NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee health officials have linked a small coronavirus cluster to last month’s annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, which drew more than 18,000 attendees to Nashville. The Tennessean reports eight to 10 infections have been detected, but the cluster is almost certainly larger. Officials say it is difficult to know how many other cases there…
SHILOH, Tenn. — Local park to host ranger guided history based hike. According to a news release from the Shiloh National Military Park, they will be offering a ranger guided hike coming this month. Photo courtesy of Shiloh Nat. Military Park The event entitled, “Slaughter in the Ravines: Stuart’s Brigade at Shiloh” is the second of its kind to be…
McKenzie, Tennessee Services for Jerry Linn Rimmer, 68, will be held Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. at Brummitt-McKenzie Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery with US Army Military Honors. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Thursday, July 15, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. until service…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s interim government says it has asked the U.S. to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilize the country and prepare the way for elections following President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination. Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph’s request came as more details emerged of what’s becoming a murky international conspiracy involving mercenaries holed up…
DALLAS (AP) — An unopened copy of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda that was made in 1987 has sold at auction for $870,000. Heritage Auctions in Dallas says the video game sold Friday. The auction house says it was a rare version that was created during a limited production run that took place during a few months in late 1987….
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The state of Tennessee is celebrating Kix Brooks, Mark Collie and Darrin Vincent of Dailey and Vincent with the unveiling of markers in their honor as part of the Tennessee Music Pathways program. Brooks’ marker was unveiled at his Arrington Vineyards in Arrington, Tennessee, on Tuesday. Collie’s marker was unveiled last Saturday in his hometown of…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A statue of journalist, teacher and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells will be unveiled as part of a week’s worth of events honoring the former resident of Memphis, Tennessee. The life-size bronze statue of Wells is being erected at a plaza in downtown Memphis. The unveiling is scheduled on July 16, culminating a week-long celebration…
This week’s Pet of the Week from Saving the Animals Together is Joey! Joey is a sweet, loving, and quirky boy! He loves playing and will pester anyone and everyone until they finally give in to his antics. He plays great with dogs big and small. He might be little now but he is going to grow to be a…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been hoisted off its stone pedestal. Work to remove the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee began early Saturday morning. Crews also took down a statue of Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. The removal of the Lee statue follows years of contention,…
Saturday Forecast for July 10th: Our most significant storm threat in several weeks is coming for the weekend and storms look likely between Saturday night and Monday morning. If you have weekend you’ll want to check ahead as some scattered strong to severe storms will be around at times. We will have more details on the timing and severity of…
