Archives: 2021

Dorothy Faye Artis

Graveside service for Dorothy Faye Artis, age 78, will be Friday, January 29, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Parkway Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Artis died Sunday, January 24, 2031 at Humboldt Healthcare & Rehab. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral Home at 731-423-4922. Categories: Obituaries

Latricia Ann Graham

Graveside service for Latricia Ann Graham, age 28, will be Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Prospect Church Cemetery in Grand Junction, TN. Ms. Graham died Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Visitation for Ms. Graham will be Friday, January 29, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional…

Rain With Snow At Times This Afternoon

Wednesday Morning Update

Wednesday Morning Forecast for January 27th: Light accumulations of snow will be possible in the northwestern fringe areas of Tennessee with most of us getting a brief batch of cold rain. TODAY: Rain likely in the afternoon with highs in the upper 30’s.  Tonight, Partly cloudy skies and turning colder in the lower 20’s by morning. THURSDAY/FRIDAY: The showers will…

Henderson Co. commissioners discuss chicken farms during meeting

HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Henderson County commissioners met Tuesday for their monthly meeting. Commissioners discussed several topics, one of them from concerned residents asking the county commission to have the board of health regulate potential large chicken farm operations. “My understanding is that we had a health board in place since 2018, but it wasn’t up to Tennessee standards, and…

Mayor Scott Conger delivers State of the City address, discusses finances

JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson Mayor Scott Conger’s annual state of the city address went over several topics, discussing everything the city has done in a year stricken by COVID. First, the good news: Conger says thanks to better than expected economic activity, the city’s financial situation is much more positive than they anticipated when COVID first hit West Tennessee. “We…

COVID-19 in Tennessee: 1,979 new cases, 712,406 total

The gallery above shows the latest statewide COVID-19 data from the Tennessee Department of Health as of Tuesday, January 26. The health department also released an updated case count by county. *Click to enlarge   For more information on COVID-19, go to the CDC website, the Tennessee Department of Health website or call (877) 857-2945. For more information on COVID-19 vaccinations in Tennessee, click…

Community mourns hunters killed at Reelfoot Lake, person of interest still at large

UPDATE (4:30 p.m. 1/26/21): The TBI has announced that David Vowell is now wanted on two counts of first-degree murder. OBION COUNTY, Tenn. — Northwest Tennessee is mourning the lives of Chance Black and Zachary Grooms. Grooms (left) / Black (right) “It’s been tough to process. It’s brought a lot of hurt and confusion that we’re all learning to navigate,”…