JACKSON, Tenn. — A historic Jackson business is opening back up to their full operating hours for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Casey Jones Museum had been open only on the weekends due to the pandemic, but Old Country Store General Manager Brooks Shaw says they are now going back to pre-pandemic hours. “Which is Monday through…
Pfizer says it is about to seek U.S. authorization for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine. The company said Thursday that another shot could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off the latest worrisome coronavirus mutant. Research from multiple countries shows the widely used COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection against the highly contagious delta variant. Two doses of…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson police have arrested a suspect with the help of both the public and other law enforcement agencies. Jackson police say Blake Carroll, 35, was arrested around 4 p.m. on Wednesday at the Executive Inn on North Highland Avenue. Police say he had an outstanding warrant out of Madison County Circuit Court for failure to appear on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee announced he will be visiting the U.S.’s southern border over the weekend. According to the new release, he will be meeting with members of the Tennessee National Guard and evaluating their needs for securing the border. There are 300 members of Tennessee’s National Guard along the border, providing support to Customs and Border Protection,…
Thursday Evening Forecast for July 8th: The heat index is around 100° this afternoon but some pop up showers will try to cool us down and similar weather is expected on Friday. Our most significant storm threat in several weeks is coming for the weekend and storms look likely between Saturday night and Monday morning. If you have weekend plans…
Services for Mr. Lonnie Beard, age 67 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2021, 3:00 P.M., at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel. The visitation will be on Friday, from 1:00 P.M.- 5:00 P.M. For more information contact Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home at (731) 427-7411 or log on to our website at www.stephenson-shaw.com Categories: Obituaries
JACKSON, Tenn. — Typically, to attend the Summer Celebration at the UT AgResearch and Education Center, you would need to brave hundreds upon hundreds of people. But this year, that information is made even more accessible because they went through Facebook Live. “We are that connection with the University, so much of that expertise. Questions that people have, industries, how…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. — Dyersburg police have charged a man who allegedly fired shots in the area where police were conducting a traffic stop on Saturday night. Police say officers had stopped a vehicle around 9:30 p.m Saturday on Frank Maynard near the primary school, when officers heard gunshots in the Ewell Street area and limbs breaking from rounds being fired…
Mary Evelyn Hollis Davis was born July 12, 1933 in Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama to the late Walter and Oma Southern Key, and died on June 24, 2021. Evelyn is survived by two daughters, Dianne Baldi and Rebecca Marcellini; five grandchildren, Bryan Marcellini, Anthony Baldi, Kristie Tammaro, Loree Baldi and Tiffany Rabe; thirteen great-grandchildren, Kurt Vinson, Gavin Vinson, Chaz Tammaro,…
UNION CITY, Tenn. — Discovery Park of America members will now be able to get free or discounted admission to other museums across the country. Discovery Park is now a member of the Association of Science and Technology Centers Travel Passport Program and the Southeastern Reciprocal Membership Program in the Southeastern Museums Conference, according to a news release. The ASTC…
