Stephanie Rena Hart age 49, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at the Regional One Hospital of Memphis, TN. All services are under the direction of the Brownsville Funeral Home. She was born in Jackson, TN on February 2, 1971 to Mr. Max C. Hart and Rena Faye Chapman Hart. She was a homemaker and a loving mother. She…
Arianna Thomason Robins, affectionately known as “Sissy”, died peacefully on January 12, 2021 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 90. She was born June 19, 1930 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the daughter of Jasper Lee and Arianna Abernathy Thomason. Sissy spent many years in McKenzie, Tennessee before moving to Jackson and graduated from Jackson…
Terry Lee Brown age 74, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021 surrounded by his loving wife and children. A Parking Lot Service will be conducted on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at the Holly Grove Baptist Church by parking lot broadcast at 1:00 P.M. on 88.3 FM, with Bro. Grover Westover and Dr. Fred Campbell officiating. Burial to follow in…
Morris Franklin King, age 78, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Loraine Thompson King, departed this life Friday evening, January 15, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett. Morris was born July 20, 1942 in Williston, Tennessee, the son of the late Luther Franklin King and Loretta Kee King. He received his education in Oakland, Tennessee and was married…
Weather Update: Tuesday, January 19 — A cold front will slowly sink south across West Tennessee through the rest of this morning. Southerly flow ahead of the boundary have kept temps rather mild, especially for mid January. There is quite a bit of cloud cover associated with the front. Those will be present through most of the morning hours, however…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Local and state authorities are investigating a homicide in Gibson County. The Rutherford Police Department is investigating a homicide that happened on McKnight Street, and according to police officials, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is also involved. On Sunday, police responded to a call at a home on the 600 block of McKnight Street in Rutherford….
DYERSBURG, Tenn. — Dyersburg State Community College hosted a virtual program honoring Dr. Martin Luther Kng Jr. Day. The college posted the video for the community to watch on their Facebook and YouTube channel. The program consisted of multiple guests speakers, including Robin Gadsden-Dupree, who is a local community activist. “Because after all, everything you read, everything you hear, everything…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Branch of the NAACP hosted a community health forum Monday morning. Panel members discussed COVID-19, and the effects the pandemic has had in minority communities. Panel members say one of those concerns is that minorities may not have the same access to healthcare that others in the community have, such as access to medical…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Typically, local activists hold a march through downtown in their cities to honor MLK Day, but the pandemic has caused some celebrations to go online. The NAACP hosted a virtual celebration of renown civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Speakers at the virtual event included members with the NAACP, Reverand Earle Fisher, fraternity…
UNION CITY, Tenn. — Discovery Park of America is looking for volunteers interested in an upcoming project. The park says it has partnered with the Tennessee Bluebird Society to install 10 bluebird boxes across the Heritage Park. Volunteers will be a part of a monitoring program, and will be asked to check the boxes at least three times during the…
