JACKSON, Tenn. –The Jackson community celebrated the homegoing of a retired fire chief. James Pearson, who had been with the Jackson Fire Department for over 20 years, was laid to rest this morning during a memorial service at the Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. He was surrounded by family, friends, and colleagues. The Jackson Fire Department honor guard participated in…
JACKSON, Tenn. –The health department released new information regarding the COVID-19 vaccine for the Jackson-Madison County area. Earlier this week, the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department announced residents 75 years old and older could make an appointment to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. On Saturday, Jackson-Madison Co. Health Department Regional Director, Kim Tedford says the response was…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Another round of first responders’ vaccinations took place Saturday. The Jackson Madison County Regional Health Department distributed the COVID-19 vaccine to people included in the 1a2 phase. Other healthcare providers in the community, as well as, funeral and mortuary staff received the vaccine. A line was wrapped around outside the building at 9 a.m. Saturday morning for…
(AP) –U.S. experts have calculated the riskiest and safest counties in the country for disasters, and Los Angeles is on the shakiest ground. The new National Risk Index by the Federal Emergency Management Agency looks at 18 natural hazards including hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes, floods and heat waves. It also considers how many people and how much valuable property are…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Vandals lashed out at the U.S. House and Senate speakers over the holiday weekend, blighting their homes with graffiti after Congress failed to approve an increase in the amount of money being sent to individuals to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home in Louisville, Kentucky, was spray-painted early Saturday with…
Weather Update – 3:00 p.m. – Saturday, January 2 Rain has been very present in West Tennessee this past week. Into last night, we did receive a little rain, which continued to stick around into today. Even right now, clouds and light rain are hanging around outside. So far, it looks like we are seeing a gloomy start to the…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A coalition of 11 Republican senators says it will challenge the outcome of the presidential election by voting to reject electors from some states when Congress meets next week to certify the Electoral College results that confirmed President-elect Joe Biden won. President Donald Trump’s extraordinary refusal to accept his election defeat and the effort to subvert the…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Trump administration has approved Gov. Tate Reeves’ request for federal help following Hurricane Zeta. President Donald Trump declared the disaster on New Year’s Eve, ordering federal aid to help South Mississippi counties recover from the worst hurricane to hit the area since Katrina in August 2005. The declaration covers George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson…
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed a total of 604,132 cases of COVID-19 in the state for Saturday, January 2. In, addition, 6,970 people have died and 3,114 are currently hospitalized. Another 523,089 have either recovered or are inactive. The Tennessee Department of Health also released the number of probable cases on Saturday. The report shows 75,623 probable cases of…
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office says two deputies were shot and injured during a standoff in Pueblo, Colorado. The suspect is now in custody. Officials say deputies tried to contact the suspect on Friday morning. Tennessee authorities had asked Pueblo deputies to check on the suspect, who had made threats against the Tennessee State Patrol and…
