HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Henderson County Schools will continue their alternating schedule for students through January. The district says the schedule will last through Friday, Jan. 29. Students whose last names start with L through Z will go to school on Tuesday, Jan. 19 to continue the rotation. Students whose last names start with A through K will start their…
Dora Drake Robison was born on July 16, 1921, in Brownsville, Tennessee to Sheriff Earnest Benton Drake and Marcia Gordon Drake. She was the last to pass away of the 10 children born to the Drake family. She grew up in Brownsville graduating from Haywood County high school. With the beginning of World War II, she began work at the…
Graveside service for Doris Ann Bond, age 65, will be Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Bond died Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mrs. Bond will be Monday, January 18, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral…
Graveside service for Horace Alfred Croom, Jr., age 69, will be Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Trice’s Chapel Cemetery in Jacks Creek, TN. Mr. Croom died on Monday, January 4, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Croom will be Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For…
Weather Update: Friday, January 15 — Good Morning West Tennessee. We start the morning off with some sunshine as expected. We are behind the main surface cold front, but situated in a dry conveyor. Wrap around moisture and clouds will arrive by later this afternoon. Don’t be fooled! bundle up. In addition to clouds returning it will become quite windy…
HENDERSON, Tenn. — Thomas More College men’s basketball defeated Freed Hardeman University 85-71. Categories: College, Sports
JACKSON, Tenn. — A non-profit organization is helping track scammers to prevent fraud. If you have experienced multiple scam calls already, then the Better Business Bureau has developed a tracker tool for you. Due to COVID-19, more scam calls have been reported from people in West Tennessee and all over the Mid-South. To prevent these scams, the BBB is encouraging…
HENDERSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Christian Theatre presented it’s first play of the new year. “Newsies The Musical” was showcased in front of a small audience at the Freed-Hardeman Auditorium. Due to COVID-19, audience members can purchase limited tickets to the show with social distancing guidelines. Director Jenna Britt says this is a play everyone should know about, and hopes…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout. Biden said Thursday that the nation faces “a crisis of deep human suffering.” He hopes his multipronged strategy will put…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Thursday was the first Jackson-Madison County School Board meeting of 2021. Board members approved several amendments, and say they are excited to kick off the new year with plans of opening a new school. At this month’s meeting, members discussed plans for the Jackson Central-Merry High School to open back up in August. “This is the first…
