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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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….
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. — A sight you don’t see too often in West Tennessee: snow trucks, plowing through the layer of sleet, snow, and ice that’s all over the road. In Hardeman County, the wintry mix was already bad to begin with, and it continued to go throughout the morning. Highway 100 is usually a pretty busy intersection, but Monday…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Tuesday and Wednesday, JEA Customer Centers will be open on a “winter schedule”. While the lobbies will not be open, the drive through will be available from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kiosks will also be available for service at both centers (Columns and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive). Categories: Local News, News
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…
JACKSON, Tenn. — When you woke up this morning, you probably realized the roads were already bad, even though there was only a half inch of snow on the ground. “With the rate it’s coming down, we’re not making a whole lot of headway. But, every little bit helps,” said Bart Walls, superintendent of the Madison County Highway Department. But…
