Archives: 2021

Helen German Ammons

Helen German Ammons, age 87, resident of Gallaway, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday afternoon, September 11, 2021 at Gallaway Health Care Center. Helen was born June 19, 1934 in Fayette County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late James Madison German and Para lee Oliver German. She received her education in the Fayette County School System and was employed as an…

Scottie Rainey

of Henry, TN 57 His residence Wednesday, September 15, 2021 1:00 P.M. Saturday West Wood Pentecostal Church of God, 1788 W. Wood St., Paris, TN 38242 Terry Kesley and Joe Page West Wood Pentecostal Church Cemetery 4:00 until 7:00 PM Friday at the church and again after 10 AM Saturday until service October 5, 1963 in Paris, Tennessee Ray Taylor,…

Marilyn Mae Cowger Ware

Marilyn Mae Cowger Ware, age 74, resident of Grand Junction, Tennessee, longtime resident of Memphis, Tennessee and wife of the late Kenneth “Ken” Ware, departed this life Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Regional One Health in Memphis. Marilyn was born August 14, 1947 in Jordan, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Leonard Leon Cowger and Margaret Louise Cowger. She…

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?

Experts say there’s no scientific evidence showing that masks cause harm to kids’ health despite claims to the contrary on social media and elsewhere. The unfounded claims are circulating just as virus outbreaks are hitting many reopened U.S. schools, particularly those without mask mandates. Among the unfounded claims is that masks can cause unhealthful levels of carbon dioxide and can…

SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s first private flight has streaked into orbit with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor. It was the first time a spacecraft circled Earth with an all-amateur crew and no professional astronauts. SpaceX’s recycled rocket soared Wednesday night from the same Kennedy Space Center pad used by the company’s three…

Blowers, mowers and more: American yards quietly go electric

Gas-powered home lawn-care machines for mowing, trimming and blowing have generally been accompanied by deafening roars and fumes. There’s now a lower-decibel lawn-care revolution going on. Quieter, zero- to low-emissions electric lawn-care tools now have better batteries that last longer. The changes so far seem more popular among homeowners than among landscaping companies. But some all-electric landscaping firms have popped…

Slight Chance Of Showers This Evening

Thursday Update

Thursday Forecast Update for September 16th: A cold front brought a much cooler start today with temperatures in the lower to middle 60’s and a dense fog advisory for areas along and north of I-40 this morning until 9 a.m. The front will slowly drift southward today weakening as it does so but enough to keep most of any moisture…

Local resident looks to set new milestone overseas

JACKSON, Tenn. — A local Jackson resident is looking to complete a new achievement. “I started running if I go back about 10 years ago because my daughter wanted to run cross country. I started running, and it’s just something that kind of clicked with me, and I started putting in more and more miles,” said Steve Troxel, Ultra runner….