Archives: 2021

Court appearance reveals motive for south Jackson murder

JACKSON, Tenn. — Lavadious McKinney, Lazachary Rhodes and Kelvin Polk made their first Jackson City Court appearance Friday morning regarding a homicide in Jackson. According to court documents, Jackson Police Department responded to a shooting at 87 Holly Street — McKinney’s home — in Jackson on Tuesday. When officers arrived, Brian Warlick was found dead inside the home with multiple…

Bicentennial events set for Carroll, Henry, Henderson Counties this weekend

JACKSON, Tenn. — Three bicentennial celebrations will take place across West Tennessee this weekend. First up, Henderson County will kick off their celebration this Saturday in Lexington. The all-day event will feature a mural unveiling, live music from Darryl Worley, and more. For details and more information, click here. Sunday, Henry County’s first bicentennial event — Founder’s Day — will…

Additional death, 39 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison County

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another Madison County resident has died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department confirms that individual is a 75-year-old male who died November 2. A total of 313 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department also confirmed another 39 new cases of COVID-19 in…

State leaders push back on employer vaccine mandate

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republican governors, lawmakers and attorneys general are forming a wall of opposition to President Joe Biden’s plan to require vaccinations or COVID-19 testing at all private employers of 100 workers or more. They have adopted laws to exempt employers in their state, filed lawsuits and in some cases are ensuring that workers who are fired…

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian analyst who provided information for a dossier of research used during the Trump-Russia investigation has been charged with lying to the FBI when questioned about his work. A grand jury indictment issued in federal court in Virginia charges Igor Danchenko with five counts of false statements. The case was brought as part of special counsel…

JMCSS adds temporary committee for Education Foundation

JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson-Madison County School Board leaders approved and discussed numerous topics during their monthly board meeting. This included the board chairman adding a temporary committee for the Jackson-Madison County School System Education Foundation. “We’ll have the committee look at the current model and determine if we want to revise it or create a new model. What we want…

MTSU tour makes stop at Jackson Country Club

JACKSON, Tenn. — One university hit the road for recruitment. Middle Tennessee State University is on a four state, 14-stop tour to spread the great news about the university to prospective students. Along with the state of Tennessee, they plan to travel to Alabama, Georgia, and Kentucky as well. School officials expected a group of up to 150 people at…

2 dead in dramatic shootout near upscale Mexican resorts

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A commando of drug gang gunmen stormed ashore at a beach on Mexico’s Caribbean coast in front of luxury hotels and executed two drug dealers from a rival gang. The dramatic shooting attack Thursday sent tourists scrambling for cover at the resort of Puerto Morelos, just south of Cancun. The killers apparently arrived by boat. There…