Archives: 2021

Health department to offer Johnson & Johnson vaccine Monday

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department will be offering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. The health department has 240 doses of the vaccine to distribute between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, May 10. The health dept. says individuals will receive the vaccine on a first come, first serve basis. You do not need…

Tina Marie Enoch

Tina Marie Enoch, age 61 of Paris passed away Monday, May 3, 2021 at her residence. Her funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, May 10, 2021 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Dr. Jonathan Smith officiating. Burial will follow at New Boston Cemetery. Visitation will be after 12:00 P.M. Monday prior to the service at McEvoy Funeral Home. Tina Marie…

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 6:00 PM

Weather Update: Thursday 1:02 PM, May 6 — The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of West Tennessee until 6:00 PM CDT. A line of strong to severe storms is forming in SE Missouri this afternoon. The line is expected to drop south across the area through this afternoon. The main threat with the line…

Henry County man charged with battery, exploitation of child

HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. — The Henry Co. Sheriff’s Office has confirmed 55-year-old Charles Anderson, of Buchanan, was arrested on charges of aggravated sexual battery and especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a child. According to a news release, the arrest was part of an investigation into allegations that Anderson’s cellphone contained images of child pornography. The release says investigators also determined…

Bishop Elroy Hicks

Services for the Bishop Elroy Hicks, age 79 of Humboldt, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2021, 1:00 P.M., at the All Nations Church Of God in Jackson, Tennessee. The interment will be in the Rosehill Cemetery in Humboldt, Tennessee. The family will receive friends on Friday, from 5:00-6:00 P.M., at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel. He will lie in…

Jackson Generals, Ballpark announce summer plans

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Generals announced plans Thursday to expand entertainment opportunities at the Ballpark at Jackson this summer. According to a news release, the Ballpark will host the Winnipeg Goldeyes from the American Association beginning May 21. The release says border issues due to COVID-19 led to an opportunity for Jackson to host the Major League Baseball Partner…

Tennessee stalls bill to protect drivers who hit protesters

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee proposal to provide legal immunity to drivers who hit protesters and increase penalties for demonstrators who obstruct major roads has stalled for the year. The bill was among the dozen proposals Republicans across the country had submitted in an attempt to curb protests that temporarily paralyze traffic — a tactic that was used often…

Henry Co. Medical Center hosting plant sale Thursday and Friday

HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. — The Paris and Henry County Healthcare Foundation will host a hanging flower plant sale Thursday and Friday. The sale will be in the patient parking lot at Henry County Medical Center, the parking lot of Commercial Bank & Trust Mineral Wells, and the parking lot of First Bank Mineral Wells from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m….

3 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison Co.; 11,372 total

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,372. Those new patients range in age from 22-years-old to 77-years-old. There is currently one Madison County resident hospitalized. The health department says that patient is not on a ventilator. The health…

Storms Return This Afternoon

Weather Update: Thursday, May 6 — Good Morning West Tennessee. We have a rather chilly start. An area of high pressure remains in control this morning. It is a touch colder towards the Tennessee river. In either case, temperatures will be on the move through this morning from the low 40 to the 60s rapidly by late morning. A fairly…