ISMAILIA, Egypt (AP) — Officials say a skyscraper-sized container ship has become wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal and blocked all traffic in the vital waterway. The ship’s stranding is threatening to disrupt a global shipping system already strained by the coronavirus pandemic. The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground Tuesday. Images showed…
MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. — A McNairy County attorney has been reinstated to practice law, according to a news release. Bobby Gene Gray was suspended by the state on January 7 for three years, with eight months of that to be served as an active suspension and the remainder to be served on probation, the release says. Gray petitioned to be…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s attorney general says the state will receive $4.9 million from a $188.6 million multistate settlement over deceptive marketing claims against a maker of surgical mesh products. Attorney General Herbert Slatery’s office announced Tennessee’s share Tuesday in the settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation involving 47 states and Washington, D.C. Slatery says the complaint claims the company…
Graveside service for Joe Murley Hudson, age 71, will be Friday, March 26, 2021 at 10:30 AM at the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads in Parkers Crossroads, TN. Mr. Hudson died Sunday, March 14, 2021 in Flint, Michigan. Visitation for Mr. Hudson will be Thursday, March 25, 2021 from 12:00 Noon until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral…
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 71-year-old woman died March 22 due to COVID-19 complications. A total of 220 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19. The health department has also confirmed seven new cases of COVID-19 in Madison…
SPARTA, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man was able to turn his luck around after finding his missing $1 million winning lottery ticket in a parking lot. The Tennessee Education Lottery says Sparta resident Nick Slatten learned on March 11 that he won a drawing with a ticket worth about $1.2 million. Slatten continued running errands that day, including taking…
Graveside service for Jo Etta Hanna, age 60, will be Friday, March 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Dean Cemetery in Henderson, TN. Mrs. Hanna died Sunday, March 14, 2021 at her residence. Visitation will be Thursday, March 25, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Categories:…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966′s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” has died. Segal’s wife Sonia Segal said in a statement that he died Tuesday in Santa Rosa, California, of complications from bypass surgery. He was 87. Segal was…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Not only did the American Heart Association recognize its sponsors and volunteers for their contributions, but they also celebrated some amazing women in West Tennessee. It was an evening of celebrations as the American Heart Association of West Tennessee hosted two events Tuesday night at the DoubleTree Hotel in Jackson. “One is a sponsor come and go,…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee is calling on the faith community to support foster kids through a new initiative: TN Fosters Hope. “We have, together, a collected desire that every child in Tennessee that is in the foster care system can find access to a safe and loving home,” Gov. Lee said. TN Fosters Hope creates partnerships with the…
