Samuel “Sam” Gilson of Paris, TN 35 St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville Thursday, November 4, 2021 N/A McEvoy Funeral Home N/A N/A Celebration of Life: 4:00-6:00 PM Thursday, November 11, 2021 April 10, 1986 in New Castle, PA Tammy Little (Rick) Lee of Paris, TN Samual Jack Gilson, preceded Fiancé: Kriston Scott of Paris, TN Step-son: Michael Alexander of…
(AP) — Tennessee officials say three school districts will receive more than $4.6 million in federal mental health program funding. The Tennessee Department of Education says Bledsoe County Schools, Haywood County Schools and Scott County Schools are receiving Project AWARE funding through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The project trains school workers and other adults in the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say the “heroic actions” of a Tennessee pastor who tackled a man waving and pointing a gun during a service “saved a church from further violence.” Metro Nashville Police said in a statement that no shots were fired during the incident Sunday at Nashville Light Mission Pentecostal Church. Police say the 26-year-old man pulled a…
SAVANNAH, Tenn. — Authorities say 37-year-old Andre Graham is dead after a late night shooting in Savannah. The Savannah Police Department says at around 2:30 a.m. on November 6, officers were notified of a possible shooting in the 300 block of Shell Street. Upon arrival, officers found Graham deceased with a gunshot wound. A possible person of interest has developed,…
Mary Carolyn Gleason Reagan, age 81, resident of Eads, Tennessee and wife of the late Peter Lucius “Pete” Reagan, departed this life Friday morning, November 5, 2021 at her home. Carolyn was born October 13, 1940 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Judge Bernard Gleason and Lena May Connelly Gleason. She graduated in 1958 from Knoxville Catholic High…
Mr. Willie E. Shields, Jr was born on October 25, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois. He transitioned this life on October 30, 2021, in Jackson, Tennessee. A Funeral service will be held on 3:00 pm on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Greater St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church. Open Visitation will be on Saturday, November 13, 2021, from 2:00 pm until time…
Mrs. Rebon King Jacox was born on September 3, 1926, in Okolona, Mississippi. She departed this life on October 27, 2021, in Jackson, Tennessee. A Funeral service will be held on 12:00 Noon on Monday November 8, 2021, at St. Paul CME Church. Open Visitation will be on Sunday, November 7, 2021, from 12:00 pm-7:00pm at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel….
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. — Carroll County isn’t the only county celebrating its bicentennial. Henry County leaders hosted a ceremony at the Henry County courthouse to commemorate it’s 200th anniversary. City and county mayors recognized the day with a proclamation. A community choir performed several songs for the attendees, plus a tree was planted on the court square to replace an…
MARTIN, Tenn. — One group of students at UT Martin plan to make a difference in their community by giving out thanksgiving meals this holiday season. They created an organization called, “We Feed Weakley” to deliver meals to food insecure families during Thanksgiving in Weakley County. “With the help of the department of children services right down the road, we’re…
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. — A local county is celebrating 200 hundred years of history. Carroll County kicked off its bicentennial celebration at the Carroll County Civic Center with Bethel University’s Renaissance Bluegrass. “We’ve come 200 years and tonight we kick off a year long celebration here in Carroll County to celebrate this wonderful, momentous occasion,” said Mayor Joseph Butler of…
