Tuesday Night Forecast for March 9th: The warm and nice weather will continue all week long across the region. It will continue to be breezy, and the humidity will be increasing as well; but that will keep the temperatures up. Showers could return Thursday night and stick around throughout the weekend. Storms will be possible this weekend & some could…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials say some of the state’s prisoners will receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The announcement comes two days after The Associated Press reported that an advisory panel concluded inoculating inmates could be a “PR nightmare.” However, the Department of Correction will only provide the COVID-19 shot to inmates who qualify as part of other groups the…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A Brownsville man was sentenced to more than seven years on federal gun charges following an October 2019 search of a Brownsville home. Orlando Mays, 41, is accused of having several guns inside his Brownsville home at the time of the search, including a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson M&P Shield, an American Tactical .556/.223 pistol with a…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A Madison County man has been sentenced to 15 years on federal gun and drug-related charges. Joseph DiMarco, 47, pleaded guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, according to a news relese. The release says DiMarco was found in possession of more than 80…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The City of Jackson received a presentation by the Crone Law Firm on the relationship between the former city administration and the Jackson Baseball Club, known as the Jackson Generals. According to a news release, the investigation found possible overpayments by the city, lack of proper oversight, and trade agreements between the two organizations. The report shows…
Charles Bunyon Rose, age 71, resident of Oakland and husband of Mary Richmond Rose, departed this life Sunday morning, March 7, 2021 at his home. Charles was born June 12, 1949 in Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, the son of the late Adger Clayton Rose and Ava Jane Bratton Rose. He graduated from Oran High School in Oran, Missouri and served…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The food delivery app Waitr is expanding their delivery service in the Jackson area and bringing more jobs, according to a news release. The app is launching in Henderson with a special for free delivery through the app, the release says. Waitr is also offering no-contact delivery for all restaurants and has recently expanded their hours, offering…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another seven new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 10,956. Those new patients range in age from 6-years-old to 60-years-old. There are currently three Madison County residents hospitalized, with one of those patients on a ventilator. The health department also released statistics on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Almost every Tennessee House Republican says hearings should be held for the removal of a judge who expanded absentee voting in the 2020 election due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The push against Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle has sparked warnings from legal experts that lawmakers were seriously considering an unprecedented breach of judicial independence. The…
Graveside service for Reverend Willie T. McCurry, Sr., age 73, will be Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Hosey Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery in Gadsden, TN. Reverend McCurry died Friday, February 26, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN. Visitation for Reverend McCurry will be Friday, March 12, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at…
