Archives: 2021

Bobby Wyatt

Bobby Wyatt, age 77 of Paris, TN departed life on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at AHC of Paris. Services will be held on Wednesday, Feb 24 at 1:00 P.M. at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Ross of Thompson Creek Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be held at Olive Branch Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00AM-1:00PM Wednesday, February 24, 2021…

Request to allow abortion waiting period in Tennessee denied

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal court has denied a request to keep Tennessee’s 48-hour waiting period for abortions in effect while it hears an appeal of a lower court’s ruling that found the law unconstitutional. A federal judge ruled in October that the law serves no legitimate purpose while placing a substantial burden on women. The 2015 law required…

Asia Breonna Woods

Visitation for Asia Breonna Woods, age 15, will be Monday, February 22, 2021 from 10:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Ms. Woods died Saturday, February 6, 2021 in Jackson, Tennessee. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral Home at (731) 423-4922.   Categories: Obituaries

Boy Scouts celebrate the first group of female Eagle Scouts

(AP-US) — The Boy Scouts of America is celebrating a major milestone this weekend with a virtual event honoring the nearly 1,000 girls and young women who are the first females to attain the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout. Astronauts, admirals, U.S. senators and one president — Gerald Ford — are among the scouts who earned the award in past…

Caregivers of frail Tennessee kids get vaccine priority

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials last month moved the families of medically vulnerable children up the vaccine priority list. Tennessee bumped them above critical infrastructure workers, grocery store employees and inmates. This includes children who have a variety of high-risk factors, from those receiving chemotherapy to children who use wheelchairs. Children younger than 16 aren’t cleared for the vaccines…

13 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison Co.; 10,823 total

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 10,823. Those new patients range in age from 17-years-old to 83-years-old. There are currently six Madison County residents hospitalized, with one patient on a ventilator. The health department also released statistics on…

Gibson County roads improve after winter storm

GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn.–Many across West Tennessee are able to finally get out of their homes and back onto the roads after this week’s winter storms. Gibson County is seeing a major improvement on its roadways. After the inclement weather this past week, roads in Gibson County are starting to improve as the heavy snow and ice begins to melt. Cars…