Archives: 2021

New pathway benefits TCAT students transferring to JSCC program

JACKSON, Tenn.

Jackson State Community College (JSCC) and Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at Jackson are working together to stem skilled labor shortages. Courtesy: Jackson State Community College The two signed an articulation agreement on May 14 that will allow TCAT students in the Industrial Maintenance Integrated Automation program to more seamlessly transfer their credits to JSCC’s Engineering Systems Technology program….

Showers This Morning, Then Warm And Humid

Good Morning West Tennessee. We have a bit of a wet start to the morning, especially in Northwest Tennessee where the showers have been a little more focused. I do expect some of those showers to linger through midday and into this afternoon. Though with southerly flow continuing to bring deeper gulf moisture north. It will remain quite humid. Dew…

Supreme Court to take up major abortion rights challenge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will take up Mississippi’s bid to enforce a 15-week ban on the procedure. The court’s order Monday sets up a showdown over abortion, probably in the fall, with a more conservative court ready to consider dramatically altering nearly 50 years of rulings…

Tennessee gov signs transgender ‘bathroom bill’ for schools

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican governor has signed legislation putting public schools and districts at risk of losing civil lawsuits if they let transgender students or employees use multi-person bathrooms that do not reflect their gender at birth. Gov. Bill Lee signed the bill Friday, cementing another policy into law in Tennessee that LGBTQ advocates say discriminates against their…

Inspector who failed to catch interstate bridge crack fired

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An inspector who failed to discover a crack in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that prompted the span’s closure has been fired. The Arkansas Department of Transportation on Monday said the inspector was fired after drone video showed the crack on the bridge in May 2019. The department says the crack was…

Health department discusses impact of new CDC guidelines on Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. — Masks are no longer required for those fully vaccinated, according to the Center for Disease Control. Officials with the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department shared their thoughts. “Individuals who are fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear masks or physically social distance whenever they’re out and about and around people, so that means if you’re meeting…

Carroll County coroner charged with DUI

MCKENZIE, Tenn. — A coroner has been accused of showing up to a death scene impaired. An incident report from the McKenzie Police Department details the bizarre case involving a local county coroner. According to the documents, emergency personnel responded to a scene at Chestnut Street in McKenzie, of a man suffering from a gunshot wound. EMS at the scene…