Archives: 2021

School Closings – 2/17/2021

The following schools are closed on Wednesday, Feb. 17 due to inclement weather. Alamo City Schools – closed through Feb. 19 Augustine School Bells City Schools Benton County Schools Bethel University – virtual through Feb. 19 Carroll County Schools Chester County Schools Christ Classical Academy Crockett County Schools – closed through Feb. 19 Dyersburg City Schools Dyer County Schools Family…

Highway department asks residents to stay home

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — Madison County Highway Department superintendent Bart Walls is asking residents not to go out unless necessary. Walls says the Madison County Highway Department is advising residents to stay home until the potentially dangerous roadway conditions improve. The highway department will have crews and equipment salting or clearing roads that have a known problem, including bridges, hills…

Additional death, 7 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison Co.

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another Madison County resident has died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department says a 69-year-old man died Feb. 16 due to COVID-19 complications, bringing the total number of deaths to 182 in Madison County. The health department also confirmed another seven new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County….

Roads in Gibson County continue to worsen with snow

GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Road conditions in Gibson County continue to worsen due to winter weather. If you plan to go outside it’s best to stay home. In downtown Humboldt the roads are really icy and of course hazardous. With multiple inches of snow, weather conditions in Gibson County continue to rise, leaving roadways icy and a lot of cars…

Biden faces questions about commitment to minimum wage hike

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden campaigned on raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour and attached a proposal doing just that to the $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic relief bill. But that provision appears in jeopardy. And Biden himself may be a big reason why. The proposal doesn’t have the 60 votes needed to make it to the…

Auditor, police asked to investigate box of missing vaccines

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials in eastern Tennessee have hired an external auditor and asked police to investigate after a box of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines went missing. Public health officials announced last week the 975 doses were likely thrown out by accident. Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs said on Monday that he reached out to external auditing firm Pugh CPA….

Jackson residents brave snow for essentials, react to hazardous conditions

JACKSON, Tenn. — As road conditions worsen, people head out to get last minute essentials to prepare for a long stay inside. “Just some last minute things that I need for the next few days, just to make sure that we’re completely stocked inside of our kitchen with the kiddos,” said Jackson resident Sabrina Blue. Resident Brooklyn Perry said, “To…