WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service wants to raises rates on first-class stamps from 55 cents to 58 cents as part of a host of price hikes and service changes designed to reduce debt for the beleaguered agency. The changes, which will take effect Aug. 29, include price hikes for first-class mail, magazines and marketing mailers. The price hikes…
(AP) HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — Police in South Florida say two people have died and 20 to 25 people have been injured in a shooting outside a banquet hall. News outlets report the gunfire erupted early Sunday at the El Mula Banquet Hall in northwest Miami-Dade County. The banquet hall had been rented out for a concert. A police official…
(AP) WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS is offering its customers the chance to bring home more than just their merchandise and a long, coupon-laden receipt. The drugstore chain says those getting COVID-19 vaccines can win a chance to go to the Super Bowl. Other prizes are a trip to Bermuda. cash, or gift cards. CVS joins a growing number of companies…
SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say they have stopped looking for survivors hours after a small plane carrying seven people crashed into a Tennessee lake. Rutherford County Fire Rescue Capt. Joshua Sanders said late Saturday that crews had “transitioned from a rescue effort to that of a recovery effort.” Officials released the names of those killed in a news release…
(AP) — One of the country’s most popular and versatile singers, B.J. Thomas, has died. He was 78. Thomas was a Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” and “Hooked on a Feeling.” A statement released by Thomas’ representatives said…
The Jackson Madison-County Health Department has confirmed 4 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, May 30. That brings the total number of cases in Madison County to 11,493. The newest confirmed cases range in age from 16-years-old to 59-years-old. There are currently four Madison County residents hospitalized with COVID-19. One of those patients is on a ventilator. The health department…
Haywood Co., Tenn.– A local music festival is back in action this weekend. It’s the 11th Annual Exit 56 Blues Fest at the Delta Heritage Center in Brownsville, as many in the community come to experience music from local blues acts from around West Tennessee. Plenty of vendors hosted their local businesses at the festival. Giving people lots of items and…
GIBSON CO., Tenn. –A local sheriff’s department is hosting a “Use of Force” class. The Gibson County Sheriff gave a class to the community talking about the use of deadly force. A firearms instructor went over the policy for the use of deadly force and the laws related to it. Gibson County Sheriff, Paul Thomas says the class is to…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Television actor Gavin MacLeod has died. He was 90. His stepdaughter says MacLeod died early Saturday at his home in Palm Desert, California. She attributed his death to his age, saying he had been well until very recently. MacLeod achieved stardom as Murray Slaughter, the sardonic TV news writer on the 1970s comedy “The Mary Tyler…
ADAMSVILLE, Tenn — A local organization uses classic cars to raise money for a good cause. Car lovers came all the way to West Tennessee with freshly polished classic cars, to look at nice vehicles and give their donations to a local organization. Car enthusiasts from across the U.S. rolled into McNairy County for the 46th Annual Shiloh Area Street…
