Archives: 2021

Johnny Macklin

Visitation for the late Johnny Macklin will be from 10 am- 12pm on Saturday May 15, 2021. Service to follow immediately after at 12pm. Both the service and visitation will be held at Affordable Funerals and Cremation Services Chapel 116 Allen Ave Jackson, TN Categories: Obituaries

Danial Riley

Visitation for the late Danial Riley will start at 1 pm Friday May 14, 2021. Family and friends will convene 2pm- 5pm with the funeral service to follow promptly at 5pm. Both the visitation and service will be held at Affordable Funerals and Cremation Services Chapel 116 Allen Ave Jackson, TN Categories: Obituaries

Kellogg’s, Kelly Services hosting hiring event Saturday

JACKSON, Tenn. — Kellogg’s Jackson location will have a drive-through recruiting and hiring event on Saturday, May 15. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1306 Highway 70 Bypass, in partnership with Kelly Services. Participants should be 18-years-old or older, bring an updated resume, and have a high school diploma or the equivalent. Positions are…

TN mother seeks $20M in son’s fatal shooting by deputy

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The mother of a Tennessee man who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. News outlets report Deborah Lilly is asking for $20 million in damages in a suit filed Monday against Hamilton County government and Deputy Jordan Long-Ross. Long-Ross fatally shot 29-year-old Tyler Hays during an early…

4 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison Co.; 11,396 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 11,396. Those new patients range in age from 2-years-old to 40-years-old. There is currently one Madison County resident hospitalized. That patient is not on a ventilator. The health department also released statistics…

WFHU to broadcast hour-long Eddy Arnold program this weekend

HENDERSON, Tenn. — WFHU has announced plans to broadcast a special program this weekend following the dedication of a marker in memory of Eddy Arnold. WFHU 91.5 will broadcast “Eddy Arnold and His Place in Country Music History” first on Friday, May 14 at noon, according to a news release. The program will run again on Saturday, May 15 at…

Tennessee to rebid $123M contract amid rigging accusations

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Correction says it will rebid a $123 million contract for behavioral health services after a lawsuit accused a state official of rigging the bidding process. In a complaint filed in federal court, Tennessee-based prison contractor Corizon claims the Correction Department’s former chief financial officer sent internal emails related to the contract to…

Paula Nance

  Paula Nance of Paris 57 Jackson Madison County General Hospital Sunday, May 9, 2021 11:00 A.M. Thursday, May 13, 2021 McEvoy Funeral Home Steve Gallimore of T.V.C.C. Olive Branch Cemetery 4:00-7:00 P.M. Wednesday and after 9:00 A.M Thursday prior to the service August 27, 1963 in California Jimmy Jackson, Chip Barron, Michael McDaniel, Wes Archer, Clint Stoope, and Brandon…

Showers Later Today

Weather Update: Tuesday, May 11 — Good Morning West Tennessee. After a chilly start to the morning temps will gradually climb through the 50s today and into the low to mid 60s. The overall pattern is about the same as yesterday. we  remain settled with a broad cyclonic/quasi- zonal regime.  Weak impulses within the flow has provided rain and storms…

FBI names pipeline cyberattackers as company promises return

WASHINGTON (AP) — The operator of a major U.S. pipeline hit by a cyberattack says it hopes to have service mostly restored by the end of the week. Colonial Pipeline offered that update Monday after revealing that it had halted operations because of a ransomware attack. The FBI has linked the attack to a criminal gang. The cyberattack is raising…