Archives: 2021

Students go on field trip to primitive art show

HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. — Schools are bringing back field trips again since the start of the pandemic. Teachers and students attended the first Primitive Art Show in Saltillo on Friday. Brad Kilburn, a fifth grade teacher at Northside Elementary  in Savannah, says the kids were excited to finally get out. “It’s been close to two years since we were able…

Weak Storms and Rain Showers will Linger Overnight in West Tennessee

Friday Night Forecast Update

Friday Night Forecast for April 9th: A tricky weather set-up will move through West Tennessee tonight as a second push of storms is expected between midnight and 6 AM as well. Gusty straight line winds will be the main threat but these storms are not expected to be as strong as the ones earlier in the day and severe weather…

USA Championship Wrestling returns to Ballpark at Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. — USA Championship Wrestling is heading back to the Ballpark at Jackson in May, according to a news release. The show, scheduled for 7 p.m. on May 8, will feature 10 matches and a “Legends Row,” which will allow fans to meet the wrestlers in person. Field seats are available for $75 and stadium seating is $30. Tickets can…

FedEx responds to issues at ground center in Humboldt

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — We have received numerous complaints about the FedEx ground center in Humboldt. Viewers say sometimes packages have been tracked at the center for weeks before eventually — or never at all — being delivered. Here’s a look at someone from Savannah’s rotten food, apparently the second time they tried to get it shipped, but it still showed…

Shelia Jane Chism Wagner

Shelia Jane Chism Wagner, age 64, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of the late David M. Wagner, Sr., departed this life Monday evening, April 5, 2021 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital in Germantown, Tennessee. Shelia was born August 5, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated from Wooddale High School in 1973, She was married September 21, 1973 to David…

13 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison County; 11,152 total

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,152. Those new patients range in age from 1-year-old to 93-years-old. There are currently five Madison County residents hospitalized, with one of those patients on a ventilator. The health department also released…

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99

LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life. His life spanned nearly a century of European history, starting with his birth as a member of the Greek royal family and…