SELMER, Tenn.— The city of Selmer hosts their 18th Freedom Festival. The festival started off with a parade starting at the McNairy County Courthouse and ending in the Selmer City Park. “It’s been great. The live music has been really good. They’ve been playing some good classic rock hits. It’s just a chance to spend time with family and see…
Weather Update – 5:00 PM – Sunday, July 4 HURRICANE SEASON UPDATE: While hurricane season started on June 1st, the first hurricane of the season formed Friday morning- Hurricane Elsa. It is currently sitting off in that Atlantic and has currently downgraded to a tropical storm. However, it could pick back up into hurricane status once it reaches the gulf….
LEXINGTON, Tenn. — Henderson County Chamber of Commerce celebrates the Fourth of July with a festival on the lake. Henderson County is painting the sky red, white, and blue at the Festival on the Lakes. The Chamber of Commerce hosted the event on Beech Lake. With several sponsors, the festival is free to anyone wanting to enjoy the event. Chamber…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — A church in Humboldt spends their Fourth of July celebrating America. The Humboldt Church of God hosted an event to honor the birth of America. Humboldt Police presented the colors and Mayor Marvin Sikes spoke at the event. The ceremony also recognized law enforcement, first responders, and veterans. Pastor Lee Cook says after the pandemic put america…
Correspondent: Tina Kraus (CBS Newspath) — A British woman who lost her job during the pandemic is now using her passion for the planet to launch a brand-new career. 34-year-old Flora Blathwayt designs green greeting cards with recycled paper and countless pieces of plastic and trash she collects from London’s River Thames. She says she looks for, “those little gems,…
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Joe Biden is ready to host the largest event yet of his presidency, an Independence Day barbecue and fireworks-watching celebration on the South Lawn on Sunday night. It comes after he’s been in office nearly six months and has been fighting a pandemic every step of the way. Biden wants Americans to celebrate too, after enduring 16…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area zoo is inoculating its big cats, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus. The vaccinations are part of a national effort to protect animal species using an experimental vaccine developed and donated by a New Jersey company. None of the animals at the Oakland Zoo have gotten the virus. Staff have used…
(AP, U.S.) — Competitors in the Scripps National Spelling Bee got lessons in patience and perseverance after last year’s bee was canceled because of the pandemic. Spellers normally train year-round for the bee, studying for hours a day. The cancellation forced them to buckle down for another year before getting a shot at spelling’s top prize. The bee itself underwent…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis has gone to a Rome hospital for scheduled surgery on his large intestine. The brief announcement Sunday afternoon said there would be an announcement when the surgery at the Gemelli Polyclinic is complete. It was the pope’s first known hospital treatment since he was elected to the papacy in 2013. Just…
