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Jimmy Cleo Bearden

Jimmy Cleo Bearden 1950 – 2024   Mr. Jimmy Cleo Bearden, age 73, husband of Evelyn Rose Bearden, passed away on August 6, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital- DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi after a brief, but courageous fight. He was…

Shadairea Felice Wade

Services for Shadairea Felice Wade, age 33 of Alamo, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2024, 1:00 P.M., at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Paris, Tennessee. The interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. The family will…

Willie Sinclair

Willie Sinclair was born on November 25, 1958 in Madison County, Tennessee. He departed this life on August 3, 2024. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Paul C.M.E. Church. He…

What The Tech: Streaming Devices

Google recently announced that it will discontinue its popular Chromecast streaming device and replace it with a more expensive mode. The company sold over 100 million Chromecasts, and now those users will…

Kenneth Lee Wadley

Kenneth Lee Wadley, age 91, of Jackson, passed away on August 6, 2024, in Jackson.   He was born on July 1, 1933, in Beech Bluff, Tennessee, to the late John Lee Wadley and Mary Lou Patrick Wadley. On September…

MIDDAY GUEST: Isaiah 117 House

Jennifer Milam with the Isaiah 117 House joined our show to share details on the home that provides physical and emotional support for children awaiting foster care placement.

Caleb Wesley Nanney

Caleb Wesley Nanney, age 35, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2024, in Oxford, MS. Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, August 9, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. at the Bells First Baptist Church, with Bro. Zac Hannaford officiating. Burial…

Yetive Martin

Yetive Martin 1931 – 2024 Yetive Roberta Bilbery Martin, age 93, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Buel Martin, departed this life Tuesday morning, August 6, 2024 at the National HealthCare Center in Somerville. Yetive was born…

Sheila Elise Pugh Kendall

Sheila Elise Pugh Kendall, age 67, returned to her heavenly home on Tuesday, August 6, 2024.  A Celebration Gathering will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2024, from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. at the Emmanual Christian Fellowship in Friendship,…

Daisy Theus

Funeral service for Daisy Theus, age 62, will be Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM at New Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Fruitvale, TN.  Burial will follow in New Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Theus died Thursday, August 1, 2024 at her residence.…

Curtis Wayne Douglas, Jr

Funeral service for Curtis Wayne Douglas, Jr., age 39, will be Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Douglas died Monday, July 29,…

Connie Buskey-Booker

Funeral service for Connie Buskey-Booker, age 69, will be Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers.  Burial will follow on Monday, August 12, 2024 at 1:30 PM at the TN State Veterans Cemetery at…

Robert Emerson Holliday,

Funeral service for Robert Emerson Holliday, Sr., age 82, will be Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Hurt's Chapel CME Church Cemetery. Mr. Holliday died Monday, July…

Linda Lott Talkington

Linda Lott Talkington 1948 – 2024 Linda Catherine Lott Talkington, age 76, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of Paul Talkington, went home to be with the Lord Sunday afternoon, August 4, 2024 at her home. Linda was born April…

Grady Waldrop

Grady Waldrop 1954 – 2024 Grady Waldrop, age 70, resident of Ashland, Mississippi and husband of the late Deborah Allen Waldrop, departed this life Saturday morning, August 3, 2024 at Cornerstone Rehab and Health in Corinth, Mississippi. Grady was born…

Ferrell Nipp

Ferrell Nipp, 95, of Union City passed away 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Obion County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be conducted 12:00 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2024, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Rev. Kyle…

Thomas Eugene Ablett

Thomas Ablett 1946 – 2024 Thomas Eugene Ablett, age 78, resident of Rossville, Tennessee and husband of Phyllis Ablett, departed this life Friday, August 2, 2024. Thomas was born July 27, 1946 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of the late…

Ronald Gwyn Scarbrough

Ronald Gwyn Scarbrough, a beloved father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2024, at the Christian Care Center of Medina. He was 92 years old.   Born in 1932, Ron graduated from Chester County High School in…

Martha Dee Jernigan Taylor

Martha Dee Jernigan Taylor, age 88 of Paris, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. Her funeral service will be at 11:30 am on Saturday, August 10 th at McEvoy Funeral Home with Brian…

WHAT THE TECH

In a landmark ruling, a federal judge declared Google a monopoly on Monday, citing its practice of paying billions of dollars to companies like Apple to secure its position as the default search engine.…

FAFSA assistance offered to new and returning UT Martin students

New and returning students who will attend the University of Tennessee at Martin this fall semester and have not completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid can receive filing assistance from the university’s Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

What the Tech

Is Facebook getting too toxic for you? With another contentious presidential election looming, it seems like you can't post anything about politics without angering some of your friends. But what if you could share…

Juanita Hall Richardson

Juanita Hall Richardson 1936 – 2024 Juanita Hall Richardson, age 88, resident of Eads, Tennessee and wife of Kenneth Richardson, departed this life Saturday evening, August 3, 2024 at the National HealthCare Center in Somerville, Tennessee. Juanita was born January…

Jerry Ritchey

Jerry Ritchey 1942 - 2024 Jerry Vernon Ritchey of Rossville, Tennessee, was born on May 2, 1942 to Opal and Don Ritchey. He was the third child of three. He grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the foot of Missionary…

Johnny Lee Kennedy

Johnny Lee "Jack" Kennedy 1936 - 2024 Johnny Lee “Jack” Kennedy passed away on August 1, 2024 at the age of 88 in Collierville, Tennessee. Jack was born March 17, 1936 in Scotts Hill, Tennessee to Beulah Mae Sparks Kennedy…

Charlie Grant Collins

Charlie Grant “Gdaddy” Collins, age 72, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital.  All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mr. Charlie was born in Jackson, TN on February…

Amanda Dawn Climer

Amanda Dawn Climer, age 39, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mrs. Climer was born on January 21, 1985, in Jackson,…

Jackie Little Attaway

Jackie Little Attaway, 82, of Jackson, Tennessee, passed away at his home on August 2, 2024.

Felix G. Crawford, Jr.

Felix G. Crawford, Jr., age 74 of Jackson, passed away on August 3, 2024 with his family at his side.

Phillip Cleo Lovett

Phillip Cleo Lovett, known by all as Phil, passed away on August 2, 2024, in his hometown of Jackson, TN.

Jeffrey Hampton

Jeffrey Hampton 1973 – 2024   Jeffrey Wayne Hampton, age 50, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday afternoon, July 27, 2024 at his home. Jeffrey was born November 8, 1973, in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Wayne Hampton…