Mr. Leslie Leon Short, age 90, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Monday morning, August 23, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee. Leslie was born July 15, 1931 in Walnut, Mississippi, the son of the late Dan Short and Mary Beatrice Ernest Short. He received his education in Walnut and was a lifelong resident of Walnut, Memphis…
Phyllis Yvonne Combs, age 82, resident of Hernando, Mississippi, departed this life Saturday morning, August 21, 2021 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, Tennessee. Phyllis was born December 28, 1938 in St. Charles, Illinois and was employed at Dover Elevator for over 30 years as a clerk before retiring. She was most recently a resident of Hernando, Mississippi and…
Calvin Gwynn Chambers, Sr., age 80, resident of Memphis, Tennessee and husband of the late Susan Chambers, departed this life Sunday afternoon, August 22, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Calvin was born October 8, 1940 in Somerville, Tennessee, the son of the late Alfred Maurice Chambers and Cassie Odell Taylor Chambers. He was employed with John Morrell Packing…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is launching a three-day effort to help flood victims in the Waverly area. The sheriff’s office is setting up a trailer at Walmart in north Jackson from 5-7 p.m. this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. They will be accepting cash donations along with items such as cleaning supplies, clothing, diapers, and non-perishable…
FRUITVALE, Tenn. — University of Tennessee President Randy Boyd is on his “Everywhere You Look” tour, and Tuesday he made his stops here in West Tennessee. “Everywhere you look across the state of Tennessee, everywhere you look in West Tennessee, there’s a University of Tennessee presence,” Boyd said. On August 3, Boyd began a journey to visit more than 50…
(AP) — The Taliban have warned that the U.S. airlift from Afghanistan must end Aug. 31. That will ramp up pressure on an already chaotic evacuation as new reports of rights abuses fueled concern about the fate of thousands of people still trying to flee the country. A senior U.S. official said Tuesday that President Joe Biden is also committed…
(AP) — The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, Enrique Tarrio, has been sentenced to five months in jail. Tarrio was convicted of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and for bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation’s capital two days before the Jan. 6 riot….
Betty Carol Laman Pigue, age 73, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021, at the Henry County Medical Center of Paris, TN. Graveside Services will be conducted on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. at the Oakview Memorial Park with Bro. Chris Rigby officiating. Burial to follow in the Oakview Memorial Park. All services are under the direction of…
LONDON (AP) — Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watt has died at the age of 80, according to his publicist. Bernard Doherty said Tuesday that Watts “passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family.” The drummer provided the backbone of the Rolling Stones’ songs for more than half a century. The publicist said, “Charlie was a…
(CBS Newspath) — BEAR SCARE: Here’s the moment a bear surprised two teens as they gardened at a friend’s house in Centerville, MN August 17th. The girls said they thought the bear was the family’s black lab, but then they got a better look. For more videos, click here. Categories: News, U.S. News, Video
