Archives: 2021

U.S. Veterans honored with Field of Flags

JACKSON, Tenn. — A local organization honored U.S. Veterans in a ceremony Saturday. A Field of Flags was dedicated to American Revolutionary War Veterans. And the Jackson-Madison Daughters of the Revolutionary War held a ceremony to honor the men and women that served in the U.S. Military. The Jackson-Madison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held the 15th…

McNairy Co. car show helps children in need

SELMER, Tenn. — Car lovers rolled into McNairy County to attend the 13th Annual Rockabilly Car Show. The show was hosted by the McNairy County Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse. The event was apart of the Rockabilly Festival sponsored by several organizations in McNairy County. Over 150 cars registered for the event, and McNairy County Carl…

Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial

(AP) — President Joe Biden says on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial. The deadliest attack on the LGBTQ community in U.S. history left 49 people dead and 53 people wounded as “Latin Night” was being celebrated at the…

Tennessee man found guilty in missing son’s death

CHARLOTTE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has convicted a Tennessee man of first-degree murder in the perpetration of a felony in the death of his 5-year-old son, whose body remains missing years later. Joe Clyde Daniels was reported missing April 4, 2018. His father, Joseph Daniels, was charged in the case. On Saturday, a jury brought in from Chattanooga convicted…

Tennessee father indicted in death of 2-year-old son

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Prosecutors say a Tennessee man is charged with first-degree murder for the beating death of his 2-year-old son.   Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich announced the grand jury indictment Friday against 36-year-old Antonio First from Memphis. Weirich’s office says in June 2020, First called 911 saying the boy wasn’t breathing. Prosecutors say the boy, Brayton…

Police: Attacker wounds 13 in Austin shooting and escapes

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say someone opened fire in a busy entertainment district in downtown Austin, wounding 13 people before getting away. The city’s interim police chief, Joseph Chacon, said at news conference that investigators are looking into what sparked the shooting, which occurred at around 1:30 a.m. along a popular stretch of 6th Street with many bars and…

Ribbon cuttings held celebrating local West TN businesses

CARROLL CO.,Tenn. — One local county held ribbon cuttings celebrating two businesses in the area. On Friday, June 11, the Carroll County Chamber hosted ribbon cuttings for Haven Steel Products Inc. and Urban Hair Salon. Haven Steel Products has recently bought the former company, Cutting Specialist Inc, in McKenzie, TN. The Chamber hosted the ribbon cutting to welcome this new…