NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Human Services is giving families a boost ahead the holidays. In a news release, TDHS says families in the Families First program who qualified as “child-only” in October will receive $950, which will be added to their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. The department says this is a one-time payment aimed at supporting…
Mrs. Guy Eula Douglass was born on January 30, 1930, in Jackson, Tennessee. She departed this life on November 29,2021 in Jackson, Tennessee. A Funeral Service will be held at 12:30 pm on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Open Visitation will be from 11:00 am-4:00 pm on Saturday, December…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will be in the house for the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday. Biden and his wife, Jill, plan to attend the star-studded extravaganza celebrating five artists. The artists are Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, “Saturday Night Live” mastermind Lorne Michaels, actress-singer Bette Midler, opera singer Justino Diaz and folk music legend Joni Mitchell. President…
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — As many as 900 bison from Yellowstone National Park could be shot by hunters, sent to slaughter or placed in quarantine this winter in a program that seeks to prevent the animals from spreading a disease to cattle. Federal, tribal and state officials agreed Wednesday that an additional 200 bison could be captured or hunted in…
HENDERSON, Tenn. — Freed-Hardeman University was presented with a check on Wednesday. The check was given in memory of Bob East, who with many others, began the West Tennessee Bankers Invitational in 1986. The name was changed to the West Tennessee Bankers Memorial Golf Tournament after the death of East and others. “The tournament was not originally intended to be…
Thursday Night Forecast Update for December 2nd: Temperatures have reached the mid 70s across West Tennessee Thursday afternoon and should reach the mid 70s again on Friday. Some showers could return Saturday but Sunday is when we will see the bulk of the rain coming in this weekend. Cooler weather is on the way for Monday. We could see some…
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Thomas Lynn Yelvington, age 49, resident of Arlington, Tennessee and husband of Debra Yelvington, departed this life Thursday morning, November 25, 2021 at his home after a long illness. Lynn was born April 27, 1972 in Ripley, Tennessee, the son of Eva Belk Harden and the late Herbert McArthur Yelvington. He was employed as a construction maintenance supervisor and was…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Advanced Rehab and Medical is asking the community for help to make Christmas even more special for patients at St. Jude Children’s Hospital. “We’re really big into community outreach,” said Advanced’s Director of Operations Brooke Pearson. “We want to help as many people as we possibly can, whether they’re patients in the office or people in the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — After hours of public arguments, the Supreme Court’s justices will now embark on a private debate over what to do about possibly drastic abortion limits for pregnant women in the U.S. The justices will talk it over this week and hold a preliminary vote. But no final ruling is expected for months, probably next June. On Wednesday,…
