Archives: 2021

Search underway for person who ran from police in Henderson Co.

UPDATE (12:45 p.m. 1/25/21): The THP has called off their search and the person of interest has been identified as Christopher J. Graves. HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Henderson County Sheriff’s Department is searching for an individual on the west side of Henderson County. According to a Facebook post by the sheriff’s department, the person ran from authorities Monday morning….

Mrs. Virginia Ann Anderson

Services for Mrs. Virginia Ann Anderson, age 72 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:00 A.M., at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel. The interment will be in the Morning Star Cemetery. The Live Webcast for Mrs. Anderson, will begin on Wednesday at 10:55 A.M., C.S.T. . If you are viewing via Desktop, Laptop or IPad; log on…

Budweiser joins Coke, Pepsi brands in sitting out Super Bowl

NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time since 1983, when Anheuser-Busch used all of its ad time to introduce a beer called Bud Light, the beer giant isn’t advertising its iconic Budweiser brand during the Super Bowl. Instead, it’s donating the money it would have spent on the ad to coronavirus vaccination awareness efforts. The decision to not do…

Scattered Storms Increase Late Morning

Weather Update: Monday, January 25 — We have a rather soggy start to the morning, especially in northwest Tennessee. a warm front continues lifting north through the region. Temps have been warming through the 50s and now 60s. As the parent low back in NE Kansas weakens and occludes the forward speed of the surging warm sector will be slowed…

Joyce Barefoot

Lie In State JAN 30. 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (CST) West Jackson Baptist Church 570 Oil Well Road Jackson, TN 38305 Categories: Obituaries

Crockett County Sheriff’s Department searches for escaped inmate

CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. – The Crockett County Sheriff’s Department is searching for inmate Carlos McCoy, who walked off of his work duty inside the jail. Crockett County Sheriff Troy Klyce says McCoy is a trustee who is serving a six year sentence for aggravated assault on a police officer. When McCoy escaped, he stole a gray 1987 Chevrolet truck that…

Biden to reinstate COVID travel rules, add South Africa

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two White House officials say President Joe Biden on Monday will formally reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, Ireland, United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss the upcoming order. The officials also confirmed that…

Wet and Windy Day Ahead Tomorrow

Weather Update – Sunday, January 24   Scattered showers moved through the region of West Tennessee today bringing a start to the wet beginning of our week. Temperatures struggled to reach into the 50s but still remained warmer-than average. We saw a mostly cloudy skies with some light rain for a majority of the day. We are currently seeing a…

Tenn. police: Ex-employee shoots 2, kills 1, takes own life

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say a former restaurant worker shot two employees at the small business, killing one of them, before taking his own life. Knoxville police say the ex-worker, Christopher Robert MacGuire, entered the restaurant and shot two employees following an altercation before fleeing Sunday. Police say MacGuire’s body was later found in a car. Twenty-six-year-old…

US judge blocks release of Tennessee man in Capitol riot

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the release of a Tennessee man who authorities say carried flexible plastic handcuffs during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. The judge in Washington, D.C., on Sunday set aside a lower court’s order concerning the release of Eric Munchel of Nashville pending a review. The lower court judge…