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Houma church donates holiday turkeys to needy residents Staff Members of the Houma Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had some extra holiday food and decided to donate them to people in need. Chester Van Norman, a service missionary from the congregation in Houma, shared the news with Monica Stock, who arranged the food to be donated to the Terrebonne Council on Aging. “When Chester told me about the turkey and trimmings that were available, I knew right where they could be used,” Stock said.  “The Terrebonne Council on Aging is a wonderful organization run by Diana Edmonds. ...

Record spending among diversity owned businesses     NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Last year was a tough year for Tennessee financially. Between devastating tornadoes, a global pandemic shutdown, and racial protests, businesses had a hard time picking up the pieces. But surprisingly, it wasn’t all bad. In the state of Tennessee, consumers spent a record $739 million with diversity owned businesses — that’s up 11 percent from last year. In unprecedented times, business owners had to rethink their strategies. While the state and the governor’s office said many businesses were eithe...

Updated Jan 07, 2021 2 Men On Death Row Say Having COVID-19 Will Increase Their Suffering During Execution Lethal injection can induce a terrifying sensation of drowning that some experts say may be heightened in COVID-19 patients. By Jessica Schulberg and Melissa Jeltsen Photos provided by counsel for Johnson and Higgs Corey Johnson (left) is scheduled to be executed on Jan. 14. Dustin Higgs (right) is set to be put to death on Jan. 15. Two men on federal death row who are scheduled to be killed next week are asking for their executions to be delayed because of their recent COVID-19 diagnose...

Woman, boy sustain significant injuries after being bitten by dog By FOX6 News Digital Team Published  MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police are investigating after a dog bit two people on Wednesday, Dec. 30 near 13th Street and Van Norman Avenue. It happened around 6 p.m.  According to police, a family’s pit-bull bit two family members. A 66-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy sustained significant but non-life threatening injuries. They were transported to a local hospital for treatment.