MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — West Tennessee saw the threat of severe weather on Friday, and could always see it again in the future. Madison County EMA Director Jason Moore says that you should find a safe place to bunker down until such severe weather passes. “You should prepare yourself just like you do any other storm. If it looks like…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Henderson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a Thursday night burglary. According to a preliminary report, an unknown man broke into Gorski’s Gas Station, located off Highway 412 West, and stole over $2,400 worth of vaping materials. Authorities were dispatched around 10:33 p.m. after receiving an alarm call from the store. Upon arrival, they observed the…
Funeral service for Andrew McCoy Greer, age 73, will be Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 12:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Montgomery Cemetery. Mr. Greer died Monday, December 6, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Greer will be Friday, December 10, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer…
Ms. Kayla Michelle Barnes was born on November 15, 1997, in Detroit, Michigan. She transitioned this life on December 8, 2021, in Jackson, Tennessee. Open Visitation will be from 12:00 pm-7:00 pm on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Service will be held in Detroit, Michigan. Please Keep this Family in Prayer. For More information, please…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is starting to look like that unexpected — and unwanted — houseguest who just won’t leave. For months, many economists had sounded a reassuring message that a spike in consumer prices, something that had been missing in action in the U.S. for a generation, wouldn’t stay long. It would prove “transitory,’’ in the soothing words of…
MURPHY, N.C. (AP) — According to police, two men from Tennessee are facing charges in North Carolina after a report of domestic assault at a casino led to a $3 million marijuana bust. Officers from the Cherokee Indian Police Department responded to Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino in Murphy. According to WLOS-TV, they arrested a man from Tennessee for assault….
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. — The Brownsville-Haywood County Chamber of Commerce will host a Subcontracting Scope of Services meeting regarding a project for the Memphis Regional Megasite. The State of Tennessee Governor’s Office of Diversity Business Enterprise (Go-DBE) will join Garney Construction for the meeting, focusing on the megasite’s Wastewater Force Main and Pump Station project. Services needed include material supply, restoration,…
MCKENZIE, Tenn. — The City of McKenzie invited the Municipal Technical Advisory Service to discuss how surrounding communities can prepare for economic growth. “We don’t want to be left behind, we don’t want to look back later and say ‘Why didn’t we know this?’ So we felt that it was important for people in or area to prepare for this…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is getting ready for his first late-night TV appearance since taking office. Biden is set to appear Friday on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” with comedian Jimmy Fallon. Biden will appear virtually; the White House didn’t say where he will be when he tapes the segment. Biden is suffering from a steep drop in the…
MILAN, Tenn. — One local police department is making sure children have a very merry Christmas. The Milan Police Department held its annual “Shop with a Cop” event Thursday evening. The procession started at 6:30 p.m., going from downtown Milan to Walmart. Each year, officers let children shop for their most-wanted toys and other items. Organizers say they can’t wait…
