BEECH BLUFF, Tenn. — Madison County Parks and Recreation is gearing up for its summer camp program, held at Beech Bluff Elementary this summer. “We will be having a summer camp for children ages six to 12, which starts June 1 and last until July 23. It’s a eight week program,” said Sharon Cole, Program Coordinator for Madison County Parks…
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, the explosive case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. The jury deliberated about 10 hours over two days in a city on edge against another outbreak of unrest….
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed a deputy died after collapsing while in the Madison County General Sessions courtroom. Deputy Terry Dyer died Tuesday. The sheriff’s office says Dyer joined the Madison County Sheriff’s Office in November 2017, following his retirement from the Jackson Police Department. The sheriff’s office says Dyer passed out and was unresponsive…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The state of Tennessee is celebrating 225 years of statehood. Gov. Bill Lee says this year’s theme is “Untold Tennessee.” The governor says he will be taking a tour of every county, and it all starts with a visit to the Bicentennial Mall in Nashville and the Blount Mansion in Knoxville on June 1. “Since 1796, Tennessee…
Tuesday Night Forecast for April 20th: A powerful winter like cold front is pushing through West Tennessee tonight and will drop temperatures 30-40° from Tuesday afternoon. Some of us could drop below freezing, cold rain is likely, some wintry mix and even some small snow accumulations could mix in north of Jackson and some flurries mixing in along the I-40…
James Lloyd Castellaw age 83, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021 at the Baptist Reynolds Hospice House of Collierville, TN. Graveside services will be conducted on Friday, April 23, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at the Oakwood Cemetery of Brownsville, with burial to follow. All services are under the direction of the Brownsville Funeral Home. Mr. Castellaw was born on…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he is “praying the verdict is the right verdict” in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin and that he believes the case to be “overwhelming.” Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that he was only weighing in on the trial into the death of George Floyd because…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A man charged in connection with a March robbery and shooting of an elderly man in his north Jackson home, along with two other robberies, has been arraigned in Jackson City Court. Marvin Holloway Jr. is charged with especially aggravated kidnapping, especially aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated robbery, aggravated kidnapping, and attempted first-degree murder. Court documents…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Fire Department made an unusual rescue Monday morning. According to a Facebook post by JFD, firefighters saved a young dog from the roof of a house. Officials say they aren’t sure how he got on top of the roof, and observed that he had no intention of coming down on his own. A crew worked…
