CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month on Blue Origin’s first flight with a crew, becoming the first person in the world to ride his own rocket. The Amazon founder announced his intentions Monday and also invited his younger brother along. Bezos says sharing the adventure with his brother, a firefighter who’s his best…
Monday Night Forecast for June 7th: 9:30 PM Monday Night Update! After the sun went down and the temperatures cooled some, the line of storms to our southwest has run out of gas in West Tennessee. Some rain showers will still be likely tonight, and a few rumbles of thunder can be expected, but there threat for severe weather is…
JACKSON, Tenn. –The City of Jackson is celebrating Flag Day on Monday, June 14 with a community ceremony. The Flag Day Ceremony will be held at Liberty Garden Park on Channing Way, starting at 10 a.m. Keep Jackson Beautiful is partnering with the city of Jackson, Madison County, the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 995 to celebrate the American Flag….
JACKSON, Tenn. — A man charged with shooting a local animal rescue president is back in court. Patrick Merriweather is facing multiple charges after allegedly shooting Saving The Animals Together President Wendy Pickett in August of last year. Merriweather appeared in Madison County Circuit Court Monday morning for a hearing on the case, which was reset during the hearing. Merriweather’s…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee say a teenager on a personal watercraft was killed in an accident on a lake, and a pontoon boat operator died trying to save her. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says the teen’s watercraft hit a concrete railroad bridge support on Fort Loudoun Lake in Knoxville on Saturday. The boat operator found the…
Dorothy Nell Stafford Wade, age 82, resident of Moscow, Tennessee and wife of Wayne Jack Wade, departed this life Saturday night, June 5, 2021 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital. Dorothy Nell was born October 1, 1938 in Fayette County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Gene and Lillie Burch Stafford. She attended Macon School and Fayette County High School and…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department says no new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Madison County on Monday. A total of 11,513 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Madison County. There are also no Madison County residents hospitalized, according to the health department. The health department also released statistics on patients, including zip code, race,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two Tennessee men face hearings this week after their recent arrests on charges related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors accuse Matthew Baggott and Stewart Parks of entering the building together. The Tennessean reports both were charged with entering or remaining in a restricted building, disorderly conduct and violent entry on…
Terry Lamar Parker, age 71, resident of Hickory Withe, Tennessee, departed this life Thursday, June 3, 2021. Terry was born December 13 ,1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Leo Lamar Parker and Clyde Lee Parker. He graduated from Whiteville High School in 1968 then joined the Army National Guard, where he trained at Fort Benning, Georgia. He…
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. — A rural internet provider is continuing a construction project which would provide service to part of Benton County. TEC says the company is still working on the Benton County Fast Fiber Internet project in the north part of Big Sandy, according to a news release. The release says the project is scheduled to finish this year,…
