NEW YORK (AP) — CBS says its daytime show “The Talk” will stay on hiatus for another week after a discussion about racism involving co-host Sharon Osbourne went off the rails last week. Osbourne reacted with anger and profanity when asked to talk about her support and friendship with British TV personality Piers Morgan. Morgan left the show “Good Morning…
Weather update – 1:15 p.m. – Wednesday, March 17 A tornado WATCH has been issued for West Tennessee – excluding Obion and Lake counties. A watch means all of the ingredients are here and to “WATCH OUT”. This watch has been issued until 7:00 tonight. Possibilities for isolated large hail up to 1″ in diameter, scattered damaging winds and…
BELLS, Tenn. — An Arkansas teenager is in custody after allegedly kidnapping a woman and taking her across state lines. Police responded to a gas station in Bells after receiving a call about a disturbance in the parking lot. The Crockett County Sheriff’s Office says a teenage girl from Blytheville, Arkansas is believed to have kidnapped an adult woman at…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Community members come together to hear a special lecture. President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky, Richard Albert Mohler Jr., spoke at the annual David and Lanese Dockery Lectures at Union University Tuesday. He gave two lectures, with the evening’s topic being “Religious Liberty and the Looming Crisis: So, Which ‘Liberty’ Shall Prevail?” and “Religious Liberty…
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a 21-year-old man has been captured hours after eight people were killed in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors. Cherokee County sheriff’s Capt. Jay Baker said Robert Aaron Long of Woodstock, Georgia, was taken into custody in Crisp County on Tuesday night. Crisp County is about 150 miles south of Atlanta. Four people were killed…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. The head of Homeland Security acknowledged the severity of the problem Tuesday but insisted it’s under control and said he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children. An official says U.S. authorities encountered nearly double the number children…
ATWOOD, Tenn. — The good news for West Tennessee: COVID-19 cases are on the decline and schools throughout the region have had few issues going back in-person. But an upcoming spring break could complicate things. “COVID is still out there. We were concerned at fall break, Thanksgiving break, Christmas break, so yes, I’d say we still do have some concerns…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Library is asking families to join them on a road trip this spring break. The library is hosting the event Read Across America: The Literary Road Trip. The activity will start during spring break and go through to April. Adult Services Librarian, Shayne Plunk says this activity involves all 50 states and the whole…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local organization is providing a tool to assist people in getting the COVID-19 vaccine. MyRide West Tennessee continues providing rides for those unable to do so on their own. Most recently, they’ve taken on the task of providing rides to its members to get the vaccine. Not only do they provide a ride to and from…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Library is hosting a scavenger hunt for students this spring break. Library staff have made pamphlets with 21 different items to find. All the items on the list can be found outside. Adult Services Librarian, Shayne Plunk says this list was made so that students can get out and enjoy the outdoors. “The library…
