MARTIN, Tenn. — A local man started a food delivery service that has gotten popular within West Tennessee communities. Paris resident, George Cobbs is making ordering food convenient for those in rural West Tennessee. “Takeout 2 You is a food delivery service/courier service, and we specialize in delivering whatever you want, but the main thing we deliver is food,” Cobbs…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — Back in May of 2020, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News gave you a look at the Battelle Decontamination site housed in Madison County. The Battelle Memorial Institute constructed almost 50 of these facilities across the nation in an effort to help decontaminate personal protection equipment for hospitals and healthcare workers. Now, nearly a year after construction, the…
The gallery above shows the latest statewide COVID-19 data from the Tennessee Department of Health as of Monday, March 15. 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. — The state of Tennessee driver services is adding the ability to upload documents to its list of online services. Residents will now be able to upload required documents after entering the required information, according to a news release. Officials say the service should cut down the time residents spend at the Driver Services Center. “This new service…
Monday Night Forecast for March 15th: After a wet start to Monday, it turned out to be a fantastic afternoon. Tuesday will be nice as well with highs in the 70s. A severe storm threat will return on Wednesday and come in a few rounds. Some strong storms are possible in the morning with a tornado threat increasing into the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who blew himself up in a Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville was grappling with feelings of paranoia and eccentric conspiracy theories before the explosion but did not appear to be motivated by political ideology. That’s according to an FBI report issued Monday. The FBI statement sets out to resolve some of the lingering mysteries…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — It looks like sheriff’s office employees won’t be able to bank their holiday pay anymore. That was voted on in Monday’s county commission meeting. “So it’s hard to get people to take their holiday pay,” Madison County Sheriff John Mehr stated. Previously, employees who work on holidays could bank that time and cash out when they…
Daniel Wayne Lilly age 38, passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at his home in Dyersburg, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home with Bro. Rowdy Davis officiating. Burial to follow in the Dry Hill Cemetery of Lauderdale County, TN. A visitation for the…
TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Transportation, unveiled a new visitor center at Reelfoot Lake State Park. The new Great River Road Visitors Center opened Friday and will serve as a gathering place for park programs, according to a news release. This includes eagle tours and other park elements,…
ROME (AP) — The Vatican has decreed that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions, saying that God “cannot bless sin.” The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a formal response Monday to a question about whether Catholic clergy can bless gay unions. The answer, contained in a two-page explanation published in seven languages…
