Archives: 2021

Jackson police seek suspect in Tuesday shooting

JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect in a shooting Tuesday morning at an east Jackson apartment. Police say 28-year-old Quintez Lamont Brown is wanted in connection with the shooting that happened around 9:30 a.m. at 216 Roosevelt Parkway. Brown is about 6-feet tall about weighs about 160 pounds. Anyone with information…

Official: Multiple deaths in shooting at San Jose railyard

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A sheriff’s spokesman says there are multiple fatalities and injuries in a shooting at a San Jose, California, railyard and that the suspect is dead. An assailant opened fire at a California railyard serving Silicon Valley, killing eight people. He says the victims include Valley Transportation Authority employees. The shooting took place at a light…

Charter Communications offering grants for nonprofits

JACKSON, Tenn. — Charter Communications, Inc. has committed $1 million to the Spectrum Digital Education grant program supporting nonprofit organizations goals of educating the community about broadband, according to a news release. Courtesy: Charter Communications, Inc. Nonprofits can start applying for support from June 1 through Friday, June 25 at 5 p.m. Eastern, the release says. Grants will be announced…

Ms. Berthina “Tina” “Teenie Weenie” McKnight

Services for Ms. Berthina “Tina” “Teenie Weenie” McKnight, age 49 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Thursday, May 27, 2021, 1:00 P.M., at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. For more information contact Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home at (731) 427-7411 or log on to our at www.stephenson-shaw.com Categories: Obituaries

4 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison Co.; 11,473 total

JACKSON, Tenn. –The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,473. Those new cases range in age from 30-years-old to 68-years-old. There are currently four Madison County residents hospitalized with one patient on a ventilator. The health department also released statistics on patients,…

1st step of I-40 bridge repair complete; span remains closed

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee transportation officials say the first step toward repairing a crack in a steel beam in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas has been completed. Engineers have installed steel plates on each side of the fractured beam to secure the bridge for a permanent fix. The second step involves removing and replacing the cracked…

Bobbi Joyner Hart

Bobbi Joyner Hart, age 81 of Paris, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. Her funeral service will be 2:00 PM Friday, May 28, 2021 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Glynn Orr of New Hope Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be after 11:00 AM Friday prior…

Diane Woods

Funeral service for Diane Woods, age 68, will be Friday, May 28, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Greater St. Luke Baptist Church.  Burial will follow at Parkway Memorial Gardens. Ms. Woods died Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Ms. Woods will be Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral…

Showers Early, Then Sun/Cloud Mix

Weather Update: Wednesday, May 26 — Good Morning West Tennessee. As expected this morning, there is a disturbance of low pressure moving NNE along the Mississippi River towards southern Illinois. It has triggered off an area of showers that will move east across West Tennessee through late morning, and perhaps part of the afternoon. We do expect a lull and…