Archives: 2021

Vaccination appointments open for residents with high-risk health conditions

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department is now scheduling COVID-19 appointments for Madison County residents with high-risk health conditions. The health department says those appointments can be made for residents in Phase 1 c, which includes Tennesseans who have a high-risk condition and are over the age of 16. Those conditions include: chronic renal disease COPD, pulmonary…

Keith Allan Guy, Sr.

Graveside service for Keith Allan Guy, Sr., age 46, will be Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Guy died Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Guy will be Friday, March 5, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers…

Maddley Levi Graves

Private service for Maddley Levi Graves, age 69, will be Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Graves dies Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Graves will be Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at…

March 2021 Community Blood Drives

Tuesday, March 2  Union City: Baptist Memorial Hospital– 10 am to 12 pm Martin: West TN Healthcare – Volunteer Hospital – 2 pm to 5 pm  Wednesday, March 3   Savannah: Hardin Medical Center – 12 pm to 6 pm  Thursday, March 4   Paris: First United Methodist Church – 12 pm to 6 pm Brownsville: Haywood Elementary School – 1 pm…

Oscar Dennis Campbell Jr.

Oscar Dennis Campbell Jr. age 85, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021 at the Midtown Center for Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Memphis, TN.  A Graveside service will be conducted on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. in the Stanton Cemetery.  Burial to follow in the Stanton Cemetery.  A visitation for the Campbell family will be held on Thursday,…

UT-TSU Extension host ‘grocery store tour’

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Madison County UT-TSU Extension is hosting a program to help residents learn more about healthy eating. The Well Connected Communities Grocery Store Tour is scheduled for Thursday, March 4. The program starts at 10:30 a.m. at Kroger at 941 North Parkway in Jackson. Space is limited, and participants must register to attend. To register, click here…

7 new COVID-19 cases in Madison Co.; 10,912 total

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another seven new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. There are currently 10,912 total cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. The health department says those patients range in age from 11-years-old to 65-years-old. There are currently four Madison County residents hospitalized, with two of those patients on a ventilator….