JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed six new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,244. Those new patients range in age from 24-years-old to 67-years-old. There are currently three Madison County residents hospitalized, and none of those patients are on a ventilator. The health…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a Tennessee mother has been charged with murder in the drug-related death of her 3-year-old daughter. Metro Nashville Police said in a statement that 24-year-old Prestina Clark-Wilcox surrendered to authorities Wednesday after being indicted on charges of first-degree felony murder, aggravated child neglect and aggravated child endangerment. She’s charged in the death last year…
PARIS, Tenn. — A famous annual festival has made its way back to West Tennessee, after being cancelled last year due to COVID-19. Today began the kickoff of a West Tennessee favorite that really cooks! “Everybody in this area, really everybody in this region, they’re used to fish fry kicking off our spring and when that didn’t happen, things just…
WEST Tenn. — Women Resource and Rape Assistance, also known as WRAP, needs your help. Wrap serves more than 2 thousand survivors each year, and more than half of those survivors have children. Their donation closet at the Safe Hope center needs wipes, diapers, and pull-ups in all sizes. The Safe Hope center is located at 512 Roland Avenue in…
Weather Update – 4:15 p.m. – Wednesday, April 21 TODAY: We approached freezing temperatures this morning with some patchy frost across some of the region. Thankfully, we warmed up into the mid-50’s today and winds have calmed down. We saw some mostly sunny skies across the region with some deceitful sunshine this afternoon. However, tonight we still remain under a…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. — Crews found a plane crash site in Haywood County Wednesday morning. Tuesday evening, the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office received a call that the air traffic controller had lost the signal of a plane in the area. Soon after receiving the coordinates, the search was on. “We had a rescue team here, already together, and we went…
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Benton/Decatur North Utility District has issued a boil water notice for the district Wednesday afternoon. The precautionary boil notice will remain in effect for 48 hours or until further notice. The notice is in effect for customers located north of Thornton Road in Benton County who receive water service from the Benton/Decatur North Utility District….
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local community college hosted a drive-by COVID-19 vaccination event. The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department administered the Pfizer vaccine at Jackson State Community College on Wednesday. The drive-thru vaccination event was scheduled to last from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the gym of Jackson State’s campus. Anyone age 16 and older was eligible to receive…
JACKSON, Tenn. –Last Thursday, the Lane College athletic department announced that Andre Turner would be taking over as the Dragons next head basketball coach. Tuesday afternoon at the Ballpark, the school held a meet and greet session with Coach Turner that was free and open to the local community. Turner makes his way to the Hub City after serving on…
The gallery above shows the latest statewide COVID-19 data from the Tennessee Department of Health as of Wednesday, April 21. The health department also released an updated case count by county. *Click to enlarge For more information on COVID-19, go to the CDC website, the Tennessee Department of Health website or call (877) 857-2945. For more information on COVID-19 vaccinations in Tennessee, click here.
