DENMARK, Tenn. — A local elementary school is honoring two former students. Denmark Elementary School is renaming their walking trail Serenity Walk and Dallas’ Dash. The former students, Serenity Wilkes and Dallas Weddle, overcame health issues they battled while attending the school. The Tennessee State University Cooperative Extension sponsored the dedication to kickoff the initiative, Connected Communities: Walk Across Denmark….
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — If you see a man with a staff walking in Henderson County, know there is 80 miles of awareness. That’s how far Brantley Smith is walking with a staff, blue bows and a backpack to bring awareness to child abuse. “I just believe that our children are our future. That’s it. The only way we’re going…
Lorane Kenneth “Ken” Ware, age 75, resident of Memphis, Tennessee and husband of Marilyn Ware, departed this life Wednesday afternoon, March 31, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Ken was born February 27, 1946 in Junior, West Virginia, the son of the late Chester Lorane Ware and Nellie Florence Swick Ware. He graduated from Belington High School in Belington,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Human Services is partnering with state organizations to provide grant assistance for child care agencies to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a news release, the Tennessee Department of Human Services is continuing their partnership with the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to provide about $15 million in assistance through the Child…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson police are investigating a shooting Wednesday night in west Jackson. Police say officers responded to a shooting around 9:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of Skyhaven Drive, according to a news release. The release says officers found one victim with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening. Police say that individual was taken to…
JACKSON, Tenn. — You may have noticed the heavy traffic at the I-40 and North Highland interchange the last couple of months. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is hoping to cut it down with a new traffic pattern. The intersection that used to take ten minutes sometimes to go through has now been cut down to under two. We drove…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson-Madison County Schools will open registration for Pre-K students starting April 5. Students must be 4-years-old on or before August 15 and complete the online forms. To register, parents or guardians must also turn in the following documents: certification of immunization and physical copy of state certified birth certificate household income verification three proofs of residency in…
Services for Mrs. Alberta Jones, age 92 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2021, 11:00 A.M., at the the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel. The interment will be in the Parkway Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Jones passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021. The family will receive friends on Friday, from 4:30 P.M.-6:00 P.M. The Live Webcast for Mrs. Jones,…
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. — The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce will host the Tennessee Bass Nation State Junior Championship, according to a news release. The tournament is scheduled for May 8 at the Carroll County Thousand Acre Recreational Lake, the release says. The tournament is the state championship for juniors, and is expected to bring at least 80 three-person teams…
The visitation for Ms. Cherie Whiteside Cole, age 66 of Indianapolis, Indiana and formerly of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Friday, April 2, 2021, from 2:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M., at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel. Ms. Cole passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, For more information contact Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home at (731) 427-7411 or log on to our website…
