JACKSON, Tenn.– The Jackson Symphony celebrated the end of their anniversary season with performances from returning special guests, and a traditional jubilee. The Jackson Symphony hosted their Diamond Jubilee concert to celebrate the end of their 60th anniversary season. The concert featured special guest performances by pianist Fanya Lin and violinist Serena Huang. There was also a musician’s choice piece…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University held graduation ceremonies for the class of 2021. The graduation was split into two ceremonies. Chief Operating Officer for the State of Tennessee, Brandon Gibson delivered the commencement address for the new graduates. During Gibson’s career, she has served on the Tennessee Court of Appeals and then as a Senior Advisor to Tennessee Governor Bill…
OBION CO.,Tenn. — Discovery Park is giving kids the opportunity to learn more about stem through cardboard boats. Have you ever wanted to ride in a boat made out of cardboard? Well Discovery Park of America is giving students a chance to learn the importance of stem by hosting its 8th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta. Sailors across West Tennessee made…
UNDATED (AP) – An active-duty Marine Corps officer seen on camera scuffling with a police officer and helping other members of the pro-Trump mob force their way into the Capitol on Jan. 6 has been charged in the riot. Federal prosecutors say Maj. Christopher Warnagiris, 40, of Woodbridge, Virginia, is the first active-duty service member charged in the insurrection. The…
James Lewis Davis, age 79, resident of the Hickory Withe Community and husband of Ann Davis, departed this life Friday evening, May 14, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. James was born December 21, 1941 in Booneville, Mississippi, the son of the late Edward C. Davis and Shirley Wheeler Davis Guss. He received his education in Union City, Tennessee…
(CBS NEWSPATH) — Maybe cats really do have nine lives! Here’s the moment a cat jumped from a fifth-floor window of a burning building in Chicago on Thursday (5/13). The fire department tweeted, “Cat hit grass, bounced, and walked away!”
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – An Israeli airstrike on Saturday targeted and destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets. Hours later, Israel bombed the home of Khalil al-Hayeh, a top leader of Gaza’s ruling militant Hamas group. The Israeli military said Al-Hayeh’s home served as part of what…
LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Texas has pleaded guilty to illegally bringing a Mexican woman into the U.S. to work as her nanny. Court documents show 40-year-old Rhonda Lee Walker pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Laredo to conspiracy to bring the woman into the country. In exchange for the…
JACKSON, Tenn. — One West TN business cooked up something special for local officers in honor of National Police Week. According to a news release from the City of Jackson Police Department, officers were honored Saturday with the gift of a free lunch. The lunch was provided by Peaceful Oaks Bed and Breakfast of Medina, Tennessee, just a short drive…
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, says that it won’t require vaccinated shoppers or workers to wear a mask in its U.S. stores unless state or local laws say otherwise. The Arkansas-based company says vaccinated shoppers can go maskless immediately. Vaccinated workers can stop wearing them on Tuesday. As an incentive, Walmart said it is offering workers…
