This week’s Pet of the Week is Caroline! Caroline is a 5-month-old Staffie mix who was born in the rescue with her brothers and sisters. Caroline is a shy pup who needs slow introductions, but warms up quickly. She also loves other dogs and cats. She would love a family with other fur pups or someone that will spend a…
SAMSON, Ala. (AP) — A Tennessee teen missing since her father allegedly abducted her in 2019 has been located in Alabama. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says 18-year-old Daphne Westbrook was found safe in the town of Samson. A search continues for her father, John Westbrook, who is wanted on aggravated kidnapping charges after taking her from Chattanooga. Samson’s police…
The Jackson Madison-County Health Department has confirmed 4 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, May 29. That brings the total number of cases in Madison County to 11,489. The newest confirmed cases range in age from 10-years-old to 50-years-old. There are currently four Madison County residents hospitalized with COVID-19. One of those patients is on a ventilator. The health department…
Saturday Forecast for May 29th: Behind Friday’s cold front, cooler and breezy weather has moved on in. Lows the next 3 days will be around 50° and highs will only reach the 60s on Today. 70s will be back on Sunday with sunny skies and 80s are expected for your Memorial Day. We will have your full forecast coming up…
ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. — An annual festival is kicking off this weekend to honor a larger-than-life West Tennessee sheriff. On Friday, attendees came out to enjoy food and music at the 33rd annual Buford Pusser Festival in Adamsville. The festival returned for 2021 to honor and remember the life of the late Pusser, who served as the sheriff of McNairy County…
It’s time for this week’s Educator of the Week, presented by the Tennessee Education Lottery. Susan Menard started teaching in Chicago, Illinois, where she worked for more than 30 years. In 2016, she moved to Jackson, where she continued to teach. “Where I come from is so different from where I landed,” Menard said. She loves her job, but not…
SHILOH, Tenn. — Shiloh National Military Park is honoring Memorial Day with a weekend of activities. Saturday and Sunday, there will be cannon firing demonstrations. On Saturday, the demonstrations start at 10 a.m., and on Sunday, they start at 11 a.m. Monday, at 11 a.m., the park will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony with a guest speaker. In the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee at Martin is aiming to help students across the state with ACT prep. UT Martin says it will be offering the ACT Success Tactics Workshops and Mastery Classes over Zoom for free, according to a news release. Students will be able to learn in a variety ways with the: ACT Success Tactics Workshop…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local nonprofit rescue welcomes two new additions. Redemption Road Rescue welcomed two foals to their stables. The rescue takes in horses that need a good home, and volunteer Patti Simpson says the horses they recently received had an unexpected surprise. “We don’t always know when they come to us that they are pregnant,” Simpson said. “We…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is proposing a $6 trillion budget for next year that’s piled high with new safety net programs for the poor and middle class. But Biden’s generosity depends on taxing corporations and the wealthy to keep the nation’s spiking debt from spiraling totally out of control. The budget features whopping deficit projections that would require…
