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SUSPECT INDICTED IN THE MURDER OF WILLIAM BRIAN MCKENZIE
Convicted murderer Kennan Murphy remains incarcerated at the Madison County Criminal Justice Complex awaiting trial for the First Degree Murder of Thomas Curry, Jr., the attempted murder of another man, and the first degree murder of William Brian McKenzie. On September 25, 2019 a man was shot and another was seriously injured in a shooting that occurred on Neff Street in Jackson, TN. Julio Alvarez died as a result of that shooting. On September 27, 2019 Brian McKenzie was reported missing by his family. Brian had last been seen driving a black Jeep shortly before the time of his disappearance. On October 4, 2019 a man was shot and another man was seriously injured in a shooting that occurred on Fairway Blvd in Jackson, TN. Keenan Murphy was identified as the suspect and arrested a short distance away fleeing from the scene. Thomas Curry, Jr. died as a result of that shooting. After an investigation by the Jackson Tennessee Police Department Keenan Murphy was charged with multiple counts of First Degree Murder and Attempted Murder in Jackson City Court in 2019. These charges were for the shootings incidents on September 25 and October 4, 2019. In 2020 Keenan Murphy was indicted by the Madison County Grand Jury for two counts of First Degree Murder, two counts of Attempted Murder, and two counts of employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony related to the 2019 shootings in Jackson, TN. -Page 4
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LADY HAWKS CAPTURE SILVER BALL
The Class 3A Girls State Championship went to The (32-5) Lady Bees of Upperman High School. They stung Jackson South Side, 48-43, to capture the school’s 3rd State Championship in their tenth tournament appearance since 1992. The Lady Hawks finished the season at 25-3. Lawson, Collins and Askins were selected to the All~Tournament Team.
Locals Attend UT Martin Working Women’s Conference
The University of Tennessee at Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program hosted the 24th-annual Working Women’s Conference on Feb. 11. The theme of this year’s conference was “Every day is GAME DAY” and featured a keynote address from Lisa Smartt, owner of Smartt Speaking. Pictured from the Southwest Tennesseee Development District (l,r) are Tonia Moss and Kichisa McGoughy.
Local NAACP calls for better representation in City of Jackson
Stigall Primary School By Downtown Ricky Brown Has Top Local NAACP President Harrell Carter, Educators (r) in his remarks before the City Council, called the city’s redistricting plan a “form P. 2 of white supremacy!”
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