Archives: 2021

Vintage store to hold grand reopening Saturday

JACKSON, Tenn. — A local vintage clothing store and gift shop will be hosting a grand reopening event on Saturday, April 3. The Lost Reserve, established in 2017, will be reopening with new inventory following a recent renovation of their location at 1417 North Highland. Customers are expected to be treated to hundreds of new items, along with pop-up shops…

24 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison County; 11,097 total

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed 24 new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. A total of 11,097 Madison County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Those new patients range in age from 6-years-old to 55-years-old. There are currently five Madison County residents hospitalized, and none one of those patients are on a ventilator. The…

Judith Esther Green

Judith Esther Green, age 88, resident of the Somerville National Healthcare Center, departed this life Saturday evening, March 27, 2021. Judith was born December 2, 1932 in Somerville, the daughter of the late Lionel Richard Lancaster and Evie Arlena Roberts Lancaster. Judith graduated from Fayette County High School and kept the nursery at Somerville First Baptist Church for many years. She…

Pence lays groundwork for potential 2024 run without Trump support

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump recently rattled off the names of those he viewed as future leaders of the Republican Party, including Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz along with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Conspicuously absent from the list: Mike Pence. The former vice president is steadily reentering public life as he eyes a potential run for the…

Gov. Lee receives first dose of COVID vaccine

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he has received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Asked by a reporter Monday, the Republican said he had the initial Pfizer shot Saturday and will get the second dose in a few weeks. He didn’t surround the inoculation with any fanfare, as he did when he tweeted out a…

AM Sunshine, PM Showers And Storms

Weather Update: Tuesday, March 30 — Good Morning West Tennessee. Skies remain mainly clear this morning. There is still a broad area of high pressure in control centered in the Mid-Atlantic states. Which is anchored here at the surface. That is evident on the dew points which are still in the mid to lower 30s. Aloft, a very different scenario….

Jackson to launch finance counseling service for residents

JACKSON, Tenn. — The City of Jackson and the National Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund has accepted more than two years of funding and technical support to implement a financial counseling program in Jackson. City of Jackson Director of Performance Management, Lauren Kirk says the city will receive funding to bring free, one-on-one financial counseling as a new public service…

Tennessee lawmakers sending gov permitless carry gun bill

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will soon be able to sign off on his proposal to let most adults 21 and older to carry handguns — concealed or openly — without a license that presently requires a background check and training. Republican lawmakers in the supermajority finished their work on the bill Monday and it passed the…

Boone Lane in west Madison County flooded

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — Part of a Madison County road is currently under water. Boone Lane in west Madison County is partly flooded, and has left multiple cars stuck in its waters. “It’s about a foot-and-half to 2-feet deep,” said Johnathan Stephenson, who went through the water. “There’s a little 4-door car that’s completely sunk in the ditch with its…