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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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Poke Sallet Foundation Awards Scholarship

On Friday, April 19, a few members of the Poke Sallet Foundation board had the privilege of visiting Jackson County High School to award scholarships to two deserving young men. Matthew Otte & …

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Twin Lakes Donates to Imagination Library

The local Jackson County Imagination Library received $5,000 from the Twin Lakes FRS Grant. Special Shout Out to our board member, Faith Henshaw, she has worked so hard to get this funding. The …

Mayor Declares April Child Abuse Awareness Month

The vision is for a world where children grow up happy, healthy, and prepared to succeed in supportive families and communities. The pinwheel is … The vision is for a world …

Ollie Visits Gainesboro Head Start

Gainesboro Head Start enjoyed a visit from Ollie Otter. They learned about seatbelt safety, road safety and hands-free Tennessee.

Finding Solace, Healing in God’s Country

Finding Solace, Healing in God’s Country Cross the Divide helps veterans hunt and fish in hopes to help healing Jennifer Ogletree Coming back from combat is a harrowing …

Proposed Checklist Leads to Walkout

Alderperson Nancy Pruett addressed the council about alleged comments from the public about the work being done or not being done by the Street Department. Pruett suggested a change in structure to …

Obituaries

- Obituaries - 4/23/24
  
  William Burton Young William "Burton" Young was born January 28, 1935, in Jackson County and he passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, …
- Obituaries - 4/9/24
  
  Georgie Ray Buck Georgie Ray Buck was born February 4, 1972, in Jackson County, TN and he passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024, in …
- Obituaries 4/2/24
  
  Brenda Boles Brenda Lee Boles was born November 22, 1957, in San Diego, CA, and she passed from this life on Thursday, March 21, …
- Obituaries - 3/26/24
  
  Larry Wayne Gipson Larry Wayne Gipson was born June 24, 1953, in Granville, Tennessee and he passed from this life on Saturday, March 16, …
- Obituaries 3/12/24
  
  Mary Dudney Crowder Mary Frances Dudney Crowder was born February 20, 1927, in Carthage, Tennessee and she passed from this life on …
- Obituaries - 2/27/24
  
  Wanda Lee Anderson Wanda Lee Anderson was born August 16, 1930 in Waco, TX and she passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 at her …
- Obituaries - 2/20/24
  
  Tony Goolsby Tony Goolsby was born November 13, 1968, in Jackson County, TN, and he passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at …

Web extras

How bird flu virus fragments get into milk sold in stores, and what the spread of H5N1 in cows means for the dairy industry and milk drinkers

The discovery of fragments of avian flu virus in about 20% of milk samples from stores in initial testing across the U.S. suggests that the H5N1 virus may be more widespread in U.S. dairy cattle than previously realized. …

How the pretzel went from soft to hard – and other little-known facts about one of the world’s favorite snacks

The pretzel, one of the fastest-growing snack foods in the world, recently crossed a billion dollars a year in sales. It has its own emoji, comes in flavors like pumpkin spice, mocha and banana, and is now available as an aromatherapy scent. …

The 20 greatest Best Picture nominees that don't get enough credit

Casino Bonus CA looked at all films nominated for Best Picture and narrowed the list to those that didn't win and had under 50,000 votes on IMDb.

20 hit songs you may not know were written by music icons

Stacker compiled 20 hit songs between 1960 and today that were written by someone other than the singer, using various sources.

Billions of cicadas are about to emerge from underground in a rare double-brood convergence

In the wake of North America’s recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on the horizon. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas, Brood XIII.