CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long prohibited anyone except Apple-approved technicians from fiddling with its proprietary parts and software. The company said Wednesday it will enable users of two of the newest iPhone models and later some Mac computers to get access to…
PARIS, Tenn. — The results of a fundraiser in September is now helping two charities. (Photo courtesy: Henry County Medical Center) Henry County Medical Center says over $1,100 was raised during its Annual Service Week, which spotlights the years of service given by its employees. The results of that week were presented to Tomorrow’s Hope and the American Red Cross…
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. — Haywood County Schools as been awarded a grant to support the mental health of students. The news release from the school says funding is coming from the Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education) grant. The release says the system will be getting $1.8 million over the next five years, with funds going to support student…
Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. Though he isn’t accused of violence, prosecutors say Chansley was the “public face of the Capitol riot” who went into the attack…
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are to be cleared after more than half a century. The New York Times reported Wednesday that prosecutors say authorities withheld evidence in the civil rights leader’s 1965 killing. The newspaper reports that Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam are being exonerated after a nearly two-year…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Driving to your Thanksgiving meal is being made a little easier by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. TDOT says it is stopping all construction-related lane closures from 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 24 to midnight on Sunday, Nov. 28. “Thanksgiving is typically the most traveled holiday of the year,” said TDOT Commissioner Joe Galbato. “Halting road work…
Alan James Stanton was born August 25, 1964 in Walton, New York. He passed away suddenly at his home in Paris Tennessee on November 13, 2021. His younger years found him in Wyoming and Montana where he was very successful in the construction industry. He later moved to Tennessee where he built, from the ground up, Stanton’s Repair. He is…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say an estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose in one year. That’s a total the nation has never seen. Experts say it’s tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply. Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades. But they accelerated dramatically in the past two years…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another Madison County resident has died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department confirms that individual is a 41-year-old female who died November 10. A total of 315 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department also confirmed another 83 new cases of COVID-19 in…
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Jurors weighing charges against Kyle Rittenhouse will return Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in his murder trial. Jurors met for a full day Tuesday with no quick verdict after two weeks of testimony in which they were given starkly different portrayals of his actions the night he shot three men on the streets of…
