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Church holds blanket drive for homeless

JACKSON, Tenn. – With temperatures dropping, a local church is taking action for those in need. Aldersgate Methodist Church members held a blanket drive at RIFA Tuesday. The blankets will be given to the…

Respiratory illnesses increasing in the southeast

JACKSON, Tenn. – Doctors are warning of a rise in respiratory illnesses now that the holidays are winding down and Americans are getting back to their everyday lives. …

First city council meeting of 2024 held Tuesday

JACKSON, Tenn. – The Jackson City Council met for the first time in the new year. It was a fairly quick meeting to start 2024 for the Jackson City Council as the agenda was…

Election 2024 Trump Insurrection Amendment

Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine’s secretary of state barring him from the state's 2024 ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, contending she had no…

100 Women Who Care announces grant applications for local nonprofits

The following is a news release from the Community Foundation of West Tennessee: Jackson, Tenn. – 100 Women Who Care: West Tennessee is accepting applications from local nonprofits for their first grant awards since relaunching last year. The deadline to apply…

23-year-old woman killed after deer smashes through car windshield in Mississippi

PORT GIBSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman was killed early Tuesday when a deer smashed through the windshield of a car traveling on a Mississippi highway, authorities said. The deadly collision happened at about 5:20 a.m. on U.S. 61 in…

DeSantis and Haley will appear at next week's CNN debate at the same time as Trump's Fox town hall

NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are set to appear at next week's Republican presidential debate on CNN, while former President Donald Trump participates in a Fox News town hall at the same time. [caption id="attachment_1743387" align="aligncenter"…

Judge rules former clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses must pay $260,000 in fees, costs

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Former county clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses in Kentucky to same-sex couples, must pay a total of $260,104 in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple, according to a federal…

TBI: Obion County man faces arson, attempted arson, weapons charges

The following is a news release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation: OBION COUNTY/ GIBSON COUNTY – An investigation by special agent fire investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Kenton man, who has…