JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — A retired Air Force veteran and historian with several East Tennessee veterans groups has made it his mission to find and document the unmarked and undermarked graves of local veterans, no matter how old. The Johnson City Press reports, Allen Jackson’s most recent find was on Monday at the Oak Hill Cemetery where a man…
Virginia Mathias McKenna age 78, passed away peacefully on St. Andrew’s Day, Monday, November 30, 2020 at the St. Thomas Ascension Hospital of Murfreesboro, TN. A Graveside Service will be conducted on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 12:00 Noon at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens with Mr. Glen Owen officiating. Mrs. Virginia was born in Memphis, TN on July 26,…
(CBS Newspath) — The trial of Derek Chauvin has gotten underway. The former Minneapolis police officer is accused of murdering George Floyd last May by kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes. Skyler Henry is outside the courthouse where opening statements are happening today.
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed 3 additional deaths due to COVID-19 in Madison County. The health department says those patients are: a 53-year-old man who died Feb. 6, 2021 a 60-year-old woman who died Feb. 14, 2021 a 64-year-old man who died Feb. 16, 2021. A total of 230 Madison County residents have now…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Henderson County on Saturday. The first hit the Middle Fork community at 4:38 p.m. and lasted six minutes. The NWS says it was an EF1 that was 300 yards wide and traveled 3.1 miles. The second tornado hit the Reagan area at 4:54 p.m. and…
BEIJING (AP) — A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak of the coronavirus is “extremely unlikely.” A draft copy was obtained Monday by The Associated Press. The findings offer little new insight into how the virus…
SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — A canal service provider says workers have successfully set free a colossal container ship that for nearly a week has been stuck sideways across the Suez Canal, one of the world’s most crucial arteries for trade. Leth Agencies said the vessel had been refloated on Monday. Helped by the peak of high tide, a flotilla of…
Graveside service for James Earl Shanklin, age 78, will be Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 12:00 PM at Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Shanklin died Saturday, March 20, 2021 at his residence. Visitation for Mr. Shanklin will be Monday, March 29, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers…
Obituary form for Paris Post-Intelligencer McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Paris, TN 38242 Phone # (731)642-1441 Name: City & State Barbara Baggett, Paris, Tennessee Age: 91 Place of Death: Henry County Healthcare Center Date of Death: Thursday, March 25, 2021 Funeral Time/Day: Her body is to be…
Weather Update: Monday, March 29 — Good Morning West Tennessee. We start the morning off with temps on the cold side in the mid 30s. Thankfully, there will be plenty of sunshine today and a southerly flow which will help move temps quite a bit today. We should top out around 67 this afternoon. Tonight, skies will remain mainly clear….
