JACKSON, Tenn. — The omicron variant continues to inch closer to Tennessee. With the holidays approaching and the confirmation of a new COVID-19 variant, Tennessee health officials are unsure if a third outbreak will take place. Dr. Lisa Piercey with Tennessee Department of Health said so far they have not seen a significant increase in COVID hospitalizations. “Over the last…
(AP) — A new poll finds that the stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have been especially hard for younger Americans, in particular when it comes to their education and social lives. The poll from MTV Entertainment Group and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that Americans ages 13 through 56 think the pandemic made parts of their…
FRIENDSHIP, Tenn. — Christmas is a favorite holiday for many. You can’t spell Christmas without Christ. Friendship Baptist Church brings a biblical story to life. “We’re just retelling the birth of Jesus for the community and for the community to come out and enjoy that time with us and so we can just for a little bit, just remind them…
Weather Update – Sunday, December 5 – 6:00 PM TONIGHT: We’ve seen quite an active Sunday afternoon across the region. Around 4:45 PM, a tornado warning was issued for parts of West Tennessee. This warning continued until 5:45 PM with a radar indicated tornado. There was a funnel cloud spotted but no official reports have been issued as of this…
PARIS, Tenn. — Local law enforcement and other organizations help to spread Christmas cheer. According to a news release, the annual FOP Cops and Kids event was held in Paris this past weekend on Saturday, December 4. The event invited 240 area underprivileged kids to come out and shop for Christmas presents with a shopping guide. Each child was allowed…
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JACKSON, Tenn. — The City of Jackson says goodbye to an old friend. After 27 years, Friendly Frank’s Flea Market says goodbye. Vendors gathered to have a final blowout sale and to bid farewell to an old home. Sunday was the final day to shop at Frank’s and people from all over the region came out to say their last…
JACKSON, Tenn. — One musician used the power of music to fight starvation. RIFA teamed up with singer/songwriter and Grammy-nominated LOLO to host a benefit concert here in Jackson. The organization officials say that this concert is a huge help in impacting the lives of kids here in the Jackson community. “This is LOLO, also known as Lauren Pritchard’s, annual…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Memphis, Tennessee, are investigating a gas station shooting that resulted in the deaths of two teen girls in Memphis, Tennessee. Police say another teen girl and a 9-month old boy were wounded Friday night when a car pulled up to their vehicle at a gas pump and shots were fired. Killed were two girls,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Norwegian Cruise Line ship with at least 10 passengers and crew members infected with COVID-19 has docked in New Orleans. Local news outlets confirmed the Norwegian Breakaway had arrived in the city. The Louisiana Department of Health said in a late Saturday news release that over the past week, the ship made stops in Belize,…
