Harrison Graham, Jr., age 76, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Virginia Ruth Holmes Graham, departed this life Tuesday afternoon, June 22, 2021 at St. James House in Bartlett, Tennessee. Harrison was born May 28, 1945 in Delhi, Louisiana, the son of the late Harrison J. Graham, Sr. and Angie Lee McPherson Graham. He graduated from Delhi High School…
Wednesday Night Forecast for June 23rd: If you got up early this morning you might have thought you woke up in a dream or climbed out of a time machine. We almost dropped into the 40s in the summer in West Tennessee. Jackson smashed the previous record low on June 23rd by 3°, the previous record was almost 50 years…
MADRID (AP) — John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Hours earlier, a Spanish court issued a preliminary ruling in favor of his extradition to the United States to face tax-related criminal charges. Security personnel at the…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Henderson County 911 spent Wednesday morning testing how quickly they can respond to calls. “We’ll initiate 10 motor vehicle crashes across the county, mostly in the I-40 district area and Highway 412,” said Pamelia Tolley, 911 Director for Henderson County. Tolley says this is to test the automatic crash notification — part of Sirius XM Guardian….
JACKSON, Tenn. — Thomas Kelly Ballard III has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to a 2019 investigation into prescription opioids, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court on Wednesday. Court documents say Ballard pleaded guilty to distributing hydrocodone to a patient without legitimate medical purpose, causing death or serious bodily injury to the patient. According to court documents,…
MERCER, Tenn. (AP) – Officials say a Tennessee businessman died when his single-engine plane crashed about 10 miles from an airport. Officials say the plane went down Monday in Mercer, about 75 miles northeast of Memphis. The Madison County fire chief says the pilot had radioed a local airport and was experiencing trouble before losing contact. The pilot was identified…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Inmates in Tennessee correctional facilities may face felony charges if they are found with a cell phone or telecommunication device after July 1, 2021, according to a news release. The new law will go in effect on July 1 after it was signed in April, the release says. Introducing a telecommunications device into a correctional facility was…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed eight additional COVID-19 cases in Madison County since June 16, 2021. There are now a total of 11,554 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Madison County. The health department also released statistics on patients, including zip code, race, gender, age and their health statuses. Zip code: 38305: 6,847 (59.3%) 38301: 3,443…
FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. — The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is searching for three teens who escaped the Wilder Youth Development Center early Wednesday morning. According to a news release, the teens have a violent criminal history and were being detained for charges including criminal homicide, aggravated robbery and theft of property. The teens are all 17-years-old, the release says. One…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Tennessee Highway Patrol has confirmed a 12-year-old died Monday night in a crash on Interstate 40. According to a crash report, the wreck happened around 8:45 p.m. Monday near mile marker 76 westbound. The report says one of the vehicles rear-ended another vehicle. THP says three others were injured in the two-vehicle crash. Categories: Local News,…
