JACKSON, Tenn. — “I don’t know when I’ve ever been as frustrated as a health care provider in my 37 years of nursing,” said Kim Tedford, Regional Director for the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department. Approximately 970 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in just the last week. “It has mutated and become so infectious and easily transmissible that people are…
Myrtle Cecil “Myrcel” Woodcock Britton, 101, of Marble Falls, Texas passed away August 16, 2021. Her graveside funeral service will be at 10:00 AM Monday, August 23, 2021 at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery with burial to follow. Dr. Trent Bullock of First Baptist Church, where Myrcel was a member will officiate. Born on July 19, 1920 in Parsons, Kansas she…
Funeral service for Robert Earl House, age 49, will be Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. House died Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Family and Friends may pay their respects on Friday, August 20, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For…
Funeral service for Alma Joyce Carroll, age 73, will be Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mrs. Carroll died Saturday, August 14, 2021 at her residence. Visitation for Mrs. Carroll will be Friday, August 20, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer…
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. — A local school system is implementing a new career service for youth in the community. As part of their career related programs, Henry County School leaders have designed a science, technology, engineering and math cruiser called the STEM Career Cruiser. The Career Cruiser will visit local elementary and middle schools to introduce students to college and…
CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert. The TBI says 78-year-old Frank Freyrer went missing from Chester County on Wednesday. The TBI says a medical condition may prevent him from returning without help. The TBI says he is 6-feet tall and 160 pounds, and is possibly in a 2002 Chevy Silverado with Tennessee…
Karl Quentin Chambless, age 75, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Margaret Chambless, departed this life Wednesday morning, August 18, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee. Karl was born January 24, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Karl Franklyn Chambless and Barbara Ann Joergens Chambless. He graduated from Whitehaven High School Class of 1964…
Services for Ms. Mary L. Cunningham, age 71 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2021, 11:00 A.M., at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel. The interment will be in the Rosehill Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, from 4:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. For more information contact Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home at (731) 427-7411 or log on to our website…
TRENTON, Tenn. — Entering the 2021 high school football season, both the Peabody Golden Tide and the Milan Bulldogs are two of the top programs in the local area and are expected to produce high quality football every single time they step on the field. Over the past few years, Peabody has controlled this particular rivalry, seeking their fifth straight…
U.S. health officials plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots to vaccinated Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is declining. The effort could start Sept. 20, pending an evaluation by the Food and Drug Administration and advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers and health officials have…
