Archives: 2021

Sea of Blue honors Hardeman Co. Deputy Dale Wyman

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…

Rapper formerly known as Kanye West is now just Ye

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 State students volunteer for Manufacturing Month

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…

Jury selection begins in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death

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…

Woman’s remains found along Tennessee River in Perry County

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…

City, county mayors mark week as ‘Celebrate Babies Week’

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…

Governor proposes new legislation regarding Megasite

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…