JACKSON, Tenn. — RIFA in Jackson has received $10,000 from Amerigroup Tennessee to support the nonprofit’s Community Outreach program and Soup Kitchen. According to a news release, the money will allow RIFA to buy two refrigerator and freezer units, and increase the storage capacity and inventory for the community. RIFA’s Community Outreach program provides food, basic necessities, and assistance to…
Graveside service for Deborah Love, age 48, will be Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 2:30 PM at Adams Chapel Cemetery in Guys, TN. Mrs. Love died Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, MS. Visitation for Mrs. Love will be Friday, March 5, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For…
Karen Franks Goodman, age 74, resident of Eads, Tennessee and wife of Jim Goodman, departed this life Tuesday evening, March 2, 2021 at Sycamore Place Alzheimer Care Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Karen was born on January 27, 1947 in Savannah, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Anita and Arthur Franks of Savannah. She graduated from Hardin County Central High School…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department is moving to the next phase of vaccine distribution. The department announced they’re moving forward with vaccinations for group 1c, a group that dramatically expands who can get an appointment. “If you are 16 years and older, and you have a chronic health condition, then you pretty much qualify,” said Kim…
The gallery above shows the latest statewide COVID-19 data from the Tennessee Department of Health as of Wednesday, March 3. The health department also released an updated case count by county. *Click to enlarge For more information on COVID-19, go to the CDC website, the Tennessee Department of Health website or call (877) 857-2945. For more information on COVID-19 vaccinations in Tennessee, click here….
JACKSON, Tenn. — Cases are continuing to remain low in West Tennessee. The trends are clear: for now, COVID-19’s spread in West Tennessee is at its lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic. For the past two weeks, Madison County has averaged less than 10 new cases per day. As for severe cases? It’s even less. “We have 19…
Wednesday Night Forecast for March 3rd: After a very nice Wednesday in West Tennessee, even warmer weather will be heading our way for Thursday. Sunny skies will stick around for most of the day but clouds will move on in overnight and few showers could pop up on Friday, but don’t expect much. Sunshine is expected to return for the…
Larry Dale Dunn age 60, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021 in Laverne, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mr. Dunn was born in Dixon, TN on August 31, 1960 to the late Earl Junior Dunn and Bernice Lucilla Vaughn Dunn. He worked for the Coca-Cola Corporation for over 40 years. Also preceding…
HOLTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The Border Patrol says 13 people killed in a Southern California crash were among 44 people who entered the U.S. through a hole cut into the border fence with Mexico. Gregory Bovino, the agency’s El Centro sector chief, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that surveillance video showed a Ford Expedition and Chevrolet Suburban drive through…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says a U.S. contractor died when at least 10 rockets slammed into an air base housing U.S. and other coalition troops in western Iraq. Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby says the contractor “suffered a cardiac episode while sheltering” and died shortly afterward. It was the first such attack since the U.S. struck Iran-aligned militia targets along…
