JACKSON, Tenn. — Phipps Pharmacy announced in a news release they will be hosting a drive-thru clinic for the one-shot Jansen vaccine, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, on Saturday, March 20 beginning at 1 p.m. The pharmacy is located at 19 Hughes Drive near North Side High School, and entrance to the clinic will be at the southernmost entrance to…
Peggy J. Davis Travis, age 76, resident of Eads, Tennessee and wife of Michael “Mike” Travis, departed this life Monday morning, March 15, 2021 at her home. Peggy was born December 8, 1944 in Houlka, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Silas Dunbar Davis and Jessie Odell Buchannan Davis. She graduated from Ecru High School in Ecru, Mississippi and was…
MARTIN, Tenn. — Martin police are celebrating an officer’s 26 years of service. Lt. Dean Brooks started his career with the Martin Police Department in 1994, according to a news release. He was eventually promoted to patrol lieutenant, and remained working in that capacity until his retirement this year. Lt. Brooks was also a graduate of the FBI National Academy…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed four more Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. Those patients are: an 89-year-old man, who died Nov. 22, 2020 a 64-year-old man, who died Dec. 19, 2020 an 85-year-old woman, who died Dec. 28, 2020 a 95-year-old woman, who died Jan. 8 A total of 203…
(CBS Newspath) — Prices for new homes are on the rise, but, there is a new kind of home going on the market that some say could change that trend. The change is not in the design, but in how the homes are being built. Kirk Anderson is the director of operations at construction tech company SQ4D. His firm designs…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In North Korea’s first comments directed at the Biden administration, Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister warned the United States to “refrain from causing a stink” if it wants to “sleep in peace” for the next four years. Kim Yo Jong’s statement was issued Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd…
Weather Update: Tuesday, March 16 — Good Morning West Tennessee. A little chilly out this morning with temperatures ranging from the upper 40s to low 50s. We will start the morning off with some filtered sunshine. There is already a veil of cloud overhead via high cirrus clouds this morning. They will actually thicken up as the day goes along….
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego authorities say a driver plowed through a sidewalk homeless encampment Monday in downtown San Diego, killing three people and injuring six others. San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit says 71-year-old Craig Voss was arrested and faces three counts of vehicular manslaughter, five counts of causing great bodily harm and a felony DUI. It wasn’t…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson-Madison County School board members approved its new online school for students. JMCSS is creating its first online school for K-12 students in the 2021-2022 school year. It’s a continuation of the CyberSchool that was started at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will be adopting the name Jackson Academic STEAM Academy. School board member Sherry…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Senate has advanced a proposal that would remove a clause in the state’s constitution allowing slavery or involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. Currently, the Tennessee Constitution states that “slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, … are forever prohibited in this state.” Under the proposal passed on Monday, voters…
