BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. — Thursday, the state of Tennessee recognized an influential Brownsville native. The state presented a Tennessee Music Pathways marker to late blues legend Hammie Nixon. Nixon was a Brownsville native and a world-renowned blues musician. Nixon, known mostly for his skills on the harmonica, touched the lives of many with his music. “These blues musicians were poets and…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Habitat for Humanity is known for giving houses to people in need, but they do much more than that. Aging in Place is the program Habitat for Humanity in Jackson uses to repair homes for people over the age of 60 with low income. The program helps people in both Madison and Haywood County. Britton Crenshaw, with…
Cynthia Diane Williams Tapp, age 58, resident of Memphis, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday evening, July 17, 2021 at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. Diane was born March 13, 1963 in Fayette County, Tennessee, the daughter of Shirley Ann Wilson Williams and the late Charles Leon Williams, Sr. She was a homemaker throughout her life and was a member of…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A Madison County man has been federally indicted following a carjacking last year in Hardeman County. Delvion “DJ” Beard, 20, of Jackson, was indicted for carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office. The release says the incident happened when the victims were at a…
Thursday Night Forecast for July 22nd: A warm front will move up from the south to finish the work week bringing widespread light shower activity on Friday to West Tennessee. The heat will also be moving in for the weekend with a heat index over 100° both days. A late front could impact our weather Sunday night.. The front will…
JACKSON, Tenn. — LIFELINE Blood Services has shared where you can donate blood in early August. According to LIFELINE, those locations and times include: Monday, Aug. 2 Lexington: First United Methodist Church – 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Alamo: Crockett County Courthouse – 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3 Trenton: Gibson County Courthouse – 12 p.m. to 5:30…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A decades-long effort to remove a bust of a Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader from the Tennessee Capitol has cleared its final hurdle. State leaders on Thursday approved the final vote needed to allow the statue to come down over the next few days. The seven-member State Building Commission voted 5-2 to remove…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A person is being charged following a car chase late Wednesday night that started in Madison County and continued through Jackson and into Haywood County. Madison County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tom Mapes confirmed Thursday that Xavier Rogers was arrested following the chase. Mapes says a Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputy saw a Toyota Camry heading southbound on…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University is kicking off the 2021-22 school year with exciting news for students and staff, a step closer to how things were before the pandemic. “We won’t be requiring masks on campus, and are asking our students to be vaccinated knowing that that’s the best way that we can remain in-person in a traditional sense all…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Police Department is asking for information in a hit and run at Sam’s Club on Emporium Drive. Police say the incident happened on July 14 around 12:30 p.m., when a white Chevrolet Express cargo van hit the back cargo rack on a white Honda Pilot while turning. The Honda Pilot was parked in a corner…
