News Staff Tennessee lawmakers have committed to spending nearly $900 million as part of a sweeping plan with Ford Motor Co. to build an electric vehicle and battery plant near Memphis. It took the Republican-led General Assembly just three days to sign off on the economic package after Gov. Bill Lee called them back to the Capitol … Read more
Dr. Alton Cobb, a former Mississippi state health officer who helped create some of the nation’s most comprehensive vaccination requirements for children, died Friday. He was 92. Cobb was the top public health official from 1973 to 1992 in one of the poorest states in the nation. The current state health officer, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, … Read more
Good news on the COVID-19 front in Desoto County, as health officials locally say COVID-19 rates have declined significantly in the last couple of weeks. County EMS Director Mark Davis gave the board of supervisors an update oin Monday, saying there were 676 aqctiuve cases currently. That’s down about 455 cases since the last meeting … Read more
A top Southern Baptist Convention leader says he will resign after weeks of denominational division over a sexual abuse review. In a statement, Ronnie Floyd said Oct. 31 will be his last day as president and CEO of the convention’s Executive Committee.
The mother of a letter carrier who shot a supervisor and a manager before killing himself in a Tennessee postal facility says he was not a violent person and had been bullied at work. Tracey Haley told The Associated Press on Thursday that her 28-year-old son Johntra Haley was the person who shot two co-workers … Read more
On the crime beat today, one person was injured after a shooting near the Delta Specialty Hospital on Getwell Road. Memphis fire and paramedics responded there aroudn 1:15 in the morning Friday. Very little informaiton has been released by MPD about what happened. No suspect or victim ID is available.
Shelby County Health Department has opened its newest headquarters at 814 Jefferson Avenue. The county says the new building has state of the art technology upgrades and a more modern layout that will provide for betetr flow to patients and staff. The building also contains laboratory space and improved facilities for patient services and care.
Not good news on the crime beta, as Memphis Poclie say they expect the murder rate this year – to surpass last year’s record. The trend is alarming. Memphis Poclie responded to four shooting this past Tuesday alone… all within an eight hour span. Memphis Poclie sya this year’s homicide rate is well on track … Read more
Postal workers are back on the job at a sorting facility in Tennessee, hours after a co-worker turned it into a crime scene. Colleagues say a letter carrier fatally shot a supervisor and manager before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot. Authorities have not described a motive or officially identified the dead. But a colleague says … Read more
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that he and legislative leaders are continuing to negotiate changes in a proposal to create a medical marijuana program, including putting tight limits on how much of the medicine one person could buy. The Republican said he still intends to call a special legislative session on the topic, but … Read more