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7 deaths, 67 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison County

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another seven Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department confirms those individuals are: A 74-year-old male who died October 13 A 63-year-old male who…

TBI investigating 'suspicious death' in Benton County

BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into a "suspicious death" in Benton County. According to a Facebook post from the TBI, 55-year-old Timothy Ring was found dead Tuesday after being seen alive earlier that morning.…

6th annual Dancing With the STARs held in Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Dancers and community members made their way to the dance floor Thursday night. It was all for the sixth annual Dancing With the STARs, one of the biggest fundraisers benefiting the STAR Center. Dancing With the STARs…

Sheriff: Baldwin fired shot on movie set that killed woman

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A prop firearm discharged by veteran actor Alec Baldwin, who is starring and producing a Western movie, killed his director of photography and injured the director Thursday at the movie set outside Santa Fe, the…

USJ holds groundbreaking for new golf, tennis facility

JACKSON, Tenn. -- It's the start of something new for one school in the Hub City. University School of Jackson held a groundbreaking on Thursday for their new golf and tennis facility. The school's board of trustees approved the…

West Tennessee Healthcare opens Transfer Center

JACKSON, Tenn. -- West Tennessee Healthcare is providing more efficient patient care. The healthcare provider opened their new Transfer Center on Thursday. The new center is designed to take calls and place patients where they can get the best…

FBI: Remains found in Florida park ID'd as Brian Laundrie

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say remains found in a Florida wilderness park are those of Brian Laundrie, who was a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito. Petito was found slain at a Wyoming national…

Jerry Pinkney, award-winning illustrator, dies at 81

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Pinkney, a prize-winning children’s book illustrator known for his richly textured images of Black life, fables and fairy tales in works ranging from “The Lion and the Mouse” to “The Sunday Outing,” has died at…

Trump plan for new media venture gets investors' thumbs up

NEW YORK (AP) — Some investors aren’t waiting to see if former President Donald Trump’s plans for a media company to challenge the likes of Facebook, Twitter and even Disney can actually become reality -- they’re all in. Trump said…

COVID-19 vaccine: CDC panel backs expanded booster rollout

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government panel of experts has endorsed extra doses of all three of the nation’s vaccines. The panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said Thursday that people could choose a different company’s brand…

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