JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson Central-Merry Middle and High School hosted their last Cheer Clinic before their Friday tryouts. Prospects gathered at Oman Arena to perfect their cheers, chants, jumps and more. Thursday was an overview of the first clinic, and the girls were given cheers and dances to learn to prepare for tryouts. With tryouts approaching, there are certain qualities…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Following the departure of Ken Northcut, Trinity Christian Academy named Dexter Williams as the Lions next athletic director and head boys basketball coach. Williams began his coaching career in West Tennessee at Northeast Middle School, which eventually led to his historic years winning multiple state championships at Liberty Tech High School. It’s been six years since Williams…
HENDERSON, Tenn. — Freed-Hardeman University hosted a special guest speaker. As part of FHU’s celebration of 1970 and 1971 alumni this week, they hosted a luncheon for class members on Thursday. The lunch included a guest speaker, Douglas Bates, who is an honorary alum of FHU. He told a story about his father who grew up in Tennessee and fought…
PARIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee River Jam is kicking off in Paris, and it’s starting with the Grammy Award winning Oak Ridge Boys. “When you turn a downtown into a stage for the Oak Ridge Boys, you’ve got to bring in production, you’ve got to bring in porta-johns, you’ve got to bring in electricity, you’ve got to bring in all…
Experts say mixing and matching different two-dose COVID-19 vaccines is likely safe and effective, but data still needs to be collected to be sure. COVID-19 shots are all designed to stimulate your immune system to produce virus-fighting antibodies, though the way they do so varies. To check that mixing them would be OK, scientists are testing combinations of various two-dose…
JACKSON, Tenn. — City of Jackson Mayor Scott Conger announced Thursday that city government offices will be closed Friday, June 18 in observance of Juneteenth. This comes after President Biden signed a bill Wednesday declaring June 19 — the date in 1865 commemorating the end of slavery — as a federal holiday. “As a city, we are proud to support…
Mr. John W. Anderson, Jr. was born on August 17, 1938 in Jackson, TN. He departed this life on June 15, 2021 in Jackson, Tn. A Graveside will be at 11:00 am on Monday, June 21, 2021 at Parkway Memorial Gardens. Open Visitation will be from 1:00 pm-7:00 pm Sunday, June 20, 2021 at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Please keep…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president. Biden signed into law a bill to make Juneteenth, or June 19, the 12th federal holiday. The U.S. government announced Thursday that most…
Thursday Night Forecast for June 17th: Thursday was another fantastic day here in West Tennessee. It was a bit more humid Thursday then earlier in the week, and will be more humid of Friday and Saturday, but still no rain chances and mostly sunny. Possible rain showers associated with a tropical storm could pop up on Sunday, but most of…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. — The Crockett County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death of an inmate at the jail Thursday in a Facebook post. The post says the inmate, identified as 25-year-old Jacob Tyler Gammons, was found dead from an apparent suicide during hourly cell inspections. Crockett County Sheriff Klyce notified District Attorney General Frederick Agee and the Tennessee Bureau of…
