JACKSON, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is joining in on bicentennial celebrations. The Bicentennial Heritage Festival is being held at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, giving visitors the chance to see the grounds and a variety of booths. The booths will teach visitors about blacksmithing, beekeeping, traditional music and more. The festival will be…
Tuesday Night Forecast Update for September 28th: The perfect weather continues across West Tennessee tonight. Wednesday looks mostly dry and warm with highs staying in the mid 80s. The greatest chance for rain this week will show up early Thursday with the best chances being in our western counties. Shower chances will return this weekend as a weak front will…
DYER COUNTY, Tenn. — The Dyer County Sheriff’s Office issued a scam warning via a Facebook post. The post focuses on recent scam calls impersonating a local electric company. The calls falsely inform you that your electricity will be disconnected within 30 minutes to an hour, and provides a number for you to call for more information. Some of those…
William Cathey Dandridge, Jr., age 83, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, Mississippi Army National Guard Veteran, and husband of Margaret JoAnn Hawkins Dandridge, departed this life Monday morning, September 27, 2021, at the National Healthcare Center in Somerville. Mr. Dandridge was born June 16, 1938 in Thyatira, Mississippi to the late William Cathey Dandridge, Sr. and Velma Dickerson Dandridge. He received his…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country superstar Alan Jackson revealed in an interview that he has a degenerative nerve condition that has affected his balance. The 62-year-old Country Music Hall of Famer said in an interview Tuesday on NBC’s “Today” show that he was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease a decade ago. The condition does not affect his life expectancy, but he…
Graveside service for William Sentell Dawkins, age 41, will be Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Parkway Memorial Gardens. Mr. Dawkins died Tuesday September 21, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Dawkins will be Friday, October 1, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral…
Graveside service for Clarence Junior Merriweather, age 72, will be Friday, October 1, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Marshall Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Merriweather died Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Merriweather will be Thursday, September 30, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral…
Graveside service for Elvie G. Epperson, age 78, will be Friday, October 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM at St. John No. 1 Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Epperson died Saturday, September 25, 2021 at her residence. Visitation for Mrs. Epperson will be Thursday, September 30, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact…
Ruby Nell Thurmond Moore, age 80, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Harold Clarence Moore, departed this life Monday morning, September 27, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee. Ruby was born September 14, 1941 in Toulon, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Talmadge Dawing Thurmond and Elsie Louise Lancaster Thurmond. She was married February 19,…
Daniel Patrick Suroviak, age 61, resident of Moscow, Tennessee and husband of Rhonda Suroviak, departed this life Monday morning, September 20, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Daniel was born May 26, 1960 in Hammond, Indiana, the son of the late Bernard and Agnes Kabacki Suroviak. He was married May 3, 2003 to the former Rhonda Walls and…
