Archives: 2021

Annual run raises money for local horse rescue

JACKSON, Tenn. —A local organization hosts their annual Cowboy Canter Run. The Redemption Road Rescue organization in Jackson held their 6th annual run Saturday morning. The 5k run/1 mile walk is to raise money to help care for abused and neglected horses. Rescue director Lori Collins says they don’t have a set money goal, just the goal for helping their…

Prayer Walks aim to cover Hub city in prayer

JACKSON, Tenn. — A local church hosts a prayer walk in east Jackson Saturday. Members of West Jackson Baptist Church met to start the first of “731 Community Prayer Walks” Saturday morning. The walk started on East Chester Street in Jackson. The event began with a small service and a prayer. The church is hoping to have 730 more prayer…

WEB EXTRA: President Biden says there is a mass shooting every day in the US

(CBSNewspath) — President Biden: “Every single day there’s a mass shooting in the United States.” Friday (4/16), the president called on Senate Republicans to support House-passed gun legislation, saying the frequency of mass shootings in the U.S. is “a national embarrassment and must come to an end.” “I strongly, strongly urge my Republican friends in the Congress who have refused…

After child death, US says to stop using Peloton treadmill

NEW YORK (AP) — Safety regulators are warning people with kids and pets to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and nearly 40 others were injured. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Saturday that it received reports of children and a pet being pulled, pinned and entrapped under the rear roller of the…

Four Sikhs among victims of Indianapolis mass shooting

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Four members of Indianapolis’ tight knit Sikh community were among the eight people killed in the mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse. The Marion County Coroner’s office identified the dead late Friday. Deputy Police Chief Craig McCartt, said the shooter, Brandon Scott Hole, apparently began firing randomly at people in the parking lot of the FedEx facility,…

Google Earth Adds Time Lapse Video to Depict Climate Change

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) – The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places around the world. The tool unveiled Thursday is rolling out in what is being billed as the biggest update to Google Earth…

8 new cases of COVID-19; 11,213 total cases in Madison Co.

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirmed 8 new cases of COVID-19 in Madison Co. Saturday, April 17. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Madison County to 11,213. Those new patients range in age from 10-years-old to 90-years-old. There are currently three Madison County residents hospitalized, with one of those patients on a ventilator….

Pets of the Week: Jimmy and Timmy

This week’s Pets of the Week, brought to you by Saving the Animals Together are Jimmy and Timmy! These pups are super sweet and cuddly boys! They love adventures or cuddling with their people on the couch! They are going to be larger dogs, but don’t tell them. These boys think they are lapdogs! Jimmy and Timmy are sweet guys…

Lisa Ann Hill

Lisa Ann Hill 1969 – 2021 Lisa was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 17, 1969 and passed Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee. Lisa is survived by two children, Mackenzie Hill of Memphis, TN and Chase Hill of Nashville, TN; her mother, Patti Brooks of Florida; her half-brother, Jeff Robertson of Alabama; her…