HENDERSON, Tenn. — This weekend many West Tennesseans got to enjoy a unique type of comedy. Saturday night marked the last night for the Henderson Hee Haw Hootenanny. This production is an annual event where local entertainers and volunteers join together in the name of comedy. Doors opened at 6 p.m. and the show started at 7 p.m. Guests enjoyed…
JACKSON, Tenn. — In honor of the Jackson Madison County 200th birthday, the city experienced a groundbreaking introduction to a new park for the Jackson community. “We’ve broken ground for the Bicentennial Park here at the corner of Main Street and Lafayette Street and we hope that this will be a place to commemorate this two hundred year celebration by…
JACKSON,Tenn —The Jackson and Madison County community is honoring and celebrating a 200 year history. From manifest destiny to the very first Pringle, the City of Jackson and Madison County have seen it all over 200 years. Tennessee officials and community leaders joined in on one of the year-long celebrations of the city and county turning 200. The event included…
JACKSON, Tenn. — One local apartment complex might have a surprise at their front door. Saturday, Hands Up! Preschool handed out bags of books to residents at Lincoln Court Apartments. Deb Heard says Hands Up! had to downsize their library. And so her and her team thought it would be best to give those books to a good home. Hands…
HENDERSON, Tennessee — One college class is raising money for a local organization. Freed-Hardeman University Professor Matt Barker and his communication class organized a 5K run/walk event. The money raised will go to the Chester County Carl Perkins Center. Barker says they had over 100 people register for the race, and raised a total of $6,400. Barker says he and…
Weather Update – 4:45 PM – Saturday, November 13 TODAY: We had a cooler day across West Tennessee today with highs reaching into the 04’s and 50’s. Mostly clear skies remained, bringing plenty of sunshine. Overnight, we will drop back into freezing temperatures. However, no freeze warning is in effect tonight. Dew points in the upper 20’s and 30’s cloud…
HONOLULU (AP) — A biological sister of a 6-year-old Hawaii girl reported missing by their adoptive parents told police that they forced her to keep it a secret that Isabella Kalua was inside a dog cage with duct tape on her mouth and nose and not breathing. That’s according to documents filed in court Friday to justify the arrests of…
UPDATE: The Jackson Police Department has safely located the missing woman. Thanks to the community’s assistance in efforts to locate missing 19-year-old woman Erica Bates. ORIGINAL STORY: The Jackson Police Department needs assistance in identifying a person of interest regarding a missing 19-year-old woman, Erica Bates. He is believed to be driving a gray 4 door sedan with tinted windows….
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida on Saturday. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:19 a.m. EST and deployed the satellites about 16 minutes after launch. The rocket’s reusable first stage, which has been used for multiple launches, successfully returned and landed on the “Just…
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — State police say a man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when a small plane crashed in northern New Jersey. One-time space tourist Glen de Vries, of New York City, and Thomas Fischer, of Hopatcong, were aboard the plane that went down Thursday in a wooded…
