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Deer meat giveaway scheduled for Friday morning
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The Henry County Sheriff's Department is warning Henry Countians of a recently discovered scam involving COVID-19 vaccines.
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City of Paris worker Gary Paschall (standing in the hole), places a new pipe in position Tuesday afternoon where a water line broke Sunday near the Paris Civic Center on Volunteer Drive. Above him (from left) are city employees Robert Beard, Tony Lawrence, director of the Parks and Recreatio…
Roger Veazey (left), director of patient access for Henry County Medical Center, speaks with a patient while Tiffany Flippin, a pharmacist with HCMC, readies a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be given Tuesday afternoon. Many of the people who received the vaccine on Jan. 5, approximately 765 peop…
NEW YORK (AP) — In 1963, Sidney Poitier made a film in Arizona, “Lilies of the Field.” The performance led to a huge milestone: He became the first black winner of a lead-acting Oscar.
NASHVILLE (AP) — An attorney argued Monday that the potential for civil unrest is among the reasons a white Nashville police officer charged in the 2018 fatal shooting of an armed black man from behind during a chase should have his first-degree murder trial and the jury pool moved.
Ben Hassell (center), president of the Optimist Club, and Chris Mooney (right), the club’s Youth/Buddy program chairman, present $2,000 to Carl Anderson, director of the REAL Hope Youth Center. The money will go toward the center’s five-year plan to build a full-service facility for the yout…
As a student in college and seminary, then as a pastor in Texas, Dwight McKissic has been affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention for more than 45 years. Now he’s pondering whether he and his congregation should break away.
Circuit Court Judge Donald Parish has announced that he will suspend the March meeting of the Henry County grand jury and extend the term of service for the current jury pool.
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Steve Willis, a native of Paris, known as “Steve Bo” to his friends, is a veteran of the U.S. Army, an amputee and, above all else, a person who goes out of his way to share kindness and goodwill with everyone he comes across.
The upcoming Paris-Henry County Bicentennial celebration was one of the events discussed during a meeting Monday morning of the Henry County Tourism Authority.
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Award-winning actress Cherry Jones will be involved in a pair of events taking place this week right here in her hometown of Paris, including the opening of her new movie at the Parisian Theatre.
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Armand Hebert of McKenzie lectures to an audience of about 10 people during his “Play Chess With Your Business, Instead of Checkers” weekday workshop Friday morning at the Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce. Hebert is the owner and CEO of Hebert Consulting and gave participants advice on…
A Paris man was arrested for arson Friday afternoon by Henry County Sheriff’s Sgt. Blake Jenkins.
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Registered Nurse Lora Phillips (right) prepares to give the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Katherine Wheatley of Paris Friday morning during the Henry County Health Department’s vaccination pod at the Henry County Fairgrounds. Health department staff as of Friday expected about 230 people to re…
NASHVILLE (AP) — Federal prosecutors said a Tennessee man who carried flexible plastic handcuffs around the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 raid by Trump supporters is a danger to his community and a serious flight risk, and are asking that he be detained until trial.
Some COVID-19 vaccination sites in New York City began canceling or postponing shots or stopped making new appointments Thursday amid vaccine shortages around the U.S. that President Joe Biden has vowed to turn around.
A trombone player from Paris recently won a major competition in Kentucky.
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NASHVILLE (AP) — Nashville International Airport officials have sued a peer-to-peer car sharing company over claims that its offerings at the airport are unauthorized and illegal.
Al-Anon, Holy Cross Catholic Church, 1210 E. Wood St. — 6:30 p.m. Mondays.
Four public meetings scheduled for next week
Scores from Henry County restaurant inspections conducted by the Henry County Health Department for the week of Jan. 14-20 (maximum score: 100; scores available online at inspections.myhealthdepartment.com/tennessee):
SALISBURY, England (AP) — David Halls isn’t a doctor, nurse or ambulance driver, but he wanted to contribute in the fight against COVID-19. So he did what he does best:
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A trombone player from Paris recently won a major competition in Kentucky.
A Paris man was arrested Tuesday afternoon at his home on a violation of sentence warrant from Carroll County, as well as a local charge of drug possession with intent to distribute.
The annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for this year will begin on Feb. 2, and appointments may be made now.
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Service animals play a crucial role for many individuals trying to live independent lives while dealing with disabilities.
Chamber of Commerce reschedules workshop
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State Sen. John Stevens, R-Huntingdon, has been reappointed first vice chairman of the Senate’s Finance, Ways and Means Committee.
Setting the membership for several county committees and boards was one of the items handled by the Henry County Commission during its Tuesday meeting.
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A high school senior who worked to get a livestock show organized to teach special needs students about agriculture was honored with the Loyal Patriot Award during Tuesday’s Henry County Commission meeting.
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The Paris Special School District board discussed adjustments to the school system’s board policy manual during its meeting Tuesday night at the Rhea Elementary School cafeteria.
An order suspending jury trials and in-person court proceedings in Henry County has been extended through March 31.
Carey Counseling Center has been approved as one of 17 agencies in Tennessee that will be allowed to operate a new program to treat children’s behavioral health issues.
An apparent road rage incident Monday afternoon resulted in the arrest of a Paris man after he pointed a gun at another driver.
MEMPHIS (AP) — DNA evidence belonging to a Tennessee death row inmate has been found on part of a knife used in the killings of a mother and daughter 33 years ago, but DNA from an unknown man also was found on the murder weapon, an attorney for Pervis Payne said in a Memphis court Tuesday.
KNOXVILLE (AP) — The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees has been selected to receive a national leadership award from the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
Helping Hand auction begins; first weekend exceeds $55,000
MEMPHIS (AP) — Elvis Presley’s Graceland is now offering live online tours for fans around the world, including those who can’t travel to the Tennessee tourist attraction during the coronavirus pandemic.
A 20-acre piece of property along the Highway 218 Bypass will likely be changing to a new zoning classification in order to help lure prospective industry to the location.
NEW YORK (AP) — When Joe Biden addresses the country for the first time as president, his inaugural speech is likely to echo calls for unity that predecessors have invoked since the first time George Washington was sworn in.
A Henry man was arrested Thursday afternoon by Henry County Sheriff’s Deputy James Cole after allegedly pointing a firearm at a Henry County Highway Department employee.
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A 20-acre piece of property along the Highway 218 Bypass will likely be changing to a new zoning classification in order to help lure prospective industry to the location.
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Tennessee has fired football coach Jeremy Pruitt, two assistants and seven members of the Volunteers’ recruiting and support staff for cause after an internal investigation found what the university chancellor called “serious violations of NCAA rules.”
ATLANTA (AP) — Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration in Atlanta called Monday for a renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent year in which a deadly pandemic, protests over systemic racism and a divisive election capped by an attack on the U.S. Capit…
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Henry County Sheriff’s Deputy John Krezinski, whose volunteer work as a transportation officer saved the county hundreds of thousands of dollars, died Saturday at age 71.
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A Cottage Grove woman died in a house fire early Saturday at her home, according to the Henry County Sheriff's Department.
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