The gallery above shows the latest statewide COVID-19 data from the Tennessee Department of Health as of Thursday, January 28. 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….
Thursday Night Forecast for January 28th: It will be cold all night long, but the winds will weaken after the sun goes down. Expect mid 20s tonight, but back up to around 50° on Friday. After a crazy week of weather in West Tennessee Friday looks to be the nicest and calmest day of the week. We should see plenty…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee announced the state is lifting restrictions that were placed on school sporting events. In a video announcement, the governor said restrictions placed on public gatherings and school sporting attendance will be lifted on Monday, Feb. 1. “That means that temporary restrictions placed on winter sporting events at K-12 schools are rolled back. There are…
(AP) — Robinhood and other online trading platforms are moving to restrict trading in GameStop and other stocks that have soared recently due to rabid buying by smaller investors. GameStop stock has rocketed from below $20 to more than $400 this month as a volunteer army of investors on social media challenged big institutions who has placed market bets that…
Georgia McQueen Laughter, age 93, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at the National HealthCare Center in Somerville. Georgia was born May 17, 1927 in Somerville, the daughter of the late James Alexander McQueen, Jr. and Clara Belle Graham McQueen. She was employed at Troxel in Moscow, Tennessee and was a manager for St. Marks…
GAINESVILLE, Ga, (AP) — A liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant has killed six people, with multiple others taken to the hospital. A spokesperson for Northeast Georgia Health System said five people died Thursday at the Gainesville plant before they could be taken to the hospital and one person died in the emergency room. Hall County Fire…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, overcoming years of hurdles thanks to Republican winning new seats in last year’s elections. The 30-13 vote is likely the final hurdle for the bill. It has passed the House easily in previous years and Gov. Henry McMaster…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Over a thousand elderly adults returned to the Jackson Fairgrounds Thursday to get their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But health officials say events like this may be a thing of the past. Three weeks after they got their first dose of the vaccine, Ed and Joy Archer are back again for dose number two. WBBJ…
(AP) — On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Also on this date: In 1915, the American merchant vessel SS William P. Frye, en route to England with a cargo of wheat, became the first U.S. ship to be sunk during World…
Peggy Jackson of Paris 82 Her residence Wednesday, January 27, 2021 2:00 PM Saturday, January 30, 2021 McEvoy Funeral Home Bruce Callahan of Birds Creek Baptist Church Memorial Cemetery 12:00-2:00 PM Saturday, January 30, 2021 July 21, 1938 in Henry Co., Tennessee J.T. Blanton, Andrew Mitchell, Tommy Blanton, Troy Milam, Kenny Cook, Preston Willtrout. John Edward Richardson and Lucille…
