Tuesday Night Forecast for May 4th: Some weak storms will track through Gibson, southern Carroll and northern Madison Counties Between 9 PM and 10 PM and through Carroll and Chester counties between 9:30 PM and 10:30 PM. Some lightning, brief increased wind gusts to 30 MPH will be the main threats through midnight tonight. The severe weather threat is low,…
JACKSON, Tenn. — It was a short agenda for May’s city council meeting. Only one item on new business: a unanimous vote on a new tornado siren. It’s a 50/50 split of $26,000 between the City of Jackson and Madison County. “The airport, library, and a couple of other things are shared: equal county and city. So this is costing…
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. — Henry County Emergency Management Agency has confirmed damage in Paris and Puryear following severe weather early Tuesday morning. Courtesy: Kelly Green EMA director Ron Watkins confirmed the damage was due to severe weather that hit the county around 4:10 a.m. Tuesday, which included straight line winds with speeds between 60 and 80 miles per hour….
Lindsey Leigh Caldwell passed away on April 29, 2021, at home after a six-year battle with cancer. Her faith in the Lord as well as her strength and determination to fight cancer was an inspiration to all who knew her. Her love of life will continue in the hearts of her family and friends. Lindsey was born in Richmond, Virginia,…
(CBS Newspath) — Closed doors are no match for Millie! Watch as the golden retriever lets herself into her home in Florida using the doorknob. Millie’s owner shared the video April 20 and said the clever pooch has been opening the door a lot more since she learned how.
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,366. Those new patients range in age from 20-years-old to 58-years-old There is currently one Madison County resident hospitalized. The health department says that patient is not on a ventilator. The health…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. — Weakley County Emergency Management Agency has confirmed a woman is dead after storms early Tuesday morning. Officials say a 49-year-old woman died after a tree fell on a mobile home on Green Field Highway 54 in Dresden. Storm damage has also been reported across areas of Weakley County and northwest Tennessee, including trees on at least…
Alex Winford Moore was born September 22, 1929 in Brownsville, Tennessee. He lived most of his adult life in Somerville. He was a member of the Hall of Fame in Haywood County where he was a star athlete in baseball and football. Alex attended Memphis State University where he met the love of his life, Martha Frances Fowler. They moved…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Tennessee man has been charged with fatally shooting a 55-year old woman who was holding her grandson when she was killed. The Shelby County district attorney’s office says Darrell Peterson has been indicted on first-degree murder and other charges in the May 2020 death of Patricia Draper Bryant. Investigators said a group of…
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say 11 people were injured when a deck collapsed during a birthday party at a Tennessee restaurant. A spokeswoman for the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management said about 40 people were on the deck at Zois Harbor Lights Restaurant in Soddy-Daisy, and they were gathering together for a photo when it collapsed on Saturday….
