Decaturville News

LOS ANGELES - The search for a Decaturville woman and eight other people missing since a U.S. Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter over the Pacific Ocean is now a recovery mission, officials said today.

The sole woman missing in last week's military air collision near San Diego is Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Monica L. Beacham, 29, from Decaturville.

SAN DIEGO - Families of nine military members lost at sea held out hope Saturday their loved ones survived a midair collision between a Coast Guard aircraft and a Marine Corps helicopter, even as a second full day of searching dragged on with no news.

Democratic Party Meeting The Democratic Party will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 13th at Country and Western Steak House.

According to the Tennessee HIghway Patrol, Bronda Simpkins, 23, of Crump, was killed around 12:35 Sunday morning.

The following West Tennessee offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day.

DECATURVILLE - The mother of a Decatur County woman charged in the shooting death of her father testified Monday that he threatened her and her daughter the day before he was shot.

A strong thunderstorm producing 40 to 50 mile per hour winds was located over Decaturville at 10:31 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Headlines in Wednesday's edition of The Jackson Sun will include the following stories.

The Decatur County Sheriff's Department arrests two people after discovering a meth lab.

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a flash flood warning for Decatur County until 1:45 p.m. At 10:40 a.m. radar indicated heavy rain over the warned area.

The "Best of the West" art competition is going to be in Decaturville on April 11.