Archives: 2021

Obituaries

Charlene Gill

WBBJ Staff,

Visitation for the late Charlene Gill will be Friday, April 9th from 10am- 5pm. The family hour will convene from 6pm-7pm. at Affordable Funerals and Cremation Services Chapel 116 Allen Ave Jackson, TN. Funeral services will be Saturday April, 10th 1pm at Affordable Funerals and Cremation Services Chapel. Burial to follow at Bethlehem #2 Baptist Church 1800 Lower Brownsville Rd. Categories: Obituaries
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Additional death, 4 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison Co.

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JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another Madison County resident has died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department says a 65-year-old woman died April 2 due to COVID-19 complications. A total of 231 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19. The health department also confirmed another four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the…

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Why is North Korea skipping the Tokyo Olympics?

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea, citing the coronavirus, has become the world’s first country to drop out of the Tokyo Olympics. It’s true that the North is extremely sensitive about COVID-19, knowing that a widespread outbreak in a country with an already battered health system could be disaster. But North Korea also has previously used big sporting events…
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COVID relief grant open to JSCC students

WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Staff,

JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson State Community College announced Tuesday that a limited number of emergency relief grants are available to students who faced hardships that impacted their education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The college says the grant will pay the tuition for up to two classes during the Summer 2021 semester. Applicants must be a returning or continuing JSCC student,…
Obituaries

Tina Marie Fisher Graves

WBBJ Staff,

Tina Marie Fisher Graves, age 61, resident of Memphis, Tennessee, and wife of Donnie Graves, departed this life Saturday morning, March 27, 2021 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Tina was born November 3, 1959 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Frank James Fisher and Hazel Maxine DeVore Fisher. She received her education in Collierville, Tennessee and was…

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JMCSS school board looks to widen opportunities for students, teachers

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JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson-Madison County School board members are providing students and teachers more opportunities throughout the school year, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the April work session on Monday, board members took the time to discuss priorities and special topics regarding the school system. One of the main priorities on the agenda was the federal…

Senate OKs bill allowing opt-out of LGBT curriculum

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Senate have advanced legislation that would require school districts to alert parents of any instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill also allows parents or guardians to opt their students out of such instruction. Backers of the bill argued Monday that the measure strengthens parental rights, but critics counter it could further…

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WRAP, city hold ceremony recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month

WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Staff,

JACKSON, Tenn. — WRAP and city officials met Monday afternoon for a proclamation ceremony. Mayor Scott Conger proclaimed the month of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In Madison County alone, WRAP served around 90 survivors of sexual violence just this past year. And that’s only the reported number of assaults. Representatives with WRAP say the number of incidents is…