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Alexander died on April 24 at the age of 82.

On March 11, Jackson General Hospital personnel surprised five members of the West Virginia Army and Air National Guard with a send-off filled with laughter and gratitude.

At Jackson General, Senior Master Sgt. Robert Fluharty oversees four guard members. Each has paused either their education or work to serve their state and nation.

Adena Barnette has been working nonstop for nearly two years.

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The City of Jackson has issued a national request for proposals for the Ballpark at Jackson, according to a news release.

WBBJ TV April 23, 2021 JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson-Madison County General Hospital is asking eligible blood donors to donate as the supply of blood remains low across West Tennessee. In a news release Friday, Jackson General leaders say the blood supply is low, but having a supply available ensures treatment for hospital patients. “Our patients need blood every day, and we must do what we can to increase the inventory, and we must do it now,”  said Deann Thelen, CEO of Jackson-Madison Count...

WBBJ TV March 31, 2021 JACKSON, Tenn. — After five months of a mask mandate, Madison County will let it expire. The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department announced Wednesday morning they were letting the county mask mandate expire at midnight. The mask mandate had been in place since early November, after counties throughout West Tennessee saw a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases. According to the news release, the reason for letting the mandate expire was the recent drop in ca...

WBBJ TV March 2, 2021 Lt. Kenny Gibbons is currently in Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, months after initially recovering from COVID-19. “I would say critical, but maybe stable condition at this point in time. It seems like he may have improved some overnight,” said Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box. Gibbons is a recent cancer survivor and a longtime member of the department. In December he contracted COVID-19. Sheriff Box says, initially, Gibbons believed he had recovered from the vir...

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