The names of 16 people who are presumed dead in the massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant last week have been released. Their remains have not been identified, as authorities continue search efforts following the Friday explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen, but Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis and Hickman County Sheriff Jason…
Just miles from a rural Tennessee plant leveled by a devastating explosion, the congregants of Maple Valley Baptist Church devoted Sunday’s service to the 16 deceased victims and their families. Several of the dozens of people praying at the small church knew someone who worked at the plant owned by Accurate Energetic Systems, which supplies…
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MEMPHIS. Tenn. – Keeping youth in the Mid-South healthy is what members of a Black Greek fraternity spent the weekend doing in Hickory Hill. The Healthy Kids Clinic on Saturday also offered opportunities for children to have safe fun outdoors. Mental and behavioral specialists also participated to show the youth how to handle negative energy…
18 missing after blast at Tennessee military explosives plant – CBS News Watch CBS News Eighteen people remain unaccounted for after a devastating blast rocked a military explosives plant in Tennessee. Residents miles away reported feeling the force of the explosion. Source link
(Reuters) -Eighteen people were missing and feared dead following an explosion at a munitions factory in rural Tennessee on Friday that obliterated the building and was felt for miles around. The explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems about 60 miles (100 km) west of Nashville caused multiple fatalities but officials had yet to determine a death…
A large explosion ripped through a military explosives facility in Hickman, Tennessee on Friday morning, officials said, and video from the scene showed charred debris scattered around the area. The Hickman County Sheriff’s Office said that there had been an explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, a military explosives plant. Emergency services are responding, the office…
Matt Van Epps is projected to win a crowded Republican primary Tuesday in the special election to replace a former Tennessee GOP congressman, according to the Associated Press. Van Epps will face off in December against Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn, who is projected to win a four-way primary for the Democratic nomination. Van Epps…
For 45 years, cattleman Terry Holt has started his mornings the same way — climbing into his truck, driving to the Jack Daniel’s distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, and loading up on the leftover mash from whiskey-making. That slop, a thick, nutrient-rich blend of corn and grain, has been a quiet but vital link between the…
If Christa Gail Pike’s execution proceeds as planned next year, she will become the first woman put to death in Tennessee since the state began to formally document capital punishment more than a century ago. After attempted appeals by Pike’s attorneys repeatedly failed, the Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday set a date for her to…