JACKSON, Tenn. — Opening an umbrella inside, walking under a ladder, and breaking a mirror may give you chills over the so-called bad luck these things may bring — but there is one superstition causing one pet to take a hard hit. “Superstition against black cats goes back hundreds of years,” said Jackson Animal Care Center Director Whitney Owen. “Initially…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department is hosting a drive-thru Halloween event at The WIC Center. “WIC or Treat” will offer curbside trick-or-treating for the children of WIC participants on Friday, October 29, from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Staff will distribute a combination of healthy snacks and healthier candy options. The…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Lexington Police and the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department are working together to investigate two unexplained deaths. A Tuesday news release from the Lexington Police Department states both deaths occurred within the last two days and the cause has not yet been determined. No additional information on the deceased or the circumstances was provided. In the same…
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 an 85-year-old female who died October 22. A total of 312 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department also confirmed another 46 new cases of COVID-19 in…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — A local family is speaking out about what they claim happened to their son after he received a second dose of a COVID vaccine. “Just a family man, good-hearted family man. He just took care of his family and loved everybody,” said Rockie Hornsby, father of Timothy Hornsby. His family says 36-year-old Timothy Hornsby took his…
JACKSON, Tenn. — On November 2, 2020, TDOC Special Agent Joe Frye was shot multiple times on duty in an attempt to capture fugitive Bobby Joe Claybrook. “As they approached the house where he was, they were ambushed and the suspect fired shots from a window of the house and shot Joe three times,” U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller said. On…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. — Students at Weakley County Schools are participating in Red Ribbon Week, with the emphasis on drug education. “We are celebrating students making healthy choices and to be drug free here at Martin Elementary School, whenever they’re at our school and at other schools and when they graduate and start their own lives,” said Amy Tuck, counselor…
Monday Night Forecast Update for October 25th: Clouds will continue to decrease tonight as the storm system moves off to the east. We should drop in the mid 40s tonight behind the front. Nice fall weather is expected for Tuesday and Wednesday, but showers will return Wednesday night. Some storms will be possible but severe weather is not expected. The…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. — A Dyersburg man is in custody after police say he exposed himself at a local church. According to a Facebook post from the Dyersburg Police Department, officers were dispatched to a church on Phillips Street on Sunday. Officers arrived to follow up on a complaint that a man seated inside the sanctuary was “exposing and pleasuring himself”…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. — A suspect is at large after a drive-by shooting left one man injured Saturday. According to a Facebook post from the Dyersburg Police Department, officers were dispatched to St. Joseph Avenue around 3:45 p.m. on October 23 in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, a 24-year-old Dyersburg resident was found suffering from a gunshot wound. He was…
