Weather Update – 9:25 a.m. – Saturday, April 24th Weather Summary: A strong area of low pressure will continue to push through the west Tennessee area with rain wrapping in around the low and showers lasting through at least late afternoon. Temperatures will be slow to climb today and we’ll top out in the mid 60’s. Cooler air will filter…
NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell has faced her trial judge in person for the first time as lawyers squabble over exactly when she should be tried on sex trafficking charges alleging that she procured teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse at his posh residences. Maxwell pleaded not guilty Friday to sex trafficking conspiracy and a sex trafficking…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The law enforcement community came together to honor a fallen deputy Friday night with a Sea of Blue tribute. Madison County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Terry Dyer was know by his family and colleagues as a loving and caring person. On Friday, an American flag was suspended between two fire trucks in front of the Carl Perkins Civic…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A building — five years in the making — has finally opened. With it, the Hub City will become a hub for law enforcement across the region. Friday, leaders unveiled the brand new Tennessee Highway Patrol Headquarters, and the Special Agent De’Greaun Reshun Frazier TBI Crime Lab and Regional Headquarters. The two buildings come with state of…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local school honored an educator who recently died. Teachers and staff at Pope Elementary remembered their colleague, Sabrina Transou. Transou was a teacher at Lincoln Elementary and Pope Elementary, and spent 38 years in the school system. She died in February after a short illness. The school honored her by planting a Cherry Willow tree on…
U.S. health officials have lifted an 11-day pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccinations following a recommendation by an expert panel. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday the benefits of the single-dose COVID-19 shot outweigh a rare risk of blood clots. Panel members said it’s critical that younger women be told about that risk so they…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local church is helping keep families fed in times of need. The Maranatha Seventh Day Adventist Church in Jackson is hosting their second mobile food pantry Saturday. Community service leader Zola Greer says they provided 180 families during the first mobile pantry. Greer says the pantry helps families still recovering during rough times. “The way the…
The gallery above shows the latest statewide COVID-19 data from the Tennessee Department of Health as of Friday, April 23. The health department also released an updated case count by county. *Click to enlarge For more information on COVID-19, go to the CDC website, the Tennessee Department of Health website or call (877) 857-2945. For more information on COVID-19 vaccinations in Tennessee, click here.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s first Chronic Wasting Disease testing facility is up and running. Kord Animal Health Laboratory’s CWD unit microbiologists left to right: Lydia Suttles, Kelsey Londo, and CWD Unit Supervisor Jocelyn Revetta. (Photo Courtesy: Tennessee Department of Agriculture) The news release says the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Kord Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory received its first samples last October….
HENDERSON, Tenn. — A local college honored two students with a traditional title. Freed-Hardeman University crowned their 84th Mr. and Miss FHU. Students and faculty nominated eight FHU students for the chance at receiving the special honor. Of the eight nominees, Conner Creasy was crowned Mr. FHU and Wisenie Jadis was chosen as Miss FHU. Creasy and Jadis say they were shocked…
