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FHU to host Mission Emphasis Days Sept. 8, 9

HENDERSON, Tenn. -- Freed-Hardeman University has set a date for its Mission Emphasis Days. In a news release, FHU says it have missionaries speak to all Bible classes, at chapel and at two congregations on Sept. 8 and Sept. 9.…

City announces Ella Watkins as August's Hub City Hero

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City of Jackson has announced Ella Watkins as the Hub City Hero for August. The city says Watkins is a retired Jackson-Madison County Schools educator, who also founded Sisters with Aspiring Goals, or SWAG. The city…

Jackson company calls for help for flood victims

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Lewis Corporation is currently accepting donations for Middle Tennesseans affected by deadly floods. "What we are accepting is canned foods, clothing, shoes, tents, chargers, cleaning supplies... Again, anything they can utilize for the flood victims," said…

Witness says R. Kelly compared himself to Jerry Lee Lewis

NEW YORK (AP) — A witness at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial says the R&B star once compared himself to rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis. The witness testified Thursday that Kelly called himself a “genius” just like Lewis, who became…

Tennessee House Speaker unveils redistricting panel members

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton announced the members selected to serve on the House’s redistricting committee. According to a news release, Sexton’s office on Thursday said the committee will include eight Republicans and four Democrats. Lawmakers…

3 deaths, 371 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison County

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another three Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department confirms those individuals are: A 54-year-old male who died August 22 A 74-year-old male who…

Anonymous donor pays for funerals of 20 flooding victims

WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — A funeral home manager says 20 people who died in a Tennessee flood have had their funerals paid for by an anonymous donor. Humphreys County Funeral Home manager William Brown told the Tennessean that a man…

Helicopter pilot and fiancee save 17 in Tennessee floods

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville helicopter pilot Joel Boyers had prayed for God to show him his life had meaning just days before the phone call came. On Saturday morning, a desperate woman was seeking someone to help her brother…

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