JACKSON, Tenn. — The UT-TSU Extension and Well Connected Communities programs have two community health fair events scheduled for May. The first event is currently scheduled for May 15 from 9 a.m. to noon at Shirlene Mercer Walking Park on East Chester Street. The second program is scheduled for May 22 from 9 a.m. to noon at Savannah Williamson Community…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A man is charged with theft after copper wire was stolen from the Madison County Jail construction site earlier this month. Cody Dowdy is charged with theft of property over $10,000. Court documents say the project manager notified Jackson police about the theft on April 5. The manager told investigators about $12,900 in copper wire was taken…
Terry Michael Baggett, Paris, Tennessee 80 Henry County Healthcare Center Monday, April 19, 2021 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 30, 2021 McEvoy Funeral Home Johnny Farmer of Bethany Missionary Baptist Church Bevil Cemetery After 1:00 P.M. Friday until time of service May 5, 1940 in Houston County, Tennessee Staff Hugh Baggett and Lorine Mobley Baggett, both preceded Never Married Bettye…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County School System has announced locations for this summer’s Rising Stars Summer Learning Camp, according to a news release. The district says more than 3,000 students have signed up for the program, which focuses on math and reading. Camps for first through fifth graders will be at the following locations: Alexander Arlington Andrew Jackson Community…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation is reminding motorists to move over and slow down for highway workers during National Work Zone Awareness Week. The goal of the week, which begins April 26 and continues through April 30, is to improve safety on interstate and highway construction zones, as well as maintenance work zones, according to a news…
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 11,296. Those new patients range in age from 8-years-old to 39-years-old. There are currently two Madison County residents hospitalized. Neither of those patients are on a ventilator. The health department also released…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Investigators confirmed Sunday one person is dead after a house fire in east Jackson. The Jackson Fire Department responded to the fire around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on Middle Avenue. Fire Marshal Lamar Childress says the resident of the home was found in the back bedroom. The individual was taken to Nashville for an autopsy. The cause of…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputy was laid to rest Sunday. Deputy Terry Dyer had been with the sheriff’s office for more than three years. Several law enforcement agencies, as well as family and friends, honored Dyer with stories about the impact he made on their lives. Madison County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tom Mapes says Dyer was…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is rounding out his first 100 days in office, and focusing on reining in the coronavirus seems to have paid off. Biden can check off nearly all his campaign promises centered on the pandemic. And he has delivered on a number of his biggest campaign pledges focused on climate change and the economy. But…
Betty Jo England Lemonds, Paris, Tennessee 82 Her residence Saturday, April 24, 2021 Celebration of Life, 12:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 28, 2021 McEvoy Funeral Home Gary Collier (nephew) After 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday prior to service December 18, 1938 in Paris, Tennessee Honorary Pallbearers are grandchildren and nephews Anderson England and Bertice Taylor England, both preceded James B. Lemonds;…
