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Volunteer helps keep FESJC going for 32 years
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Driving around TPC Southwind, we meet Russ Beatse, a 32-year volunteer for the FedEx St. Jude Championship. “If I can help anybody that’s getting the most devastating news, that your child has cancer, if we can help with that there is nothing more than I want to do than to help out,” […]
JMCSS’ King responds to admonishment from watchdog group
When Jackson-Madison County Schools Superintendent Marlon King scheduled the teachers’ in-service day at Carl Perkins Civic Center, he wanted to put together a program that would inspire the teachers and other district staff to hit the ground running on the school year that would officially begin the following Monday.
Collin Morikawa’s special TaylorMade staff bag is turning heads
Even if pros disagree on the current FedEx Cup playoff format, you can be certain no one in this week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship field is questioning the opportunity to earn a boatload of cash. Major championships, they are not. But there’s no doubt the three playoff events are still in a special tier on the Tour schedule.
Hurst refutes claims in Auditor’s book detailing state’s largest welfare scandal
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A former U.S. Attorney is refuting claims the state auditor makes in a new book that Mike Hurst was moving too slow in prosecuting those involved in the largest welfare embezzlement scheme in state history. Recently, White released, “Mississippi Swindle: Brett Favre and the Welfare Scandal...
Firefighters look to community for water following a shortage in Jackson and Dekalb County
HENAGAR, Ala. (WAFF) - The Dekalb-Jackson Water Supply District recently notified area fire fighters that a water basin at the Stevenson treatment plant collapsed and is unable to be repaired. This has caused a shortage of water to areas of Jackson and Dekalb County, and has blocked firefighters in Ider,...
MS school disrupted by bomb threat scares
TATE COUNTY, Miss. — Two juveniles are charged with making threats to a school in Tate County, Mississippi, and it isn’t the only threat this week. Kayla Moore, who has a nephew attending Independence High School, says the school was evacuated Friday because of a bomb threat. “I am extremely concerned that we can’t even […]
Mississippi woman files lawsuit after discovering dead mice in beverage can
A Mississippi woman has filed a lawsuit against US Beverage Packers, LLC, alleging a horrifying discovery in her AriZona Arnold Palmer Lite drink. The Oxford Eagle reports that Shannon Sellers claims she found two dead mice at the bottom of her can, leading to significant emotional and physical distress. On...
EACC announces 2024-25 Fine Arts Center Performance Season
FORREST CITY — East Arkansas Community College announces the upcoming 2024-25 Performance Season’s schedule of events to be held in the EACC Fine Arts Center. Season ticket packages for the 2024-25 Season will go on sale to the general public on Monday, Aug. 26, at 10 a.m. LeAnn...
PREP SCOREBOARD: Thursday, Aug 15, 2024
Westwood football got three touchdown passes from quarterback Hayes Shemwell in a dominant 40-0 win over visiting Liberty Thursday night at Dyer-Bouldin Field in Manchester – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio. Rocket Kam Cooley took off on a 63-yard touchdown gallop on Westwood’s first offensive play...
Tennessee celebrates 58th state park
If visiting all of Tennessee’s state parks is on your bucket list, then you’ve got a new destination to explore in West Tennessee. On Monday, state officials and local conservationists celebrated the opening of Middle Fork Bottoms State Park — the 58th park in the Tennessee State Parks system. Located about 20 minutes from Jackson, Middle Fork Bottoms is described as a West Tennessee oasis featuring sparkling lakes, a serene...
Grants To Preserve Tennessee's Military History
Nashville, TN - The Tennessee Wars Commission, the Tennessee Historical Commission division responsible for preserving the state’s significant military history, has announced the September 2, 2024 opening of this year’s grant cycle for the Tennessee Wars Commission Grant Fund. Since 1994, this grant program has funded approximately one...
NashVillager Podcast: The fight for a Civil Rights institution
How did the Highlander School impact the push for landmark social changes in America?. What began as a resource for poor Appalachian folks became a nexus for the non-violent protest movement and voter registration drives of the Civil Rights era. Plus the local news for August 16, 2024 and the challenge of protecting victims of domestic violence in Tennessee.
House where deadly stabbing took place goes up in flames, officials say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A house where a deadly stabbing took place went up in flames Friday morning, officials said. The Memphis Fire Department (MFD) said firefighters responded just after 5:30 a.m. to a fire on East Georgia Avenue near Hernando Street in Downtown Memphis and found heavy smoke coming from the house.
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