PARIS, Tenn. — A Henry County church is giving the community the chance to see the nativity scene live and in person. The Live Nativity is free and will be hosted by members of New Harmony Baptist Church in Paris the first weekend of December. Guests will get to travel through lights and see church members dressed to represent and…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. — The Hardin County Fire Department responded to a house fire Thursday morning. The department says the fire, caused by a piece of paper placed against a propane wall heater, began around 11:15 a.m. The department says it was able to respond within six minutes of the call and arrived to see fire coming from a bedroom…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Arlington Elementary School partnered with Leaders Credit Union after receiving a $1,000 grant to promote financial literacy. Leaders Credit Union hosted a Financial Reality Fair for 5th graders at the school. The fair was a month-long simulation where students make financial choices for life as an adult. Students went to different booths that represented real-life scenarios, such…
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the men exonerated decades after the 1965 killing of Malcolm X says that “I am an 83-year-old man who was victimized by the criminal justice system.” The convictions of Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam were dismissed Thursday by a Manhattan judge. Prosecutors and the men’s lawyers say a renewed investigation found new…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A group of attorneys general are leading an investigation into Meta Platforms’ Instagram. The group is looking to learn more about how Instagram is marketed towards children, as well as its affects on the youth. The group includes Tennessee’s Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III. “This activity is harming our young people. Meta’s own documents show that….
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two days before he was gunned down while buying cookies at his favorite bakery in Memphis, Tennessee, rapper Young Dolph visited a cancer center where a relative had received treatment. The 36-year-old who grew up on the Memphis streets was in town to hand out turkeys at a church and other locations the ahead of Thanksgiving….
DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a missing 3-year-old boy from Tennessee and a 16-year-old girl from Kentucky were found safe in Southern California and the younger child’s father was arrested. Photo courtesy: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Orange County sheriff’s deputies found Noah Clare and his cousin, Amber Clare, Thursday in Dana Point. Thirty-five-year-old Jacob Clare was taken into…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Football Friday Night Team of the Week award from Week 13 was presented to the USJ Bruins. Categories: Football Friday Night, Sports
CAMDEN, Tenn. — One local drive-in has a treat for “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “Smokey and The Bandit” fans. John Schneider — the original Bo Duke — is coming to West Tennessee to premiere his new movie “Poker Run.” The movie, along with a concert, will be held this Saturday afternoon at 4 at the Birdsong Drive-In in Camden….
Frances Elizabeth Morris Gish, age 78, resident of Memphis, Tennessee, departed this life Thursday morning, November 18, 2021 at her home. Frances was born November 29, 1942 in Shelby County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Francis Hiram Morris and Lois Elizabeth McQueen Morris. She received her education in Shelby and Fayette counties and was a resident of the Memphis…
