Derrell Wayne Cobb, age 82, resident of Middleton, Tennessee and husband of Robyn L. Cobb, departed this life Wednesday evening, December 23, 2020 at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Mississippi. Derrell was born November 28, 1938 in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of the late Lendall David Cobb and Carrie Mae Alexander Cobb. He graduated from Treadwell High School in…
Mary Ann Feathers German, age 78, resident of Somerville, Tennessee departed this life Thursday evening, December 31, 2020 at Somerville National Healthcare Center. Mary Ann was born August 29, 1942 in Somerville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Harold L. Feathers and Winnie Feathers. She graduated from Fayette County High School and attended Lambuth College in Jackson, Tennessee. Mary Ann was the…
Betty Ann Howard Holden, age 69, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of Wayne Holden, departed this life Tuesday evening, December 29, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett. Betty Ann was born June 23, 1951 in Somerville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Johnny Howard and Betty Jane Whitehead Howard. She was a lifelong resident of the Somerville area…
Graveside service for George L. Tyson, age 93, will be Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Highland Memorial Gardens. Mr. Tyson died Monday, December 28, 2020 at his residence. Visitation for Mr. Tyson will be Tuesday, January 5, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral Home at 731-423-4922. Categories: Obituaries
Weather Update: Monday, January 4 — Good Morning West Tennessee. We start the morning off on a cold note with temps around the freezing mark. There is a weak warm front that is lifting north across the area this morning. Its part of a weak clipper like system moving from the central Plains east into the Mid-south. The effect will…
JACKSON, Tenn. — It’s the end of the holiday season and many people are returning back home from traveling. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, traveling during the holidays has been fairly slow due to the COVID-19 pandemic. People are making their way back home after traveling for Christmas and the New Year. Jackson resident Case Cook…
JACKSON, Tenn. – ” I had someone come four hours away just to see the lights so people come far,” said Herrera. Sunday was the last day of Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland Light Show and employee Logan Herrera says the show is something the community has looked forward to since November. And even though it’s ending for the year they’ve seen…
JACKSON, Tenn. – Police are investigating a wreck on I-40 eastbound in Jackson involving a tractor trailer and a vehicle. It was reported that one person was injured in the crash and traffic was delayed on I-40. Stay with WBBJ online and on air as more information becomes available. Categories: Local News, News
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is calling the effort by Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republican senators to overturn the presidential election a “dodge” that doesn’t go far enough in helping President Donald Trump. Graham said in a statement Sunday that Cruz has a “high bar” to show there was evidence of problems with the election. The South…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman is looking for an urn carrying her father’s ashes that was stolen along with her purse while she was celebrating her wedding. The Sun Herald reports that Jen Mullaney Jones had the ashes in a black and gold urn inside her purse when she got married on Friday in Gulfport. After the wedding,…
