Graveside service for Gwendolyn Yenette Simmons House, age 58, will be Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Simmons House died Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mrs. Simmons House will be Tuesday, November 23, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact…
John Richard Keough, age 87, resident of Whiteville, Tennessee and husband of Margaret Yvonne (Wright) Keough, departed this life Thursday afternoon, November 18, 2021 at Bolivar General Hospital in Bolivar, Tennessee. John was born August 27, 1934 in Collierville, Tennessee, the son of the late Lee and Bertha Duffy Keough. He served his country in the United States Air Force…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court has rejected a claim that the Memphis, Tennessee, area has been taking water that belongs to Mississippi from an underground aquifer that sits beneath parts of both states. The high court’s first decision of the term came in a case argued in October, deflating expectations that the justices would resolve the issue of…
Funeral service for Edward “Simp” Gander, Sr., will be Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hurts Chapel C.M.E. Church Cemetery. Mr. Gander died Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Gander will be Monday, November 22, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM…
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A law enforcement official says investigators are examining whether the person who drove an SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee may have been fleeing from a crime when he crashed into the paradegoers. The investigators were questioning a person in custody about that incident, which the official described as an altercation involving a knife….
HORNBEAK, Tenn. — You might’ve heard the song, but have you ever wondered what it’s like to walk through a winter wonderland? One local resort is turning that idea into a reality. “We started out with a butterfly garden during the spring for our fisherman, then realized families love getting outdoors and doing things like that so, we were trying…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local school’s biggest fundraiser of the year is coming to an end. WBBJ-7 was there to speak with vendors and shoppers on how they feel it went overall. It’s the last day of University School of Jackson’s Holiday Mart. The pop up event has been going on since Friday showcasing over 100 vendors to the public….
Weather Update – Sunday, November 21 – 4:45 PM TODAY: Rain showers arrived ear;y this morning, bringing a cool and dreary day. Highs only managed to reach into the mid to upper 50’s but gusty winds made it feel quite a bit cooler. Rain showers will continue into the evening, tapering off after the front passes us. This will bring…
DENVER (AP) — Friends and associates say Billy Hinsche, a singer-songwriter and musician in a 1960s pop band with Dino Martin Jr. and Desi Arnaz Jr. who later performed for decades with The Beach Boys, has died. He was 70. Hinsche died Saturday of cancer, actress Lucie Arnaz, a longtime friend and brother of Desi Arnaz Jr., said in an…
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —A Tennessee man convicted of killing his 5-month-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Daily Times reports that 33-year-old Tony Lee Light was sentenced Friday after Blount County jurors found him guilty. Prosecutors say he suffocated his daughter, Aida Light, in 2011 because she wouldn’t stop crying. Prosecutors argued…
