Archives: 2021

Sheriff’s Office: Teen assaulted after stopping to help motorists

HENRY COUNTY, Tenn.– A man and two juveniles are facing charges after an assault Sunday night in Henry County. Investigators say deputies responded to the reported assault around 8:45 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 54 and Trading Post Road. Investigators say two teenagers stopped to help two people who they believed to be stranded motorists. The sheriff’s office says…

Autopsy reports released in Reelfoot shooting victim, suspect deaths

OBION COUNTY, Tenn. — District Attorney Tommy Thomas has released a statement on the autopsy findings of the victims and suspect involved in a shooting earlier this year at Reelfoot Lake. Thomas confirmed his office received the reports on Chance Black, Zachary Grooms, and David Vowell. Investigators say Black and Grooms were hunting in a blind in January when Vowell…

Terry Wayne Hart

  Terry Wayne Hart, Paris, Tennessee 79 Henry County Medical Center ER Friday, April 23, 2021 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 30, 2021 McEvoy Funeral Home Jason Hart (son) Memorial Cemetery 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Thursday; after 10:00 A.M. Friday until service October 12, 1941 in Cottage Grove, Tennessee Lavelle Davidson, Jimmy Alton, John Austin Hart, Micah Hart, Russ Hart and…

Victim in Sunday morning house fire identified

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Fire Department has identified the man killed in a house fire early Sunday morning. Jackson fire officials say Vernon Leon Burton, 44, was found inside a home on Middle Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Categories: Local News, News

Bethel University students to work with NFL Draft events

McKENZIE, Tenn. — A group of Bethel University students will be working with the NFL Draft later this week in Cleveland, Ohio, according to a news release. Ten Bethel students, along with sports management program coordinator and assistant professors Dr. Josh Greer and Mark Walton, will be helping to manage the NFL Draft Experience Photo Pass, Fan Que, and NFL…

Gov. Lee announces end of public health orders in 89 counties

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee has announced the end of statewide public health orders in counties under the control of the Tennessee Department of Health, according to a news release. The executive order ends the authority of local county governments in the 89 counties run by the Tennessee Department of Health to issue mask mandates for their county, the…

7 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison Co.; 11,303 total

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed seven additional cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,303. The health department says those patients range in age from 17-years-old to 87-years-old. There are currently three Madison County residents hospitalized. None of those patients are on a ventilator. The health…

Goodwill Week to include classes, career and resource fair

JACKSON, Tenn. — This year, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee will host various events for Goodwill Week from May 3 through May 7, including events at the career center in Jackson. Goodwill Week activities will be held at the Goodwill Career Solutions Center at 1320 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, including an outdoor job and community resource fair, according to…