Sandra S. Mosley age 85, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021 at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mrs. Mosley was born on December 22, 1935 in Scotts Bluff, NE to the late Kenneth Gassner and Norma Simpson Gassner. She worked as an optician for the family business…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Federal authorities say a Tennessee exterminator who posed as the relative of an 85-year-old with dementia defrauded the widow out of nearly $1.7 million. The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee said Wednesday that Karl Hampton and his wife have been charged with fraud and money laundering. A criminal complaint alleges Hampton met…
Funeral service for Mary Alice Greer, age 70, will be Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Berean Baptist Church. Burial will follow in St. John #2 Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Greer died Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mrs. Greer will be Friday, May 14, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer…
JACKSON, Tenn.–A service that’s aiming to help others gets a big surprise. Union University students participated in the Hub City Innovation Cup earlier this year. The Hub City Innovation Cup is a local competition with colleges and universities to find ways to use technology to improve the city. This year, the theme was using technology to address food, mental health…
JACKSON, Tenn.–The cyber attack on the Colonial Pipeline is creating fears of a gas shortage. We spoke with many people traveling through West Tennessee Wednesday, and they all have the same concern… the fear of running out of gas and not being able to fill their car up in order to reach their destination. “Now I’m getting kind of worried…
JACKSON, Tenn.– One organization receives a gift that will help thousands of children. Wednesday afternoon, the Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse received a truck load of food from the headquarters of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The 42,000 pounds of food will be distributed to each of the 20 counties…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — Local veterans were celebrated with a parade in Gibson County on Wednesday. For National Nursing Home Week, the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office hosted a parade outside the Tennessee State Veterans’ Home in Humboldt. “We’re celebrating a lot of different things this week, and today I was lucky enough for Sheriff Paul Thomas to give me a call…
GREENFIELD, Tenn. — A non-profit gifted life saving equipment to a local town. Friends of Heart, along with West Tennessee Healthcare, gifted an automated external defibrillator to the city of Greenfield. Friends of Heart received a request from the Martin Volunteer Hospital for an extra AED. The AED was gifted in front of City Hall in Greenfield to the police…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local school remembered a beloved teacher. Lincoln Elementary held a special ceremony for former teacher Sabrina Transou. Transou died in February after a short illness. Wednesday, the school held a special assembly with Transou’s family, recounting her impact on students and faculty. Then, the school unveiled a plaque in her honor, and dedicated her former classroom before…
CLEMMONS, N.C. (AP) — The nation’s largest fuel pipeline restarted operations, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers. The disruption caused long lines at gas stations in the Southeast due to distribution problems and panic-buying, draining supplies at thousands of gas stations. Colonial said all lines, including those lateral lines that have been running…
