Services for Mrs. Tonji King Robinson, age 48 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2021, 2:00 P.M., at the Macedonia Baptist Church. The interment will be in the Blairs Chapel Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, from 5:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M., at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel. She will lie in state at the…
Bobby “Ray” Webb, age 89, of Bells TN passed into the glory of eternal life on Monday, September 13th, 2021, at his home in Bells, TN. Ray was born April 8th, 1932, in Bells, TN to Beatrice and Aubrey Webb. He retired as a truck driver from Colonial Rubber in 1995. After retiring from Colonial Rubber he opened and operated Webb…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another Madison County resident has died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department confirms the individual was a 58-year-old woman, who died on Sept. 11. A total of 269 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department also confirmed another 386 new cases of COVID-19…
Hylas “Sonny” Cade, age 85, resident of Eads, Tennessee, United States Air Force Veteran and husband of Virginia Wood Cade, departed this life Thursday afternoon, September 9, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. Sonny was born December 3, 1935 in Corsicana, Texas, the son of the late Hylas Cade and Marguerite Gilreath Cade, who were both teachers. He…
Weather Update – Tuesday, September 14 – 6:30 AM TODAY After many days without rain, showers return today from Tropical Storm Nicholas. The morning started off cloudy and humid as showers approach the region from the south. Highs should reach into the mid 80’s today and lows in the upper 60’s to lower 70’s. Showers should start around noon and…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local medical professional says among young adults, suicide is one of the leading causes of death. “People under 25, suicide is the second leading cause of death and that is significant,” said Anna Cook, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. September is Suicide Awareness Month, and a local psychiatric nurse practitioner says sometimes people don’t talk about it since…
HENDERSON, Tenn.– One local university is moving up in the ranks. Freed-Hardeman University is now ranked in the top five of the U.S. News and World Report for Best Value Schools. The best value ranking considers a school’s academic quality, cost of attendance and more. FHU also moved from spot number 36 to 31 in the magazine’s rankings of Regional…
MCKENZIE, Tenn. — If sweet tea and fried food is your favorite combo, you’ll be able to have those soon. The Sweet Tea and Southern Pickin’s Festival is coming back after a year of absence due to the pandemic. The event will be from Sept. 24 to Sept. 25. There will be live music, food vendors, vintage items and so…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The top 5 plays from Week 4 of the high school football season are as followed: #5: Haywood’s Jakylon Taylor darts through the Lexington defense for a touchdown. #4: Adamsville’s Carson Plunk delivers a strike down the field to a receiver. #3: Milan’s Trey Spinks breaks several tackles on his way to a first down. #2: Peabody’s…
WAVERLY, Tenn. — A FEMA representative is currently working non-stop to make sure everyone knows what assistance is available to them in Waverly. For residents struggling to pick up the pieces after the flood that struck the area, there is help available. “For the residents of Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys counties, they may be eligible for assistance from FEMA, which…
