HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. — The Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their own. The department says Deputy Dale Wyman died Wednesday due to injuries he received from a crash in August of 2012. The crash had left Wyman paralyzed from the chest down, and faced medical complications since the crash. The department says in part:…
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A growing number of school districts in the U.S. are using federal pandemic funding on athletics projects. One school district in Iowa is spending $100,000 on a weight room renovation, while another in Wisconsin is spending $1.6 million on new synthetic turf fields. School officials argue the projects support students’ physical and mental health, but…
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has endorsed the world’s first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope that it will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease. The WHO’s director-general called it “a historic moment” after a meeting in which two of the U.N. health agency’s…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Wondered about adopting a highway? October may be the month for you. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is continuing its effort to reduce litter by recognizing October as Adopt-A-Highway month. TDOT says the program began in 1989, and has already helped remove over 12 million pounds of litter from our state’s roadways. TDOT says over 476 miles…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Hardeman County. According to the TBI, correctional officers with the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office were outside of the Hardeman County Justice Complex when they were shot at. The TBI says three Bolivar police officers arrived on the scene, but the shooter had already left the…
Funeral service for Contissa Desovora Miller-McNuckles, age 37, will be Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Faith Deliverance. Mrs. Miller-McNuckles died Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mrs. Miller-McNuckles will be Friday, October 8, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral Home at 731-423-4922. Attachments…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say two Rhode Island men who touched off a needless and expensive ocean search-and-rescue effort when they fired maritime distress flares to celebrate a friend’s wedding have agreed to pay $5,000 each to settle the case. The U.S. attorney’s office in Providence says the Coast Guard and the town of New Shoreham spent more…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is trying to prevent evictions from public housing for nonpayment of rent. It’s seeking to shore up protections following the end of the nationwide eviction moratorium that was a response to the coronavirus pandemic. Under a new rule from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, tenants in HUD-subsidized public housing cannot be evicted…
Services for Ms. Joslynn Hill, age 21 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021, 2:00 P.M., at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel. The interment will be in the Antioch Church Cemetey in Bells, Tennessee. The family will receive friends of Friday, from 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. For more information contact Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home at (731) 427-7411 or…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A small-town Tennessee post office where two mail workers were fatally shot during a robbery 11 years ago has been renamed in their honor. Courtesy: Congressman David Kustoff Facebook Page The post office in rural Henning was renamed Tuesday for U.S. Postal Service employees Paula Robinson and Judy Spray. The women were shot by Chastain Montgomery…
