Graveside service for Johnny L. Bond, age 69, will be Friday, February 26, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Cane Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Brownsville, TN. Mr. Bond died Monday, February 15, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Bond will be Thursday, February 25, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional…
Graveside service for Thomas Monroe Bumpass, age 51, will be Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Missionary Outreach Christian Church Cemetery. Mr. Bumpass died on Monday, February 8, 2021 at his residence. Visitation for Mr. Bumpass will be Tuesday, February 23, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact Mercer…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian West has filed for divorce from Kanye West after 6 1/2 years of marriage. Court records show Kardashian filed for divorce Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The impending end of “Kimye” brings a close to one of the most famous celebrity unions of the 21st century, between a reality TV superstar and a…
JACKSON, Tenn. — With some luck, West Tennessee won’t be looking like a winter wonderland in a few days. Unsurprisingly, that could lead to some more issues. As the snow melts, you need to make sure your house is prepared. One of the first issues: the roof. “We’ve taken a few calls today where the ice is damming up in…
Friday Night Forecast for February 19th: Mostly clear skies and calm winds will allow to the temperature to plummet quickly tonight after the sun goes down. Most of us will drop down to around 10° overnight. Expect more sunshine and some melting snow on Saturday but only upper 30s. Upper 40s Sunday and late showers will be returning. Some of…
JACKSON, Tenn. — While the snow caused many businesses to close, a few actually benefited from this week’s winter weather. “I’ve been doing this since 2007, snow plowing,” said David Weissenfluh, owner of Green with Envy Lawn Care Services. “This is the first year I’ve had people call me about doing residences, and we’ve had a lot of snow before.”…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Road crews have been working 24/7 to get the roads safe to drive, but what is that costing taxpayers? There is good news for taxpayers: All the work the Tennessee Department of Transportation is doing won’t be costing you any extra money. “TDOT is a debt-free department. We don’t have any type of debt, so we are…
Video shot on Lake Fausse Point in Louisiana shows an unusual scene – trees covered in ice. Winter storms that dumped additional snow and ice on the Deep South plunged more than 300,000 homes and businesses into darkness early Thursday and left roads impassable across a wide area. While temperatures were expected to warm over the weekend, some people could…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brownsville Energy Authority is set to receive two loans totaling $375,000, according to a news release from the state. The release says the loans are meant to bring improvements to both the wastewater treatment system and the water distribution center. “Modernizing local infrastructure across Tennessee is one of our key initiatives this year,” said Gov. Bill Lee. “These…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee public library employee who helped organize protests against police brutality has been fired after he was accused of burning library books by conservative authors. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that the Chattanooga Public Library says in a statement that Cameron Williams “violated City and Library policies by improperly removing items from the Library’s…
