JACKSON, Tenn. — First responders are heroes year round. However, it is time to see who is the most heroic with LIFELINE Blood Service’s Battle of the Badges. “Battle of the Badges is a competition between our local emergency first responders,” said Caitlin Roach, Marketing Manager for LIFELINE Blood Services. Madison County first responders will compete to see who can…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging Americans to get vaccinated, including booster shots, as he seeks to quell concerns over the newly identified coronavirus variant named omicron. But he said Monday he won’t be seeking any severe business or other widespread lockdown. The new variant is “a cause for concern, not a cause for panic,” the president said…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson City Council has called for a special meeting on Tuesday. Speculation is that they will be discussing a possible new industrial park, and steps to acquire more land for the park. Officials tell WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News that the city currently owns 300 acres of land that are available for use, and it is unknown…
MARTIN, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee at Martin is holding its fall commencement in three parts. (Photo courtesy: UT Martin) UT Martin announced on Monday that the three in-person ceremonies will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, and at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11. The ceremonies will take place in the Kathleen…
HAYDEN, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say they have questioned a FedEx driver after hundreds of packages were recently found in a wooded area north of Birmingham, Alabama. Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon says investigators have spoken with security personnel for Tennessee-based FedEx and identified a driver. The driver’s name wasn’t released, and Moon did not indicate whether any charges were…
LONDON (AP) — Dozens of customers who stopped for a drink at Britain’s highest pub are getting a longer stay than they bargained for after the building was cut off by a blizzard. (Photo from The Tan Hill Inn on Facebook) Sixty-one people woke up Monday after their third night at the Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales about…
Golf pioneer Lee Elder has died at the age of 87. Elder broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and he paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow. Elder made history in 1975 at Augusta National, which had held an all-white tournament until he received an invitation after winning the…
Janet Dixon Gallagher, age 69, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of William Gallagher, departed this life Friday morning, November 26, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Janet was born January 12, 1952 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of the late Raymond Wilson Dixon and Opal Mae Christiansen Dixon. She graduated from Overton High School in Memphis…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local health department is inviting the community to mark World AIDS Day together. The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department is hosting a ceremony on Dec. 1 to recognize those who have died because of AIDS. The department says the ceremony –which is set for 2 p.m. at their location on 804 North Parkway — is also…
Monday Night Forecast Update for November 29th: After reaching 24° this morning, temperatures rebounded up to the mid 50s on Monday afternoon. Mid 60s are expected on Tuesday and some 70s could be returning towards the end of the work week in West Tennessee. The next storm system is likely to move in for the weekend. We will talk more…
