Archives: 2021

Gibson County Sheriff’s Office, TBI investigating two deaths on Wilbur Nelson Road

UPDATE (9/12/25): Defendant found guilty of 2021 double homicide GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are investigating two deaths. Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas says they were called out to Wilbur Nelson Road sometime between 4:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. The sheriff says a 20-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man…

Top 5 Plays: Week 1

JACKSON, Tenn. — The top 5 plays from Week 1 of the high school football season are as followed: #5: Hardin County’s Kaydin Pope hauls in his first touchdown reception of the 2021 season. #4: Gibson County’s Colton Lumpkin makes a defender miss on his way to the end zone. #3: South Side’s Jordan Ramsey makes an acrobatic interception. #2:…

Community comes together after catastrophic flood damage

HUMPHREYS COUNTY, Tenn. — On Saturday, Aug. 21, the National Weather Service in Nashville issued a flash flood emergency for Humphreys, Hickman and Dickson counties. This flood warning lasted until almost midnight. This brought many hours of heavy rainfall to the area. Humphreys County broke the all time 24 hour rainfall accumulation record in the state of Tennessee, with 17…

JTA shares schedule for Labor Day holiday

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Transit Authority shared its schedule for the upcoming Labor Day holiday. JTA says it will not be operating its normal service during the holiday, which is Monday, Sept. 6. JTA says bus services will return the next day at 6 a.m. You can find contact information and more through ridejta.com. For news from across West…

Tennessee doctor launches 2022 gubernatorial bid

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Physician Jason Martin as announced that he’s running as a Democrat for governor in 2022. Jason Martin from his launch video on YouTube. Martin on Monday argued that incumbent Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic prompted him to jump in the race. Lee won the gubernatorial seat in 2018 against Democratic candidate and…

Katherine Rose Vales Hall

Katherine Rose Vales Hall, age 84, resident of Arlington, Tennessee, departed this life Sunday evening, August 22, 2021 at her home. Katherine was born April 11, 1937 in Bolivar, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Ed Vales and Rosie Grantham Vales. She was employed in the dietary department at Arlington Developmental Center in Arlington, Tennessee for 35 years before her…

Open letter addresses FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccine

JACKSON, Tenn. — Amy Garner, the Chief Compliance & Communications Officer for West Tennessee Healthcare, has released a public letter to the community. The letter comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Garner’s letter says the vaccine will continue to be available through emergency use authorization for those over the age of 12….