Police need help in ID for found remains

Two Tennessee Restaurants Make Yelp’s Top 100

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Out of 100 restaurants across the country, the review website, Yelp, listed two Tennessee restaurants as the best.

In its 6th anual restaurant review, the Mountain Goat Market in Monteagle was listed number 51 in the top 100 in the country. Nick’s Grill in Pulaski was also listed at number 64.

The list is comprised of eateries from across the US that were so highly ranked by users that they earned the status of “must try this year.”

Mountain Goat Market is a casual market and deli located on Main Street in Monteagle. They serve specialty sandwiches, pizzas and even coffee for a reasonable price. Nick’s Grill features a large assortment of items including burgers, Mexican dishes and sandwiches.

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Police need help in ID for found remains

JACKSON, Miss. — Authorities are asking for help identifying a child’s body found five years ago in the Mississippi Delta.

Photos created by a forensic artist show what the child may have looked like at the time of his death.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says the boy was five to seven years old when he died.

The remains were found Jan. 8, 2014 in the east side of Sharkey County, northwest of Jackson, Mississippi.

No details were provided on when or how he died.

According to missing, unidentified and unclaimed persons database NamUs.org, there are more than 1,000 potential matches to the remains, including more than 100 in the Mid-South area.

Call Mississippi Crime Stoppers at (888) 8CRIMES if you know anything about this case. All calls are kept confidential.

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Despite National Decline, Cancer Numbers up in Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The number of people dying from cancer is growing here in Tennessee, according to a new health report.

The United Health Foundation report studies the nation’s health on a stateby- state basis. It looks at community behaviors, environment, policy and more.

Results show the national rate of cancer deaths decreasing, but here in Tennessee, cancer deaths increased by 7 percent between 1990 and 2018. Oklahoma is seeing the biggest increase with 12 percent.

“According to that report, there are seven or eight states there has been an increase in mortality,” said Dr. Wei Zheng at Vanderbilt University. “It’s very surprising to me because I know nationwide there has been a decrease in cancer mortality over the past two decades. A Tennessee increase actually comes as a surprise to me.”

Zheng said the state’s increase in cancer deaths could be caused by these two factors.

“The smoking rate is very high in Tennessee … We have about 22 percent smoking rate, and nationwide it’s about 17 percent,” he said.

The state’s obesity rate is also a big factor.

“We find those people who live in poor neighborhoods tend to have a high risk of cancer and other disease. Those lifestyle factors like smoking, obesity and exercise effect cancer risk,” Zheng said.

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Flu Season Death Total Approaching a Dozen in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK — 11 people have now died from influenza in Arkansas this flu season, including one pediatric death, according to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH).

The ADH’s weekly flu report noted that the state has reported “regional” activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a geographic spread and a “low” level of intensity.

Since September 30, 2018, over 2,700 positive influenza tests have been reported to the ADH online database by health care providers. The majority of reports came from Benton, Sebastian, Washington, Pulaski, Garland, Craighead, Lonoke, Faulkner, Van Buren, Saline, and Ouachita.

The CDC has reported a total of 13 pediatric deaths nationwide this season.