In case you missed it, here’s a look at news highlights from this past week from NEWS/TALK 101.5 FM & WNWS.COM.
JPD needs assistance locating suspect in homicide
The Jackson Police Department needs assistance locating a suspect in a homicide.
On 08/07/2020 at 3:19pm officers with the Jackson Police Department responded to a stabbing at the corner of S. Fairgrounds Street and Scott Street. Officers found a white female with a laceration to her neck. EMS responded but the female died at the scene as a result of her injuries.
Sandra Gayton has been identified as the suspect. The Jackson Police Department needs the community’s assistance in locating Gayton. Gayton is a white female, 5’5” tall, with a slim build.
If anyone knows the location of Sandra Gayton please contact the Jackson Police Department at 731-425-8400 or Crime Stoppers at 731-424-TIPS (8477).
Health Department offers back-to-school vaccines
The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department will host back-to-school immunization clinics Aug. 12, 13, 18, 20, 25, and 27 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the health department. A limited number of after-hours appointments will also be available Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Students must be up to date on all school vaccination requirements whether they participate in virtual or in-person learning. You must have an appointment to be seen.
“We’re offering more appointments and making our staff available to help get students ready to return to the classroom,” Director of Clinical Services Cindy Roe said. “We plan to see as many people as possible, but only have a limited number of openings.”
Students entering kindergarten must get the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), chickenpox, diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP), and polio vaccines before starting school in August.
Students entering seventh grade must get the tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine before starting school in August. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also highly recommends these students get meningitis and Gardasil vaccines. Gardasil protects against cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.
Students in high school, 16 years of age and older, need two meningitis booster shots.
Students not up to date on routine vaccinations may need to get more shots.
We ask parents to bring their child’s shot record and insurance card. Please call the health department at 731-423-3020 if you have questions or to schedule an appointment.
Local election returns from Thursday
For list of winners in Jackson-Madison County CLICK HERE
UT Martin Parsons student becomes 1st to graduate nursing program in 3 years
MARTIN, Tenn. – Growing up in a family of medical professionals, Mallory Clenney knew from an early age that she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her mother and brother as a nurse but in her own style. On May 2, 2020, Clenney, who studied at the University of Tennessee at Martin Parsons Center, became the first student in UT Martin history to graduate from the nursing program in three years.
“(Becoming a nurse) was just something that stuck in my heart. I wanted to be a person that, in the future, could help these people whenever they are the most vulnerable and also help their family… (who) is also struggling,” Clenney said. “I just want to be that sense of calm for them and be able to provide them the best care that I know how.”
“From the moment I met Mallory, I was very impressed with her drive and dedication,” said Christy Blount, Parsons Center nursing program coordinator. “She had started working toward her long-term goal to complete this degree in three years before even graduating from high school. I hope that Mallory is very happy with her choice to enter the nursing profession and she finds an area she loves.”
Jefferson Award Foundation – Jackson’s Dale Childress selected to represent region in National Awards
JACKSON, Tenn. – Leaders Credit Union and WBBJ-TV are proud to announce Dale Childress, of Woodstock Bake Shop and the “Livin a Dream” Foundation in Jackson, was selected as the West Tenn. national nominee at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Awards celebration. Due to an upswing in COVID-19, the annual Jefferson Awards luncheon was cancelled. The national awards ceremony will take place virtually from Washington, D.C. FOR COMPLETE STORY CLICK HERE
Madison County Grand Jury returns indictment alleging 338 counts of cruelty to animals
On August 3, 2020, the Madison County Grand Jury returned an indictment against George Andrew Doyle, Tabitha Doyle a.k.a. Tabitha Nicole Webb, and Sandra Webb alleging 338 counts of Cruelty to Animals and a single count of Tampering with Evidence.
The indictment stems from a June 20, 2020 investigation conducted by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department at a residence located at 179 Sanderson Road in Mercer, Tennessee. The defendants were taken into custody on August 3, 2020, and will be arraigned in Madison County, Tennessee Circuit Court, Division III.
School uniforms needed for Madison County children in Foster care
With the start of the fall semester just around the corner, foster children in Madison County find themselves in need of school uniforms and school supplies. These children came into foster care through no fault of their own. Rather, due to abuse or neglect, the state of Tennessee felt that removal from their home would be the best way to protect them. These children often enter a foster family with only the clothes they are wearing. It is then the responsibility of foster parents to provide school uniforms and school supplies.
We are asking our community to show our Madison county children who are in foster care that they are love by their city. We have 62 children in foster care in Madison County alone. Over half of these children are school aged.
To donate school uniforms, please see the shopping list on our website, www.jacksonfosters.com. Or – let us do the shopping for you – financial donations can also be given at our website.
Renae Adelsberger, President of the Madison County Foster Parent Association says, “Being a foster parent is one of the hardest things my husband and I have done. Receiving new school uniforms has been a blessing to our family. It reminds us that we are not alone in caring for these children. Plus, the children are beyond excited! So many of them have never had brand new clothes with the tags still on them. One of my greatest joys as President of the Association is handing these uniforms to our foster children in Madison County.”
Jackson Madison County Foster Parent Association
731-506-5379
Contact: Renae Adelsberger, President
