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Health officials address uptick in COVID-19 cases, omicron variant
JACKSON, Tenn. — Regional Director of the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department, Kim Tedford gave an update on how COVID-19 is doing in our region. “Since our surge back in the end of the summer, beginning of the fall, we’ve seen it kind of steady, kind of taper off. Our hospital is in a lot better shape than it was…
Association discusses potential COVID-19 antiviral pill
JACKSON, Tenn. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores held a Q&A about what’s going on in the pharmacy world regarding COVID-19. A variety of topics were discussed, but the biggest seemed to be brought up the most frequent was the potential distribution of a COVID-19 antiviral pill. Health officials say they are still waiting for an emergency authorization…
Tree of Warmth returns to downtown Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. — It’s that time of year again! The Ned R. McWherter West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center will again participate in their annual decorating of the Tree of Warmth. The purpose of the Tree of Warmth is to provide warm clothing for those in need in our community. If you feel you are blessed, then please consider sharing that…
UT Martin to host free ACT classes in 2022
MARTIN, Tenn. — Students wanting to prepare for the ACT will soon have a new option. The University of Tennessee at Martin says that starting in January, a series of workshops will be held to teach high school juniors and seniors tips to use during the test. The workshops will be held over Zoom. There are also ACT Mastery courses, which…
Explainer: What caused Amazon’s outage? Will there be more?
Robotic vacuum cleaners wouldn’t start. Doorbell cameras stopped watching for package thieves, though some of those deliveries were canceled anyway. Netflix and Disney movies got interrupted and The Associated Press had trouble publishing the news. A major outage in Amazon’s cloud computing network Tuesday severely disrupted services at a wide range of U.S. companies for hours, raising questions about the…
Paris Christmas Festival, parade set for Saturday
PARIS, Tenn. — The annual Christmas Festival is set to come to downtown Paris this weekend! The news release says this year’s festival is packed all day long with a concert, readings of the Polar Express, a rockwall, free coffee, food trucks, the Holly Jolly Christmas Parade, and more! The parade route will begin at First United Methodist Church, move…
Jury begins deliberations in trial of actor Jussie Smollett
CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has begun deliberations in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett on charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it. The jury began deliberations Wednesday for the former “Empire” star after a roughly weeklong trial. Two brothers testified that Smollett orchestrated the hoax to get publicity. They say…
The Warm Up Continues and Will Set the Stage for Strong Storms Late Friday
Wednesday Night Forecast Update
Wednesday Night Forecast Update for December 8th: Breezy southerly winds will warm West Tennessee into the 60s for Thursday. Some weak rain showers are expected to pop up late Thursday. Friday highs will reach the mid 70s and with dew points in the mid 60s, significant storm energy will be present to produce large & strong storms Friday night. Tornadoes,…
Tenn medical board takes virus misinformation policy offline
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s medical licensing board has voted to remove from its website its stated policy against the spread of coronavirus misinformation by doctors. Tuesday’s vote came amid pressure from a Republican state lawmaker and a new law imposing sprawling virus-related restrictions. The move by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners stirred some confusion because the policy itself…
