Graveside service for Baby Girl Da’Nyla Hurt, Infant, will be Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Babyland at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Baby Girl Hurt died Monday, June 14, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral Home at 731-423-4922. Categories: Obituaries
Jerry Wayne Fraser, age 65, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of the late Peggy Jo Nunley Fraser, departed this life Wednesday afternoon, June 16, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee. Jerry was born March 24, 1956 in Fayette County, Tennessee, the son of the late Vernon Graham Fraser and Marjorie Nell Ferge Fraser. He received his education…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Gibson County Rabies Control will be open on Saturday, June 19 for adoptions and donations. Donations of food, cleaning supplies, pet supplies and more will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The shelter is located behind the Gibson County Fairgrounds on Manufacturers Row in Trenton. For more information, call the shelter at (731) 855-0771….
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Federal authorities say a prison inmate who had escaped from a minimum security facility in Tennessee has been captured. Tyreece Miller is the U.S. Marshal for West Tennessee. He said Cecil Corey Haggins was found Wednesday at a hotel in Manchester, Tennessee. The Bureau of Prisons said Haggins was discovered missing from Federal Correctional Institution Memphis’ satellite…
JACKSON, Tenn.–The first night of the 2021 Miss Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship Pageant got underway Wednesday evening. “We bring young ladies from all over the state who are very intelligent, talented and are seeking to win a lot of scholarship money. It’s a great event we have excellent entertainment, and plus you see the talents of the contestants, so overall it’s…
HENDERSON, Tenn.– Classmates reunite to reminisce and make new memories. Many attended Freed-Hardeman University’s Golden Year reunion. The reunion honors the classes of 1970 and 1971, but alumni who graduated earlier than 1970 also attended. Wednesday was the kick-off to the reunion with a day trip to Graceland in Memphis, a tour of some of the buildings, and singing in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation. The House passed a bill Wednesday that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday. The House voted 415-14 to make Juneteenth the 12th federal holiday. Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free….
The U.S. government has put an end to two Trump administration policies that made it harder for immigrants fleeing violence to qualify for asylum. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday issued new instructions to immigration judges to stop following the Trump-era rules that made it tough for immigrants who faced domestic or gang violence to win asylum. He also undid…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Miss Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship Pageant contestants gathered for a luncheon on Wednesday. The Jackson Rotary Club hosted the event at First United Methodist Church in downtown Jackson. Contestants were treated with a meal and were given the opportunity to introduce themselves, their platform, and talent they’ll be performing in the pageant. Rotary Club President Kristi Turnbow says…
JACKSON, Tenn. — First responders were on the scene of three car crash in Jackson. Jackson police say the crash occurred Wednesday afternoon on Airways Boulevard, between Fairgrounds and Hollywood Drive. Three vehicles were involved, with one coming to a rest on its roof. Officials with JPD say there were no serious injuries. Categories: Local News, News
