Noah Phillips, Jr., age 74, resident of Whiteville, Tennessee, departed this life Monday evening, January 25, 2021 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee. Noah was born July 18, 1946 in Whiteville, Tennessee, the son of the late Noah Phillips, Sr. and Matti Lou Walk Phillips. He was employed as a construction foreman for many years before his retirement….
DYERSBURG, Tenn. — Dyersburg police are investigating after a 60-year-old woman and a 12-year-old child were shot Tuesday night. Police say officers responded to the shooting on St. Joseph Street around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and found the woman and child with multiple gunshot wounds. Police say the two were parked on the street helping a neighbor who was having car…
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. — An Adamsville man is sentenced to 15 years on a federal gun charge. According to a news release, Bobby Earl Oliver, 33, was stopped by a Selmer Police Department officer in September 2019 for speeding. During the stop, Oliver told officers there was a pistol beside the driver’s seat, which officers were able to locate, the…
(AP) – Josh Heupel was hired as Tennessee’s football coach on Wednesday, giving the Vols a package deal with athletic director Danny White, who started in his job last week. White announced that Heupel will become Tennessee’s 27th head coach. He’s now the Vols’ fifth coach, not counting interim or acting coaches, since the end of the 2008 season. White…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The City of Jackson’s Public Art Initiative committee is asking for proposals for a mural in downtown Jackson. The mural will be located on West Main Street, in a space donated by Baker Bros. BBQ for the fourth installation in the series, according to a news release. The Public Art Initiative launched in fall 2019 and includes…
James E. “Jim” Huffman passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 of natural causes at his home. Jim was born December 23, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of the late Elizabeth Moore and Pop Huffman. Jim is survived by his sons Michael (Carol) Huffman and James Huffman; grandchildren: Chad Huffman, Terra Brow, Ben (Patience) Shaffer, Earl (Jessica) Shaffer,…
For more than two years, Stephanie Fernandez has served the West Tennessee community as a reporter and recently, weekend anchor for WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News. This week, the news team is officially saying “goodbye” as she moves on to her next adventure. When it comes to what she’ll miss most about West Tennessee, she says it will be the people…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department will be distributing second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for residents 75 and older on Thursday, Jan. 28 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The health department says those vaccines will be distributed again at the Jackson Fairgrounds for those who participated in the drive through clinic on Jan. 7. The…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another 39 new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. The health department says there are currently a total of 10,335 cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. Those new patients range in age from 8-years-old to 84-years-old. There are currently 14 Madison County residents hospitalized, with two of those patients…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is undertaking the most ambitious effort ever to cut America’s oil, gas and coal emissions and stave off the worst effects of climate change. New executive orders target federal subsidies for those industries and halt new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters. The orders awaiting his signature aim to conserve 30…
