
COPS SEARCHING FOR MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO ABDUCT GIRL NEAR SOCCER COMPLEX
Authorities are searching for a suspect connected to the possible attempted kidnapping yesterday of a young girl in a soccer field restroom in Athens, Tennessee. Officers were dispatched to the McMin ...

TENNESSEE BANS TEACHING CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN SCHOOLS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill that bans teachers from instructing certain concepts of race and racism in public schools. Lee said students should learn "the exceptionalism of our nation," ...

IKEA RECALLS NEARLY 160,000 PLATES, BOWLS, MUGS
Ikea is recalling plates, bowls and mugs because of a possible burn hazard. The Heroisk and Talrika dinnerware, made from renewable sources, can become brittle and break when heated, causing food or l ...

SAMUEL E. WRIGHT, ‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’ VOICE OF SEBASTIAN, PASSES AWAY AT AGE 74
Actor Samuel E. Wright, the recognizable voice behind Sebastian the crab in "The Little Mermaid," has died. He was 74. Wright passed away peacefully Monday night at his home in Walden, New York, afte ...

CHARLES RAYMOND VINES, AGE 90
Charles Raymond Vines, age 90, of Kingston, was born in Punkin Center, Alabama. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was awarded a Bronze Star. He was a member of the Church o ...

ROBERT BUFTON, AGE 68
Robert Bufton, age 68, of Kingston, passed away May 25, 2021 at his home. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his mother: Gloria Jeffers; father: Richard Bufton; and brother: Karl ...

BARBARA RUTH WOLTMAN, AGE 80
Barbara Ruth Woltman, age 80, of Rockwood, passed away May 22, 2021, at Cumberland Medical Center. Barbara was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church where she played the piano and the organ for many y ...