Friday Night Forecast Update for January 22nd: Expect a cold start to our weekend in West Tennessee! Sunny skies are expected though for most of Saturday with highs near 50°. Sunday will be warmer, but mostly cloudy and shower chances will linger all day. Heavy rain and storms are possible overnight and all day Monday after the passing of a…
MCKENZIE, Tenn. — Bethel University has announced their new Vice President of Development for the university. Michelle Stubbs started her new position with the university on Jan. 6, according to a news release. Stubbs has more than 30 years of experience with nonprofit organizations, and has led development efforts at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society,…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Generals issued a letter to the City of Jackson. The full letter from the Generals: “Mayor Conger, I acknowledge receipt of the letter delivered on your behalf by the City Attorney yesterday. You have correctly identified the critical paragraph in the License and Use Agreement (Article IIIF), which states that the “Club covenants it will…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Court testimony has pointed to a possible motive in the fatal shooting of a Tennessee nurse along Interstate 440 in Nashville. It suggests 26-year-old Caitlyn Kaufman may have been a victim of road rage in December. Two men have been charged with criminal homicide in her death. They are 21-year-old Devaunte Lewis Hill and 28-year-old James…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. — A new opportunity is available for inmates at a local jail. Inmates at the Henderson County Jail are now able to graduate with a certification in construction and, hopefully, get out into the workforce. “When they graduate this course and finish their sentences, this is going to allow them to hopefully gain immediate employment,” Henderson County Sheriff…
Johnny Mack “Butch” Welch, age 61, resident of Stanton, Tennessee departed this life Thursday afternoon, January 21, 2021 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee. Butch was born December 12, 1959 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Johnny Alfred Welch and the late Kaye Bolton Welch. He was employed as a mechanic at Aamco Transmission for many years before…
JACKSON, Tenn. — There’s a new way for Madison County residents 75 and older to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Health department officials say their phone lines crashed when they first opened up COVID-19 vaccine scheduling by phone. Since their phone system went back online earlier this year, the phones have been busy with calls from residents. To help ease the…
Miss Wanetta L. Baker age 51, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at the West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Campus. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. A visitation for the Baker Family will be conducted on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at the New Womack Temple CME Church of Dyersburg from 11:00 A.M. until the Memorial…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made the announcement on Friday. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell wants to postpone the impeachment trial until February to give the former president time to prepare his case. The House impeached Trump on a…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another Madison County resident has died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department says an 84-year-old man died Jan. 21 due to COVID-19 complications. A total of 161 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department also confirmed another 65 Madison County residents have tested…
