NEW YORK (AP) — Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government estimate released Wednesday eclipses the 72,000 drug overdose deaths in 2019 and amounts to a 29% increase. Experts say lockdowns and other pandemic restrictions isolated those with drug addictions and made treatment harder to get. Prescription painkillers once…
SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Gentry has retired. Brig. Gen. Jimmie Cole, Tennessee’s Land Component Commander, presents Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Gentry with an American flag at Gentry’s retirement ceremony, July 8, at Smyrna’s Event Center. Gentry served for more than 36 years and was the State Command Sergeant Major from October 2015 until he retired…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee authorities say one worker was killed and two others were injured in an accident at an underground zinc mine. News media outlets report the accident occurred Tuesday at Nyrstar’s Immel Mine in Knox County. Rural/Metro spokesman Jeff Bagwell says the two injured workers were brought to the surface by mine rescue personnel. They were taken…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local non-profit is pairing with a company to bring new technology to the Hub City. Jackson has been referred to as the Hub City for many years, but what about the 4-Minute City? “The 4-Minute City is a program that we’re implementing in five communities across the country, and the ultimate goal is to improve survival…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson State Community College will be returning to in-person sessions starting this fall. Jackson State is hosting a reopening event at the Student Center on July 31 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. to celebrate the return of in-person learning. “Students and the community can come check out the campus, they can apply, they can test to…
JACKSON, Tenn. — One West Tennessee woman, along with her family, are on a mission to keep their sons’ memory alive through a restaurant. Dorena Collier is the owner of One Five Bar and Grill, which is located at 1605 North Parkway in Jackson. The restaurant is a family run business, and it was started in honor of her two…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A new initiative could bring more tourism to Tennessee and the Hub City. Gov. Bill Lee passed the tourism initiative called Tennessee on Me. The first 10,000 tourists who book a trip to the Volunteer State with the initiative will receive a $250 airline voucher. The pandemic took a toll on tourism revenue last year, and now…
Services for Mrs. Dorothy Ann Clark Theus, age 87 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, July 17, 2021, 2:00 P.M., at the Greater Mercer Memorial Gardens in Mercer, Tennessee. The family will receive friends on Friday, from 6:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M., at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel. For more information contact Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home at (731) 427-7411 or log…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local college has created a new incentive to get students vaccinated. “Don’t hesitate. Be Lane safe, and vaccinate.” That is Lane College’s newest slogan. They say if the student’s own safety doesn’t encourage them to get vaccinated, maybe $250 will. “When students can prove they are fully vaccinated they will receive a $250 incentive on behalf…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A youth group from Alabama made a stop in Jackson on Wednesday. The group, from the First Baptist Church in Centre, Alabama, stopped at the police department and volunteered to wash patrol cars. The news release from JPD says the group visits different departments and city buildings.
