JACKSON, Tenn. — As temperatures decrease, Jackson Fire Department says the number of house fires increase due to secondary heat sources. To prevent your home from becoming a part of the statistic, heating and cooling companies have a few tips on how to safely heat your home. Before turning on any heat source, check your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Travis Tritt announced his 2022 tour on Tuesday, and local fans hoping to see him play won’t have far to travel. The country music icon is scheduled to perform at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson on Thursday, January 13. According to the center’s events calendar, the show will take place from 7 p.m. to 10…
Catherine Watkins Henderson, age 90, resident of Collierville, Tennessee and wife of the late Everett “Bud” Henderson, departed this life Tuesday morning, November 2, 2021 at Hearthside Senior Living in Collierville. Catherine was born March 25, 1931 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the daughter of the late Cecil Morris Watkins and Clara Elizabeth Harkay Watkins. She received her bachelor’s degree from Union…
SELMER, Tenn. — On Tuesday, November 2, Sherry Inman was elected as Mayor of Selmer. Courtesy: Sherry Inman for Selmer City Mayor Facebook page According to Selmer City Hall, Inman is the town’s first female mayor. Wednesday morning, Inman released a statement via her campaign Facebook page which read in part: The election is over. The votes are counted and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in the House say that paid family and medical leave will be placed back into their $1.75 trillion social and environmental spending bill. Democrats also say they have sealed a deal to lower pharmaceutical drug costs for most Americans as part of President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.75 trillion domestic proposal. The plan would cap out-of-pocket Medicare…
(AP) — Federal judges have a thorny question to consider when they sentence military veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January. Do they deserve leniency because they served their country or tougher punishment because they swore an oath to defend it? The Justice Department has adopted the tougher position. In at least five cases, prosecutors have argued that a…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison county school system launches a new campaign. Superintendent Marlon King announces the “Choose Us” campaign. The campaign celebrates the accomplishments of school district alumni and updates the community on progress being made across the district. Superintendent King says hundreds of successful people have graduated from the public school system and have impacted the community, region,…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn.–Here are the unofficial results from the Humboldt Municipal Election-November 2, 2021 Humboldt Mayor -Marvin Sikes 74% -Thomas D. Emery 5% -Terry Johnson 9% -Christine Warrington 11% -Yahweh Yahweh < 1% Humboldt Alderman-Ward 1 -Tammy L. Porter 74% -Sarah Shivers 26% Humboldt Alderman-Ward 2 -Lenford Carr 46% -Leon McNeal …
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson police investigate a shooting in south Jackson. Police say they received reports of a shooting around 9 Tuesday morning on the 90th block of Holly Street. Officers found an unidentified male victim at the scene. He was later pronounced dead. During their investigation, authorities say they got a description of a car. Moments later a car…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — Local law enforcement officers are seeing an increase in theft of one type of equipment as winter approaches. “It’s an easy target because people are leaving them and they come in and park and not even think anything about it, and then the next day they’ll walk out and it’s gone,” said Sheriff John Mehr of…
