SHILOH, Tenn. — Cannon firing demonstrations return to Shiloh Battlefield this Memorial Day Weekend. Courtesy: Shiloh Battlefield “The sound of cannon fire will again rumble across Shiloh Battlefield throughout the weekend of May 29th and 30th,” Superintendent Allen Etheridge said. Demonstrations will be presented by park volunteers — dressed in period uniforms — in the open area south of the…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed two additional cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,445. Those new patients range in age from 16-years-old to 83-years-old. There are currently four Madison County residents hospitalized. None of those patients are on a ventilator. The health department also released…
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Services for William Dennis Ridley, 69, will be held Friday, May 21, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Brummitt- McKenzie Funeral Home with Brother James Hazlewood officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 20, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Friday, May 21 from 11:00 a.m. until service time. Mr….
Funeral service for Sarah Gofoe, age 94, will be Friday, May 21, 2021 at 3:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Johnson Grove Cemetery in Denmark, TN. Mrs. Gofoe died Monday, May 17, 2021 at her residence. Visitation for Mrs. Gofoe will be Thursday, May 20, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM…
Services for Mr. Charles Edward “Shammey” Brooks, Jr. age 53 of Brownsville, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2021, 11:00 A.M., at the Peaceful Chapel Baptist Church. The interment will be in the New Macedonia Church Cemetery in Fruitvale, Tennessee. The family will receive friends on Saturday, from 10:00 A.M., until time of service. For more information contact…
JACKSON, Tenn. — It’s the start of something new for high school seniors. The 2021 senior class of Jackson Central-Merry Early College High graduated Tuesday evening. The graduation was held at the Oman arena. COVID-19 guidelines were enforced, like physical distancing. For those who didn’t get a chance to attend the ceremony in-person, the school also streamed it live on…
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — A new economic manufacturing facility is opening up in Carroll County. The Huntingdon community, as well as city officials, gathered at the Dixie Performing Arts Center, where Gov. Bill Lee announced a new Hydro-Gear facility to be placed in the community. Hydro-Gear selected Huntingdon for its fourth U.S. location, where it will create more than 300 new…
SELMER, Tenn. — There is an update on a parrot that got stuck in a tree. Photo courtesy: Bryan Huff The family says Carolina flew into their neighbor’s trees after she become spooked over the weekend. Early Tuesday, a tree service climbed up to try and catch her, the fire department tried to lure her into a bucket, and they even…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — State leaders visit Memphis to assess the damage to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge. The Interstate 40 bridge between Memphis and Arkansas has been shut down since last Tuesday. Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Clay Bright says the repairs will begin in two phases. “We are going to be having to place 35-foot long plates, steel plates, going…
