Archives: 2021

Mrs. Brendalyn D. Curry

Mrs. Brendalyn D. Curry was born on March 9, 1948 in Madison County, Tennessee. She departed this life on March 17, 2021 in Jackson, Tennessee. Open Visitation will be from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Service will be private. Please keep this family in prayer. For more information contact…

4 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison Co.; 11,036 total

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,036. Those patients range in age from 19-years-old to 77-years-old. There are currently four Madison County residents hospitalized, with one patient on a ventilator. The health department also released statistics on patients,…

Virginia “Ginny” Revel Aden

Virginia “Ginny” Revel Aden, who passed away January 3, 2021 in Georgia, will be having her Celebration of Life at 11:30 AM Friday, March 26, 2021 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Dr. John Smith of Fairview Baptist Church officiating. Burial of cremated remains will follow in Henry Cemetery. Visitation will be after 10:00 AM at McEvoy Funeral Home. Categories: Obituaries

Mr. Keith D. Ross

Services for Mr. Keith D. Ross, age 89 of Henderson, Tennessee will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 12 Noon at the Estes Church Of Christ. The interment will be in the Beech Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, from 10:00 A.M., until time of service. The Live Webcast for Mr. Ross will begin…

Residents share how they plan to spend the third round of stimulus checks

JACKSON, Tenn.–Another stimulus check has already started hitting the bank accounts. This third round of checks is over double the amount from the previous check passed in December. Stimulus receiver, John Woods, said that money went straight to bills. “Pay bills, pay car note, pay house note,” said Woods. The checks total $1,400 for each person who qualifies. This means…

In French woods, rivals take aim at senator’s WWI research

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Doubts linger more than a century later about the precise location of heroics that won American World War I Sergeant Alvin York a Medal of Honor. The life and heroism of the Tennessee native are the subject of a 2014 book by Doug Mastriano, now a Pennsylvania state senator. He claims to have pinpointed the location…

Justin Timberlake opens TN restaurant

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Justin Timberlake will open a three-level restaurant in downtown Nashville next month. The Nashville Tennessean reports Timberlake teamed with restaurateur Sam Fox to open the Twelve Thirty Club on Apr. 14. The first level will be a honky-tonk with live music. The second level will be a cocktail lounge. The third level will be a supper…

Biden administration tries to get control of border, story

WASHINGTON (AP) — As migrants surge at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Joe Biden’s administration has been caught on its heels and is now scrambling to manage a humanitarian and political challenge that threatens to overshadow its ambitious agenda.   The White House dispatched Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to four Sunday news shows in an effort to stress that it…

Clouds Return For a Cloudy and Wet Week

Weather Update – 4:30 p.m. – Sunday, March 21 TONIGHT: A high pressure to the north helped bring some nice conditions in the region once again today. Clear skies and dry conditions gave a for another great spring day. A few higher clouds quickly moved through the region but didn’t stop the sunshine. We still managed to reach into the…

2 Royal Caribbean lines to resume Caribbean cruises in June

MIAMI (AP) — Two Royal Caribbean lines will resume cruises in the Caribbean in June, ending a yearlong hiatus. Passengers 18 and older will be required to test negative for COVID-19 before getting on the ships. The company’s Celebrity Cruises subsidiary said its Celebrity Millennium ship will relaunch on June 5 from St. Maarten. One itinerary will stop in Aruba,…