JACKSON, Tenn. — Local leaders met to discuss several topics during the county commission meeting on Monday. One of the most discussed meeting topics is the possibility of building a new park in Denmark, plus some members shared what their concerns are. “We’re needing more information, like what kind of facility do we want to have. It’s going to cost…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A man who changed the medical world and gave so much to cancer research is being honored. Monroe D. Anderson is being accepted into the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame through Belmont University in Nashville. Chair of MD Anderson Nomination Committee, Tammy Buchanan says Anderson was born and raised in Jackson and made a mark on the…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. — Hardeman County Sheriff’s Deputy Dale Wyman was honored with a Sea of Blue on Monday. The procession went along Highway 125 and ended at Highway 57 in Middleton. Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen says multiple law enforcement, from Madison County to Middleton, participated in the Sea of Blue. He says Wyman was a wonderful person, a…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye West is now known only as Ye. A Los Angeles judge on Monday approved the request of the rapper, producer and fashion designer to legally change his name to just Ye, spelled Y-E, with no middle or last name. The 44-year-old petitioned the court for the change on Aug. 24, citing “personal reasons” for the…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson State Community College manufacturing students are stepping outside of the classroom to celebrate Manufacturing Month. “Every Monday we send a group of students in, and they provide a service for Whitney here at the Animal Care Center using the manufacturing skills that they’re learning,” said Cathi Roberts, Completion Coordinator for the Engineering Systems Technology Program. During…
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jury selection has begun in Georgia, where hundreds of people were ordered to report for what could be a long, laborious effort to find jurors for the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery. Graphic video of the slaying of the 25-year-old Black man in 2020 sparked a national outcry. Father and…
UPDATE (10/20/21): Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems confirmed the remains belong to Roseanna Zadakaus. PERRY COUNTY, Tenn. — A Middle Tennessee resident found something unusual near the Tennessee River. Around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems received a call from a local resident saying he found a rain jacket close to a set of fenders from a four-wheeler…
JACKSON, Tenn. — To focus on early relational health in babies, our local mayors are making it official. Monday, Jackson Mayor Scott Conger and Madison County Mayor Jimmy Harris signed a proclamation to mark Celebrate Babies Week. “There’s so much that happens in the earliest years of life. That’s when most of the brain development occurs, and it’s important that…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee has proposed two pieces of legislation regarding the Memphis Regional Megasite. According to a news release, the first bill is aimed at helping finish the site with: A $500 million capital grant. Having the state build, own and operate $40 million TCAT, and water and wastewater systems. Having the state build a second interchange…
RUTHERFORD, Tenn. — The City of Rutherford is advising residents to boil water as a precaution. The city said there was a leak, which has not been fixed as of around 4:50 p.m. on Monday. The city says that once water pressure returns, residents should boil any water they plan to consume as a precaution. The city says this will…
