Archives: 2021

2 deaths, 17 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison Co.

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed two more Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department says those patients are: a 63-year-old woman, who died Dec. 30. a 62-year-old woman, who died Feb. 3. A total of 167 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department also…

WHO team visits Wuhan virus lab at center of speculation

WUHAN, China (AP) — World Health Organization investigators have visited a research center in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that has been the subject of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus. The Wuhan Institute of Virology has extensive virus samples, leading to unproven allegations that it may have caused the original outbreak by leaking the virus into the…

Country star Morgan Wallen under fire for racial slur

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Morgan Wallen has apologized after a video surfaced showed him shouting a racial slur. The video, which was first published by TMZ on Tuesday night, showed him outside a home in Nashville, Tennessee yelling profanities. Wallen said in a statement to TMZ that he is embarrassed and sorry. “I used an unacceptable and inappropriate…

SpaceX test flight explodes on landing

(CBS Newspath) — A prototype SpaceX rocket exploded when it landed during a test flight in Boca Chica, Texas on Tuesday (2/2). No one was injured. The rocket launched and reached an altitude of about six miles. As it returned to Earth, the rocket failed to right itself and slow down before landing. Categories: News

Robbie Ray Cook McDaniel

  Robbie Ray Cook McDaniel of Henry, TN 90 The Farms of Puryear Monday, February 01, 2021 Private Family Graveside service Bevil Cemetery Bro. Johnny Farmer Bevil Cemetery N/A August 22, 1930 in Gibson County, Tennessee Herbert Cook and Edith Ray Cook, both preceded William Chesley McDaniel, Married: August 15, 1948; Prec. April 24, 1994 Longtime Partner: Lloyd Allen of…

Cynthia Jean Love

Funeral service for Cynthia Jean Love, age, 66 will be Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Love died Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mrs. Love will be Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home from 9:00 AM until time of service.   For…

Tracy Williams

Graveside service for Tracy Williams, age 73, will be Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Parkway Memorial Gardens. Mr. Williams died Thursday, January 28, 201 at Tranquility Hospice Care in Austell, Georgia. Visitation for Mr. Williams will be Friday, February 5, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact Mercer…

Sunny And Cool

Weather Update: Wednesday, February 3 — Good Morning West Tennessee. Its very cold this morning as temperatures are in the low 20s! This is due to the area of modified arctic high pressure that will settle over the Ohio and Tennessee Valley. That will keep skies clear today. The high is forecast to move towards the middle Ohio Valley which…