Archives: 2021

Jackson U.S. Marshals honored with two awards

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson team of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in the Western District of Tennessee has been honored for their efforts during a 2020 standoff. The team was awarded the 2020 Uncommon Valor Award during the the FLEOA 2021 National Awards Banquet and Ceremony in October in Rhode Island, and the Director’s Distinguished Group Award during…

Victim hospitalized after morning shooting in Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Police Department is investigating a Tuesday morning shooting that left one with “serious injuries.” According to JPD, officers were notified around 11 a.m. of a possible shooting near the 100 block of Lincoln Circle. Authorities arrived on the scene and found a male victim suffering from at least one apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to…

LOLO to mark release of new album “X” in Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. — A local Grammy nominated singer-songwriter is celebrating her hometown’s Rockabilly roots. A news release says LOLO, Lauren Pritchard, is releasing her new album titled “X.” Pritchard says the album gained its name from her time in Jackson, and from her son. “I was a very young girl, age 6, in a silver-sequined jacket, pink leotard and turquoise…

Home Depot Foundation donates more than 600 relief kits

DRESDEN, Tenn. — The Home Depot Foundation has transported over 600 disaster relief kits from the Jackson store to tornado victims in Dresden and Samburg. District Manager Robbie Salemi says each bucket contains supplies to help with the cleanup. “Lysol wipes, trash bags, gloves. Just some general cleaning supplies, as well as some PPE, safety protection to keep them safe…

Billy Ray Macon

Billy Ray Macon, age 82, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A Graveside Service will be conducted on Friday, December 17, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. at the Salem Church Cemetery in Gadsden, TN. Mr. Macon was born on July 31, 1939, to the late Nathaniel Duke Macon and Mattie Mae Ellis Macon….

COVID death toll nears 800,000 amid another difficult year

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 is approaching 800,000 in the U.S., bringing an end to an especially difficult year for the many families who lost loved ones during the pandemic. Carolyn Burnett is bracing for her first Christmas without her son Chris, a beloved Kansas high school football coach whose outdoor memorial service drew hundreds. The…

Autopsy shows severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A coroner says an autopsy shows unusually severe brain disease in the frontal lobe of the former NFL player accused of fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina before killing himself in April. The family of Phillip Adams agreed to have their son’s brain tested for chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The degenerative disease is…