JACKSON, Tenn. — 12 days until Halloween, and customers excited for the spooky season are already emptying some shelves at Spirit Halloween in Jackson. “My favorite thing about Halloween is dressing up and just going to be someone different for one night,” said customer Bentley Gordon. “I’m so excited to see what everyone wears, and they’ll go all out because…
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — Two women from Georgia and Alabama who contracted COVID-19 during their pregnancies are urging other pregnant women to get vaccinated. Kyndal Nipper lost her baby in the final weeks of pregnancy after a seemingly mild case of COVID-19. Amanda Harrison had to be put on a ventilator and her baby was delivered two months early….
Funeral service for Terry Lee Clifton, age 63, will be Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Clifton died Monday, October 11, 2021 at his residence in Nashville, TN. Visitation for Mr. Clifton will be Friday, October 22, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00…
Graveside service for Pamela Elaine Thompson, age 61, will be Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Highland Memorial Gardens. Ms. Thompson died Friday, October 15, 2021 at Crestview Health Care & Rehab Center in Brownsville, TN. Visitation for Ms. Thompson will be Wednesday, October 20, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For…
Mrs. Joyce Ann Vanderford Jackson, age 89, resident of Memphis, Tennessee and wife of the late Rev. Alvin H. Jackson, Sr., ascended to her Heavenly Home on Monday morning, October 18, 2021 at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. Mrs. Jackson was born December 22, 1931 in Memphis, the daughter of the late Earl Vanderford and Luna Gertrude “Gertie” Vanderford. She…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Progressive prosecutors around the country are increasingly declaring they just won’t enforce some GOP-backed state laws. They are acting in response to some of the most controversial new changes in recent years — near-total abortion bans, voting restrictions, limits on certain protest activity, laws aimed at LGBTQ people, and restrictions on mask requirements. In Tennessee, Nashville…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week. The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots. It follows the OK last month of a third dose for the Pfizer vaccine for…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another 61 cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. The additional cases bring the total number of confirmed positive cases in Madison County to 18,134. The health department also released statistics on patients, including zip code, race, gender, age and their health statuses. Zip code: 38305: 10,069 (55.5%) 38301: 5,945…
KODAK, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a dog in Tennessee fatally attacked an infant and was later killed by police when it acted aggressively toward first responders. Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals told The Mountain Press that the large dog killed the 6-month-old baby Sunday evening at a home in Kodak and attacked another person trying to protect the child….
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court says five applicants will be considered for an opening in the Court of Criminal Appeals Western Section. The opening was created by the retirement of Judge Alan E. Glenn. The applicants are Donald H. Allen and Kyle Atkins, who are both circuit judges for the 26th District; John W. Campbell, a criminal…
