Carol Valentine Hammons, Paris, Tennessee 86 Alive Hospice of Murfreesboro Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:30 P.M. Friday, October 29, 2021 Graveside at Hillcrest Memorial Park with burial to follow Bro. Roger Banks Hillcrest Memorial Park After 12:00 P.M. Friday until 1:00 P.M. prior to the graveside service January 20, 1935 in Henry County, Tennessee Joe Underwood, Steven French, Jimmy Elkins…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A law enforcement organization launched a new resource for the public. According to a news release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the organization has launched a new Tennessee Sex Offender Registry. The release states the registry is rebuilt to give the public valuable resources related to personal and digital safety. On the site, users can search…
JACKSON, Tenn. — One family has a huge reason to celebrate. On August 20th of last year, then 6-year-old Carter Bradford was diagnosed with leukemia. Now, after 70 days at St. Jude, Carter is cancer-free and he and his family officially came home Wednesday, which is also his seventh birthday. Close family and friends gave them a big welcome, and…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Two local health organizations are collaborating to help children in the Hub City. According to a news release from West Tennessee Healthcare, Le Bonheur will be having a pediatric hospital within the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. The news release also says it will have 21 pediatric beds in this satellite location. Members with Le Bonheur say…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Football Friday Night Team of the Week award from Week was presented to the South Side Hawks. Categories: Football Friday Night, Sports
JACKSON, Tenn. — Wednesday, the Jackson Rotary Club hosted Tennessee’s Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins at their monthly meeting. Goins spoke to the group about election integrity and the importance of individuals in the community. Goins says Tennessee is a model state for election integrity. Some examples being: putting bipartisan checks and balances into the system, focusing on making in-person…
JACKSON, Tenn. — When filling up your gas tank, you might have noticed that gas prices are a little more expensive than usual. “Everyday it’s getting higher. Day-by-day. Just unbearable. Used to be like $25, and right now I spend $75,” said Aulad Hussain, a consumer. According to AAA, gas prices in Tennessee have risen 4 cents on average and…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. — Students were treated on Wednesday, and it was just in time for Halloween. The Weakley and Obion County Carl Perkins Center partnered with Wendell Alexander Reality to deliver candy to students in Weakley County. The pair delivered candy to Pre-K through 5th grade students in Martin, Sharon, Gleason, Greenfield and Dresden. This tradition was started during…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee senator who was recently indicted on charges that he violated federal campaign finance laws has announced he will step aside as chairman of the Senate Education Committee. Earlier this month, a federal grand jury in Nashville handed down a five-count indictment against Republican Sen. Brian Kelsey and a Nashville social club owner. Kelsey alerted…
MARTIN, Tenn. — When you think of a vending machine, what comes to mind? Candy, or a bag of chips? At Martin Elementary, instead of feeding students’ stomachs, this machine is feeding their minds. The school received a grant from the Charger Foundation to purchase the machine, thanks to librarian Charleigh Stephens who pitched the idea. “They asked us to…
