JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another Madison County resident has died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department says a 73-year-old woman died April 10 due to complications of COVID-19. A total of 236 Madison County residents have died due to the virus. The health department has also confirmed four new cases of COVID-19…
Graveside service for Freddie Mitchell Lenon, age 62, will be Saturday, July 3, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Lenon died Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Lenon will be Friday, July 2, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral…
Funeral service for James Willie Pruitt, age 52, will be Saturday, July 3, 2021 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Pruitt died Saturday, June 19, 2021 at NHC Healthcare Milan. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral Home at 731-423-4922.
Graveside service for Mary Louise Parchman, age 67, will be Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Rose Hill Cemetery in Humboldt, TN. Mrs. Parchman died Friday, June 25, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mrs. Parchman will be Friday, July 9, 2021 from 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral…
Weather Update: Wednesday, June 30 — Good Morning West Tennessee. we have a warm and humid start to the morning. There was plenty of fog, but it will or has burned off fairly. Otherwise, I expect skies to be mainly cloudy with a few breaks of sunshine at times. Showers and storms will populate by late morning. Today will behave…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The City of Jackson Recreation and Parks Department has announced their after-school program at Westwood Community Center will begin registration for the next school year. Registration starts at 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 1, according to a news release. The cost of the program is $200 per child for the calendar school year, and registration will be…
JACKSON, Tenn. — West Tennessee Healthcare and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital are announcing a new pediatric collaboration. On Tuesday at the West Tennessee Healthcare board of trustees meeting, board members and the president of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital announced a new collaboration to provide specialized pediatric care to children across West Tennessee. “This is so important to children because it’s…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Students from across West Tennessee participated in 4-H Electric Camp Tuesday. Students got hands-on experience learning about science, technology, engineering and robotics. The one-day event included learning stations including drones, electric motors, vehicles, and even learning about Tesla. For one student, the virtual reality station stood out the most. “My favorite thing here was the VR headset,”…
JACKSON, Tenn. — There’s a new community outreach initiative for the Jackson Police Department. Tuesday was the first community roll call for the police department at St. James Missionary Baptist Church. They discussed daily briefings, reports about any stolen vehicles, future initiatives and more. Jackson Police Chief Julian Wiser says community roll call gives officers an opportunity to be engaged…
MEDINA, Tenn. — Medina native Brock Beasley might look like your every day 13-year-old who loves athletics, however to those involved with the American Cornhole Organization, he’s a multi-state champion. Over the weekend in Covington, Beasley captured the Tennessee state title in both the juniors and singles division, taking down a field of over 85 competitors. Surprisingly, Beasley started playing…
