JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Christian Eagles earned the Week 1 Team of the Week award following their impressive showing in Friday’s home opener. Eagles fans received an entertaining performance from their guys on the gridiron in Week 1, as the Jackson Christian offense recorded over 400 rushing yards on their way to a 56-46 win over Northpoint. It’s very…
WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — The body of the final person missing from a devastating weekend flood in Middle Tennessee has been recovered and the search for victims has been suspended. The discovery came around mid-day on Wednesday, shortly before the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee arrived to tour the area. They were assessing…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Kent Jones Bicycle Tour is returning for its 19th season. A news release from Jackson State Community College says this year’s tour will come with a 14, 32, 62 and 100 mile route. The college says the 100 and 62 mile routes will led riders wind through both the Pinson Mounds and Chickasaw State Parks. And…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday affirmed Dylann Roof’s conviction and sentence in the shootings at Mother Emanuel…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Freedom Rider and civil rights leader Ernest “Rip” Patton has died. He was 81. The Freedom Rides Museum announced the death on Tuesday. Patton participated in the downtown Nashville civil rights sit-ins in 1960, a movement that eventually led to the desegregation of the city’s lunch counters and other public spaces. A year later, Patton…
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JACKSON, Tenn. — The Hub City has a new treat for music lovers. Jackson’s Carnegie Legends Museum is now offering guided tours to guests. “What we’re offering is sort of the inside information into the beginnings of rock and roll,” said Carnegie Legends Museum Director John Reitzammer. “For some reason, West Tennessee ended up being a place where there was…
Paula Frances Tillman, age 67, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of Gary Tillman, departed this life Friday, August 20, 2021 at the National HealthCare Center in Somerville. Paula was born December 17, 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late William Molder and Delia Lorell Malady Molder. She was raised in Frayser and lived in the Bartlett area…
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. — A search led to a man wanted out of Carroll County on Wednesday. Around 4:30 a.m., Clarksburg police chased a suspect into Huntingdon. The man fled his vehicle on foot into a wooded area on the east side of town, near Highway 70. “One of the officers reported to me that the subject tried to ram…
JACKSON, Tenn. — With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, public health, education and government leaders updated the community about the pandemic. “If we don’t have the staff or bed or equipment for you when your loved one comes here and needs emergency care because 90% of the COVID patients in our hospital chose not to be vaccinated, that’s a problem,”…
