Funeral service for Cedric Moten, age 52, will be Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Moten died Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Family and Friends may pay their respects on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home from 9:00 AM until time of service. For…
Thursday Forecast Update for October 7th: The upper level low and stalled out front that brought plenty of rainfall to the region is slowly moving away and a strong ridge of high pressure moves in just in time for the weekend. We’ll have only a low chance of a pop-up isolated shower late with most of the day being a…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. — An officer-involved shooting in Hardeman County that led to the death of one man leaves many people stunned. According to a news release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, around 6 Wednesday morning, correctional officers with the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Department were outside the Hardeman County Justice Complex when they were fired upon by someone. The…
MEDINA, Tenn. — The South Gibson Hornets were presented the Team of the Week award from Week 7 of the 2021 season. After losing two straight games heading into this past Friday night, South Gibson turned on the jets and unleashed a fantastic performance on their home field, taking down Obion County 45-20. The Hornets shined in almost every category…
When whistleblower Frances Haugen this week revealed internal Facebook studies of the harms its Instagram service can cause, particularly for teenagers, she reinforced concerns about the popular photo-sharing app. But what can parents do? Trying to get your kids to quit Instagram might be a lost cause. But experts say there are still some steps parents can take to help…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Fire Prevention Week is here, and this year’s theme is the Sounds of Fire Safety. You should check your smoke alarm battery regularly once a month. Firefighters say once you start hearing your alarm chirp, it is definitely time for you to change the batteries. Firefighters recommend having a smoke alarm in every room of your home…
LONDON (AP) — Facebook blamed a error during routine maintenance for causing a massive global outage that took down its services for hours. In an update late Tuesday, the company provided more details about the outage that left millions of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users in the dark. The problem occurred as engineers were carrying out day to day work…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. — Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting outside of a local jail. According to a news release from the TBI, at the request of 25th District Attorney General Mark Davidson, TBI special agents were called to investigate the circumstances leading to the shooting of a man during an interaction with officers with the…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A Jackson man has been sentenced 62 years in prison for gun and drug charges. According to a news release from District Attorney Jody Pickens, he states Kentavis Antwon Jones was released in January of 2019 after serving six years of an 18 year sentence. The news release says almost eight months into his parole, Jones was…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A new initiative is giving the community the chance to work with city engineers. The city says the goal of the Tactical Urbanism initiative is to test new designs and form ideas on safety, health, and happiness of neighborhoods. “We’ve heard and listened to the citizens in Jackson who have great ideas when it comes to making…
