Funeral service for Ezekiel Timothy Reeves, age 26, will be Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 1:30 P.M in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Meacham Cemetery. Mr. Reeves died Friday, May 28, 2021 in Knoxville, TN. Visitation for Mr. Reeves will be Monday, June 7, 2021 from 10:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. at Mercer Brothers…
1947-2021 Mr. Robert L. Sinclair, Sr. was born on May 13, 1947 in Madison County, Tennessee. He transitioned this life on June 2, 2021 in Huntington, Tennessee. A Funeral Service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Open Visitation will be from 12:00 noon – 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 7, 2021 at…
CLEVELAND (AP) — One of stars of the popular Nickelodeon children’s show “Drake & Josh” faces criminal charges regarding a girl he had met online and attended a 2017 concert of his in Cleveland when she was 15. (Photo by Glenn Francis/Pacific Pro Digital Photography) Thirty-four-year-old Jared “Drake” Bell pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony attempted endangering children and misdemeanor…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has turned to his old boss for help encouraging Americans to sign up for the Obama-era health law during an expanded special enrollment period in the pandemic. Biden is using his weekly address for a Zoom chat with former President Barack Obama to draw attention to the expanded enrollment period that closes on Aug….
JACKSON, Tenn. — According to a news release from the Jackson Police Department an arrest has been made involving an early morning homicide in March 2021. Information from the release said, investigators were able to develop an 18 year-old man as a suspect, who was 17 years old at the time of the homicide. The suspect was interviewed by investigators…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Trailways bus driver for the 1961 group of Nashville Freedom Riders has died, his family confirmed. Jimmy Allen Ruth was 83. According to his family, driving the Freedom Riders from Nashville, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi was “one of his greatest accomplishments.” Ruth’s bus driving memorabilia is currently on display at the Tennessee State Museum. The…
(CNN Newsource) — Over the past year, nearly a quarter of the country reported increased drinking to deal with stress, according to the American Psychological Association. CNN’s Michael Smerconish examines America’s drinking habits and how the pandemic has exacerbated them.
(CBS Newspath) — MEET DEWEY: Students at an elementary school in Arkansas have a very special reading buddy during story time. Take a look at how Dewey is encouraging the children to read.
The Jackson Madison-County Health Department has confirmed 2 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, June 5. That brings the total number of cases in Madison County to 11,511. Those new patients range in age from 20-years-old to 28-years-old. There is currently one Madison County resident hospitalized. That patient is not on a ventilator. The health department also released statistics on…
This week’s Pet of the Week is Nikki. Nikki was found by a good Samaritan and brought to the rescue. She is most likely a Cairn Terrier and seems to be an older lady. She is being vetted by Saving the Animals Together. She will be available for adoption once she finishes her vetting and is given a clean bill…
