CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says a woman was killed and a man was injured when a house boat exploded on a river. The agency says the explosion happened shortly after the 38-foot vessel refueled near the Montgomery County Conservation Club along the Cumberland River on Sunday afternoon. Officials say the operator, a 56-year-old man, and…
Obituary form for Paris Post-Intelligencer McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Paris, TN 38242 Phone # (731)642-1441 Name: City & State Geraldine Watkins Evans, Paris, Tennessee Age: 85 Place of Death: Huntingdon Healthcare Date of Death: Saturday, May 22, 2021 Funeral Time/Day: 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Place…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local church is celebrating the Class of 2021. St. James Baptist Church in Jackson is celebrating its members who graduated in the Class of 2021 with a drive by celebration. Members of the church cheered the graduates on as they drove by handing out gifts. Two of the graduates say it’s a blessing to be honored…
CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. — A family-owned business in West Tennessee is growing its brand with a line of flavorful dips. With ingredients created out of a family’s home in Paris decades ago, Knott’s Foods is bringing you all the fine flavors of cheese dip to your parties. It’s a popular food product that everyone in West Tennessee loves to add…
THACKERVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Federal officials have removed the last of the 68 big cats from the private zoo in Oklahoma that had been the center of the “Tiger King” saga. The Oklahoman reports a jaguar was among the last cats removed from Tiger King Park in Thackerville, a few miles north of Oklahoma’s border with Texas. The turbulent beginnings…
Union University will host the National Invitational of Champions Tournament for Speech and Debate starting May 23 – May 29. According to Vice President of Enrollment at Union University, Dan Griffin, anyone can be a judge and does not have to commit to the entire week. “It’s just a two hour time commitment, one time. If you want to judge…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Students from all over visit the Hub City this week for a special tournament. Union University was a full house today as over 630 students came out for the National Invitational Tournament of Champions for Speech and Debate. Today students begin the check in process to kick off a long competition week ahead for the STOA tournament….
Weather Update – 4:30 p.m. – Sunday, May 23 TODAY: We started off this Sunday with sunshine in the region. However, clouds have moved into the region bringing partly cloudy skies. We reached into the upper 80’s for a high temperature with some humid conditions outside. Winds are remaining fairly calm and variable thanks to the high pressure over the…
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic has made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space in a manned shuttle, as the company forges toward offering tourist flights to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere. Virgin Galactic announced the firing of VSS Unity’s rocket motor Saturday to hurtle the ship and two pilots toward space….
DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – We knew where they’ve been living the past several decades. But until now, no one could quite figure out how a colony of monkeys ended up living in an urban section of South Florida, near an airport and fuel storage tanks. But now researchers at Florida Atlantic University have pieced together the story. The South…
