NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Department of Education has announced it’s launching a new initiative to provide wireless internet to students across the state. According to a Wednesday news release, the state is partnering with T-Mobile to enable households in participating school districts to receive connectivity devices or mobile Wi-Fi hotspot devices over the next five years. More than 40,000…
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 71-year-old woman, who died Jan. 7. a 79-year-old man, who died Jan. 27. A total of 165 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department also…
Clifford Walter Tower, age 74 of Humboldt, Tennessee, died Saturday, January 23, 2021 at the Tennessee State Veterans’ Home in Humboldt after a short illness. Clifford was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on November 22, 1946 and lived most of his life in Texas and West Tennessee. He was an honorable service member and was proud to serve his country in…
Obituary form for Paris Post-Intelligencer McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Paris, TN 38242 Phone # (731)642-1441 Name: City & State Rosie Ardell Watson, Henry, Tennessee Age: 45 Place of Death: Her residence Date of Death: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Funeral Time/Day: 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 29, 2021…
The visitation for Mr. Robert Lewis Seats, age 55 of Cedar Grove, Tennessee will be held on Friday, January 29, 2021, from 12 Noon-5:00 P.M., at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel. Due to the current restrictions on large gatherings, the family will have a private graveside service on Saturday, January 30, 2021, 11:00 A.M., at the Seats Chapel Holiness Church Cemetery. Although…
Weather Update: Thursday, January 28, 2021 — Good Morning West Tennessee. We have a rather cold start to the morning. Today will ultimately be about as January as it gets. Skies are still cloudy this morning with an modified arctic high pressure just north of the region. That will keep a light breeze going through today out of the north…
JACKSON, Tenn. — An escaped inmate from Crockett County has been sighted in Jackson. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Carlos McCoy was spotted near Skyline Drive and Wallace Road around 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Investigators say he was wearing a brown, heavy coat and khaki pants. Marshals say he’s 5-feet-11 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds and also walks with…
JACKSON, Tenn. — If you miss live theater, we have some good news for you. Speak Up Theatre Company is comprised of a group of Union University alumni. The company is rehearsing for their first play, called “The Foreigner.” Founders Crista Wilhite and Nicole Snover say the theatre company started as a joke and it pays homage to their former…
“She is probably one of the most loving, kind, generous people that you will ever meet,” said Whitney Owens. Angela Spann is a Lexington resident working to better her community and the people who live there, by turning a devastating situation into motivation to help others. “The Tyler Spann foundation was started immediately after Tyler’s drowning in the riptide June…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Animal Care Center has increased its intake by 68% over the last year. When the center takes in more animals, that means they need to find homes for dogs and cats. “The only way that you can maintain a ‘no kill’ title is to not euthanize adoptable animals. You do not euthanize for spay and…
