(CBS Newspath) — A kangaroo in Alabama is not something you see every day, but some in Winfield were able to catch a glimpse of one as it hopped along Monday afternoon. According to Braxton Basinger of B and H Livestock, he originally bought the kangaroo in Mississippi and was planning to sell it to a customer in Tennessee later…
BOSTON (AP) — The business that preserves and protects Dr. Seuss’ legacy has announced it will stop publishing six titles because of racist and insensitive imagery. Dr. Seuss Enterprises tells The Associated Press in a statement on Tuesday, the author and illustrator’s birthday, that the books portray people in ways that are hurtful. It says the decision to cease publication…
Betty Gene Bobbitt, age 74, resident of Memphis and wife of the late Jerry Lee Bobbitt, departed this life Thursday evening, February 25, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Betty was born January 14, 1947 in Shelby County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Forest Eugene Tatum and Marjorie Elaine Murry Tatum. She graduated from Germantown High School in…
GREENFIELD, Tenn. — Peabody girls basketball defeated Greenfield 52-44 in OT in Region 7A semifinals. Categories: Sports
DYER, Tenn. — Gibson County girls basketball defeated Union City 47-35 in Region 7A semifinals. Categories: Sports
JACKSON, Tenn. — South Side girls basketball defeated South Gibson 55-34 in Region 7AA semifinals. Categories: Sports
JACKSON, Tenn. — It’s National Credit Education Month, and if you’re experiencing low credit or you’re in debt, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance may have some resources for you. “What we’re trying to do is help consumers make better choices or more informed choices when it comes to credit, and we want them to use March as a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Senate has advanced legislation that would ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports. On Monday, 27 Republicans voted in favor of the measure while all six Democratic members voted against. The bill has faced heavy criticism that it will likely face costly legal challenges if signed into law. However, despite threats of pending…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lady Gaga’s dog walker, who was shot last week during a robbery in Hollywood when two of the singer’s French bulldogs were stolen, described the violence and his recovery “from a very close call with death” in social media posts. Ryan Fischer’s posts included pictures taken from his hospital bed, where he says “(a) lot of…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Authorities responded to a structure fire at Lincoln Courts Monday afternoon. The fire broke out at 152 Lincoln Circle. Witnesses say that the first responders were there sometime before 4:15 p.m. The fire was out by before 4:30 p.m. There were around three to four rooms in the building affected by the fire, with four firetrucks responding….
