Linda Gail Griffith Perry, age 70, resident of Bartlett, Tennessee and wife of the late Marvin Perry, departed this life Thursday evening, September 30 ,2021 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Linda was born February 7, 1951 in Memphis, the daughter of the late Grant Sullivan Griffith and Cordelia Edwin Hamby Griffith. She was a 1969 graduate of Fayette…
Obituary form for Paris Post-Intelligencer McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Paris, TN 38242 Phone # (731)642-1441 Name: City & State David “Heavy” Stevenson of Buchanan, TN Age: 64 Place of Death: Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, TN Date of Death: Saturday, October 2, 2021 Funeral Time/Day: 2:00 PM…
Charles E. “Chuck” Barker, age 63, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday afternoon, October 2, 2021. Chuck was born July 23, 1958 in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, the son of Ruth Mitchell Wilson and the late Leslie Gage Barker. He was raised in Potts Camp, Mississippi and moved to Somerville in his teenage years. He worked as a ranch hand….
(AP) — Film and television production in North America is in jeopardy of coming to a standstill after its behind-the-scenes workers overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike for the first time in its 128-year history. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees said Monday that of nearly 99% of registered members who participated, or 52,706 people, voted in support of…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed 108 new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 17,848. A total of 295 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department also released statistics on patients, including zip code, race, gender, age and their health statuses….
Duane Edward Money, age 51, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Pentecostal Tabernacle of Alamo, TN. Burial to follow in the Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery of Sardis, TN. A visitation for the Money…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Facebook data scientist is telling Congress that the social network giant’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. but its executives refuse to make needed changes because they elevate profits over safety. Frances Haugen is appearing for a hearing Tuesday by the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection. The data scientist has stunned…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say Transportation Security Administration officers at Memphis International Airport in Tennessee discovered a record number of guns at security checkpoints this year. The agency said Monday that TSA security officers have found 48 firearms in carry-on baggage in 2021, surpassing the record of 47 guns set in 2018 and again last year. Travelers face criminal…
Funeral service for Virginia Fuller, age 69, will be Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Greater St. Luke Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Greater Mercer Baptist Church Cemetery in Mercer, TN. Mrs. Fuller died Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mrs. Fuller will be Wednesday, October 6, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00…
Weather Update: Tuesday, October 5 — After a chilly start to the morning. I expect a mainly quiet morning with plenty of sunshine through this early this afternoon. Temperature should climb through the 70s to around 80 this afternoon. Dynamically, there will be an upper level low pressure system that moves into NW Mississippi by later this evening. the cold…
