Friday Night Forecast for May 14th: It is quite odd to associate such a beautiful day with record low temperatures, but I think it is safe to say we had both today in West Tennessee. The Jackson airport broke a 50 year old record by 2° this morning and Lexington, Parsons and Bolivar, dropped down to 39°. Clear skies and…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — It’s time for this week’s Educator of the Week, brought to you by the Tennessee Education Lottery. “Actually I started substitute teaching in special education. I was not in school to be a teacher,” said Michelle McPeake. She originally had plans to go into psychology. She worked in Texas for eight years before moving to Tennessee…
DOVER, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a former high school guidance counselor has been charged for improperly altering students’ transcripts. Gayla Grise was indicted Monday on two counts of falsifying educational academic records at Stewart County High School. The agency says an investigation launched in September found that she made multiple changes to a records database…
Mrs. Everlener McCorry was born on August 1, 1918 in Humboldt, Tennessee. She departed this life on May 12, 2021 in Jackson, Tennessee. Funeral Service will be at 2:00 pm on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Open Visitation will be from 2:00 pm-7:00 pm Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Please keep this…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Have you ever thought about fostering a child? A local organization is inviting you to learn more about how it works. “Our goal as a family is to stand in the gap for a child in need. There is nothing better than having a child look at you and say, ‘I’m safe,’ for the first time ever,”…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,415. Those new patients range in age from 5-years-old to 36-years-old. One Madison County resident is currently hospitalized. That patient is not on a ventilator, according to the health department. The health…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation has confirmed river traffic is now open on the Mississippi River at the Hernando DeSoto Bridge in Memphis. Photo Courtesy: myTDOT on Facebook River traffic has been closed since a crack in the Interstate 40 bridge between Memphis and Arkansas was discovered earlier this week. The Interstate 40 bridge remains closed…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s announcement of a weekly $1 million prize to entice Ohioans to get coronavirus vaccines is raising questions and objections. Some Republican and Democratic lawmakers say it isn’t appropriate to use federal pandemic dollars for the lottery, which also will provide five full-ride college scholarships to vaccinated young people. The Republican governor says people…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County School Board met to approve plans for future projects. The school board has a lot of projects on the horizon and even some that are already underway. Among the projects approved during Thursday’s meeting was the ESSER 3.0 plan. The plan comes from the federal funding relief aid in the amount of $37 million. JMCSS…
CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. — Students got outside for a hands-on experience for Chester County Ag Day. In fact, 450 fourth and fifth grade students participated in fun activities. Steve Rickman, with University of Tennessee-Extension for Chester County, says he and Chester County 4-H wanted to spread the word about agriculture. And those with 4-H got a chance to step into…
