MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — A new recreational area may soon be open. There are currently 850 acres of empty fields, but, by fall, Middle Fork Bottoms Recreation Center will be open to the public. “Its primary purpose is flood control, stormwater management, but it’s so big we thought, ‘Well, we can put a recreation component and help with the maintenance,…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson police are investigating a reported vandalism at the Dodge Store on North Highland Avenue. Police responded to the store just before 10:30 p.m on Thursday, July 15. Police say video shows an unknown individual who was shot at. Police say preliminary information indicates the gun used in the shooting was a BB gun. The victim and…
Michael Wayne Wilson, age 36, resident of Rossville, Tennessee, and Husband of Allison Wilson, departed this life Saturday, July 10, 2021 in Memphis. Michael was born May 10, 1985 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Tina Marie Fisher and Donnie Graves. He received his master’s degree in electrical engineering at Stratford University in 2011, and his Bachelor of Theology at…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Death row inmate Steven L. Hugueley died Friday morning at a Nashville prison, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction. Hugueley died at about 2:35 a.m. Friday, July 16 at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution of apparent natural causes, according to a news release. The release says Hugueley was sentenced to death in 2003 for first-degree murder in…
PARIS, Tenn. — Henry County Healthcare Center has earned a five-star quality facility rating, the highest a nursing home and rehabilitation facility can achieve from Care Compare, according to a news release. Facilities are evaluated by overall quality, health inspection, quality measures, staffing and RN staffing, the release says. Henry County Healthcare Center administrator Sandra Ray said the facility earned…
JACKSON, Tenn. — It has been an encouraging summer for the program at South Side High School, as the group is enjoying getting back to a normal preseason routine. Like most teams across the state, the Hawks are coming off a very challenging 2020 season, getting off to a slow start while dealing with several injuries along the way. In…
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The recovery efforts for a South Florida condo building that collapsed last month might be coming to an end soon. Miami-Dade police identified six more victims of the Surfside condo collapse Thursday, meaning that 92 of the 97 confirmed dead have been identified. County officials have been able to account for at least 240 people connected…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that the U.S. economy and job market are quickly rebounding from the pandemic recession. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell by 26,000 last week to 360,000. The weekly tally, a proxy…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s chief medical officer reasoned that the state’s now-fired vaccination leader should be let go in part due to complaints about her leadership approach and how she handled a letter about vaccination rights of minors that incensed some Republican state lawmakers. Those were among several complaints Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tim Jones wrote in recommending the…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Thursday, board members with the Jackson-Madison County School System held their monthly board meeting, discussing important plans for students and staff for the upcoming school year. JMCSS Superintendent Dr. Marlon King said in a news conference that for the upcoming school year, students will now have the option to wear a mask. “Masks right now are going…
