90 days before doing any cancellations and they…
EDWARDSVILLE, Il. (AP) — The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, after it was struck by a tornado on Friday, leaving six people dead and another hospitalized. OSHA will look into whether workplace safety rules were followed. OSHA inspectors, who have been at…
Ms. Kim René Dixon transitioned this life on December 9, 2021. A Funeral Mass will be held at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Open Visitation will be from 11:00 am until time of service. Burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Please keep this family in prayer. For more information log onto bledsoefuneralhome.com or call…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has heard testimony and watched a gruesome crime scene video during a sentencing hearing for a former death row inmate. The video was entered into evidence in the case of Pervis Payne, who received the death penalty for the 1987 killings of a mother and daughter but was removed from death row last…
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization’s largest insurers would contribute $800 million into a fund for victims of child sexual abuse. The agreement announced Monday calls for Century Indemnity Co. and affiliated companies to contribute $800 million into the fund in return…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots. The Air Force gave its forces until Nov. 2 to get the vaccine, and thousands have either refused or sought an exemption….
