Obituary form for Paris Post-Intelligencer McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Paris, TN 38242 Phone # (731)642-1441 Name: City & State Jill Johnson King, Paris, Tennessee Age: 36 Place of Death: Her residence Date of Death: Thursday, June 3, 2021 Funeral Time/Day: Her body is to be cremated and…
MAURY CITY, Tenn. — The Community Church of God in Christ in celebrates 111 years of service. The Church of God in Christ in Maury City opened their doors to the public on April 6, 1910. Since then, members have been enjoying the word from a variety of speakers. Andrae Parham is the pastor of the Community Church of God,…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Fellowship Bible Church in Jackson is adding a monument to their facility. Fellowship Bible Church in Jackson is celebrating 20 years, and they decided to mark the occasion with a 32-foot cross. Executive Pastor of Operations Randy Pierson says the idea of the church all started with a bible study group. “We heard about a church in…
Weather Update – 4:30 p.m. – Sunday, June 6 TODAY: We saw a stormy morning across West Tennessee today. Storms and scattered showers have continued for most of the day. Southerly winds helped temperatures reach into the mid to upper 70’s for highs today. Rain chances remain low but any showers should remain light to moderate over the evening. We…
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — A technical issue that involved “no major safety concerns” forced Vice President Kamala Harris’ plane to return to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland about 30 minutes after she had left Sunday on a trip to Guatemala and Mexico. The plane landed safely and she gave a thumbs-up when she got off. The vice president…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The oldest male chimpanzee living in an accredited North American zoo died Saturday at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens. He was 63. The chimpanzee, named Cobby, had been a hand-reared performing chimpanzee before he was brought to the San Francisco zoo in the 1960s. Although the chimpanzee’s cause of death had not been determined, the…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Habitat for Humanity in Jackson held their first celebration of the Playhouse Build project. The organization partnered with several local companies to build playhouses. The houses were displayed outside of the Blacksmith Restaurant in Downtown Jackson. The organization held an online auction for each structure. Andrea Hudgins, CEO of Habitat for Humanity in Jackson, says the auction will…
NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of the children’s publishing giant Scholastic Inc. who presided over such bestsellers as J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” novels and Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” series along with a wide range of educational materials, reading clubs and book fairs has died. Richard Robinson was 84. Over the past decade, he received an honorary National…
The Jackson Madison-County Health Department has confirmed 2 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, June 6. That brings the total number of cases in Madison County to 11,513. Those new patients range in age from 9-months-old to 14-years-old. There are currently no Madison County residents hospitalized. The health department also released statistics on patients, including zip code, race, gender, age…
NEW YORK (AP) — “Gone Girl” and “Cocktail” actor Lisa Banes remains hospitalized in critical condition after being injured in a hit-and-run accident in New York City. That’s according to her manager, David Williams. Williams told The Associated Press on Saturday night that the 65-year-old Banes suffered significant injuries when she was struck by either a scooter or a motorcycle…
