Archives: 2021

‘Allyship’ is Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year

NEW YORK (AP) — Allyship is Dictionary.com’s word of the year. Courtesy: Dictionary.com The look up site with 70 million monthly users took the unusual step of anointing a word it added just last month. The company’s John Kelly says allyship first surfaced in the mid-1800s. What it means to be an authentic ally has taken on fresh significance as…

Local businesses prepare for busy holiday season

JACKSON, Tenn. — With Christmas only two weeks away, many shops are preparing their stores for the holiday shopping frenzy. “Definitely the busiest season of the year,” said York Laine Botique co-owner Brooke Hinson. “Double the walkthrough, double the online orders, it’s constant, just getting everyone ready for Christmas.” And the way that York Laine Boutique is doing that is…

Porch pirate season: Sheriff’s tips for keeping packages safe

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — It’s that time of year again to keep an eye out for possible “porch pirates.” Madison County Sheriff John Mehr says every year near Christmas, the amount of people who steal packages off porches increases. Sheriff Mehr says around this time, porch thieves begin following delivery trucks around, planning their next target. He says some even…

Clinic builds 10ft Christmas tree from vaccine vials

(CBS Newspath) — Check out this Christmas tree made from empty COVID-19 vaccine vials at a clinic in Romania. The vaccination center said it used around 19,000 bottles to create the nearly 10-foot tree. “We are sending a “Thank You” message to all of those who got their vaccine here, showing our gratitude that they chose our center to get…

Trump’s media venture finds its CEO

NEW YORK (AP) — The blank-check company that aims to take Trump Media & Technology Group public says two regulatory agencies are scrutinizing the deal. Digital World Acquisition, which is often referred to by its trading symbol of “DWAC,” said it is cooperating with “the preliminary, fact-finding inquiries” by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority….

Smollett denies staging attack on himself: ‘There was no hoax’

CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has denied that he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself, testifying at his trial that “there was no hoax.” Smollett is facing charges that he lied to Chicago police about the January 2019 attack downtown Chicago. He is refuting testimony from two brothers who said last week Smollett, who is gay…

One dead after Sunday evening shooting in Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the 400 block of Jackson Street. At approximately 11:20 p.m. on December 5, JPD responded to a call of a shooting in which officers located a thirty-one year old unresponsive black male. Emergency medical services arrived on the scene to attempt first aid, but determined the…

Stevie Ray Lipford

Stevie Ray Lipford, age 65, resident of Moscow, Tennessee and husband of Teresa Leatherwood Lipford, departed this life Sunday morning, December 5, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Collierville, Tennessee. Stevie was born March 20, 1956 in Somerville, Tennessee, the son of the late William Jeff Lipford and Ollie Mae Cannon Lipford. He served his country in the Tennessee Army…