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4A WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020 THE JACKSON SUN Due to the holiday, our office hours and obituary placement times may vary. Please contact us at 800-828-4237 or for further details. TN-GCI0401102-02 Chilcutt, Todd 58 Brownsville 17-May Lea andSimmons Cross, Lester 68 Toone 15-May Dixie Benefit Association andFuneral Home Deaton, John 65 Jackson 16-May Medina Funeral Goodwin, Zachary 44 Camden 16-May Oakdale Funeral Homes 66 Humboldt 18-May Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home 80 Humboldt 18-May Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home Harwell, Jerry 79 Lakeland 17-May Shackelford Funeral Directors ofHenderson Lenon, Cayla 16 Henderson 17-May Shackelford Funeral Directors ofHenderson Sails Darius Lyndell 30 Whiteville 12-May HardemanCo. Funeral Chapel Smith, JeffreyMatt 34 McKenzie 17-May Brummitt Funeral Home Additional information in display obituaries Obituaries appear in print and online at www.legacy.com/obituaries/JacksonSun OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES Name Age Town, State Death Date Arrangements Medal of Honor and Purple Heart for his bravery in what cost his life on June 17, 2004. Bailey was in a vehicle pursuit of a suspect; the suspect crashed, got out and shot Bailey.

Even so, Bailey for other responding to the scene, Police Chief Julian Wiser said. just wanted to recognize Sgt. Andy Bailey and all these heroes who have paid the ultimate Wiser said. want their families and the commu- nity to know honored to have Wiser, as a rookie knew the 30-year veter- an Bailey. Wiser called him a great supervisor and leader who want to take a day just loved his job, and he loved his communi- Wiser said.

was an inspiration for me as a young in the patrol division. We lost a great person, a great leader, a part of our community when he lost his know if going to go The ceremony only about honoring the he- roes but ensuring they forgotten, just as their families forget them. we come to work, we know if going to go home at the end of the day or what that day Wiser said. are on the front line protecting our community from danger and providing safety and security. we need to make sure we always continue to recognize those who made the ultimate sacri- and the families that had to deal with their Lasherica Thornton is The Jackson educa- tion reporter.

Reach her at 731-343-9133 or by email at Follow her on Twitter: Continued from Page 1A Jackson Police Department Deputy Chief Tyreece Miller stands guard to honor fallen officers across West Tennessee. The roses represent the 25 fallen officers, including JPD Sgt. Andy Bailey, killed in the line of duty in 2004. LASHERICA JACKSON SUN found. suggests that opinions on the issue of voting by mail are fairly since variance in question wording has no Beyond absentee voting, the poll also asked re- spondents about the race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Trump maintains a healthy advantage over Biden in the Volunteer State, although the president trails the Democrat in West Tennessee. Statewide, Trump has a to advantage over Biden. edge is highest in East Tennes- see, where of respondents said they favored him with preferred Biden. In Middle Tennessee, of those surveyed preferred Trump with sup- ported Biden. But in West Tennessee, which is buoyed by Mem- phis, Biden has a slight edge.

Forty-four percent of West Tennessee respondents preferred the former vice president while favored Trump. The ETSU poll also asked respondents to weigh in on the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander. The survey, however, did not ask about candidates.

Instead, respondents were asked whether they preferred a Democrat or Republican to succeed Alex- ander. Forty-three percent of respondents said they were likely to vote for a Republican, while pre- ferred a Democrat. Another said the party of Al- successor matter. The ETSU poll surveyed 618 Tennesseans over cell phones and landlines between April 22 and May 1. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

Want to read more stories like this? A subscription to one of our Tennessee publications gets you unlim- ited access to all the latest politics news, podcasts like Grand Divisions, plus newsletters, a personalized mobile experience and the ability to tap into stories, photos and videos from throughout the USA TODAY 261 daily sites. Reach Joel Ebert at or 615- 772-1681 and on Twitter Poll Continued from Page 1A Mississippi casinos can reopen Thursday morning, the chance to do so after being closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidelines are in place from the Mississippi Gam- ing Commission and the state Department of Health for these casinos to follow, including limiting guest capacity to asking patrons to not enter if had COVID-19 symptoms, spacing out slot machines and limiting the number of guests per table game, the Mississippi Clarion Ledger reported. While casinos must adhere to these guidelines, each has implemented its own measures as well. Here are the measures being taken among casinos in the Tunica area, just south of Memphis.

Hollywood Casino and First Jackpot Casino Tunica Hollywood Casino and First Jackpot Casino Tunica will both reopen at noon Thursday. The two casinos owned by Penn National Gaming said they have worked closely with the Mississippi Gaming Commission and state and local in reopening plans. Details of those plans were not available Tuesday morning, but the casinos said they will release further information on Facebook and their websites the coming Town Hotel and Gambling Hall Town will reopen at 11 a.m. Thursday. Casino gaming there will be limited to slot machines.

Social distancing requirements and capacity re- strictions are in place in all areas, including casino and restaurants, according to a news release. The casino will also bolster its cleaning of high-touch surfaces such as door handles, gaming machines, ta- ble games, handrails and elevator buttons. All Town employees must wear face cover- ings, get temperature checks and receive training on safety protocols, the release said. Fitz Casino and Hotel Fitz Casino and Hotel opens at 8:01 a.m. Thursday.

Those entering the casino will need to respond to questions on signs posted at all entrances and ex- its of the facility, said Vice President and General Manager Tony Scudiero in a Facebook video. Scudiero did not say what those questions were. you answer yes to any of those questions, they will take you to the side and there are some things they will need to discuss with he said. Scudiero said other reopening policies in place at Fitz include: No one under 21 will be allowed inside the casino. Table games will be available to play.

Smoking is still allowed. The casino will provide patrons with a facemask if they want one. Gold Strike Casino Resort Gold Strike will reopen in a limited capacity to the public on Monday, parent company MGM Resorts an- nounced. Gold Strike employees must wear masks, while guests strongly to do so. In certain areas where distancing is more and barriers in place, masks will be required these areas include salons, table games without physical barriers and elevators riding with guests outside of their travel Gold Strike will provide masks for free.

Social distancing policies will be enforced in public areas. All food within Gold will be served by its employees, with no self-serve available. Horseshoe Tunica Hotel and Casino Horseshoe Tunica is reopening at 8 a.m. Thursday. On its website, the hotel and casino advises pa- trons to keep in mind parent company Caesars Enter- health and safety protocols.

Those proto- cols include: Reducing capacity for casino restaurants and other seated venues. Arranging slot machines for proper social dis- tancing. Table games will limit their number of positions and allow guests to congregate behind players. Procedures have been adjusted so only dealers can touch cards, and high-touch items are routinely disinfected. Max Garland covers FedEx, logistics and health care for The Commercial Appeal.

Reach him at max.garland@commercialappeal.com or 901-529- 2651 and on Twitter Tunica-area casinos release plans for a safe reopening Max Garland Memphis Commercial Appeal USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE In a lengthy lawsuit over 200 pages, SmileDirect- Club accused NBC Universal Media and reporter Vicky Nguyen of publishing false and misleading in- formation about the company and is seeking $2.85 billion for defamation. In a lawsuit Tuesday in Davidson County Cir- cuit Court, attorneys for SmileDirectClub argue that the television station published over 40 false claims about the Nashville-based company during a Feb. 13 broadcast. The newscast discussed the safety and ef- fectiveness of treatments and pushed back on the practices. breadth of its misconduct is the complaint reads, going on to call claims inaccu- rate and a stand by our reporting and believe this is a meritless an NBC News spokesperson said by email Monday.

The SDC, which was found in 2014, prides itself on providing and accessible orthodontic care through its teledentistry. Its dentists and orthodon- tists, of whom the complaint says have their own practices, provide clear aligner therapy to straighten teeth. The company says its patients would likely other- wise avoid treatment due to the cost or other accessi- bility issues. SDC patients pay up to less than the typical rate for a retainer. The lawsuit says opting for a treatment from SDC is not much than seeking help in-person since the licensed doctors follow the same treatment proto- cols and render the same standard of care.

While based in Tennessee, the SDC has hundreds of locations around the world. During the broadcast, Nguyen, an investigative and consumer correspondent for NBC Nightly News, reported that SDC doctors follow standards and could be unsafe for patients. Before the piece aired, SDC says in the complaint that they provided NBC with hundreds of documents with information about doctors and standards of care and made executives, doctors and patients even ones who initially had concerns with their treatment available for interviews. NBC declined. brought this lawsuit for its employees and of- for its doctors, for its shareholders, and to recover from the damage NBC caused to its business and said Erik Connolly, one of the attorneys representing SDC.

respects the role that the media play in our society, but expects truthful accounts. reports were defamatory, not truthful, and the facts show that NBC knew it was not telling the The newscast featured interviews with people who said they were former patients of SDC and shared some issues they had with the company and their dental treatments. In its complaint, SDC shrugged responsibility, instead saying doctors are actually re- sponsible for treatment, not the company itself. The company also pushed back on claims that it was of- fering it dentistry. After the report aired, stock plummeted the lawsuit says, and it continued to.

On Feb. 20, the stock price closed at $12.07 per share and by Feb. 26, it was down to $8. Patients canceled their appointments, and the company lost an estimated $950 million in revenue. SDC employees had their reputations ruined, attor- neys allege, because of In additional to the $2.85 billion, SDC is seeking a jury trial.

Reach Brinley Hineman at nett.com, at 615-278-5164 and on Twitter neman. SmileDirectClub sues NBC for Brinley Hineman Nashville Tennessean USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE A SmileDirectClub customer gets her mouth scanned at a CVS store for removable clear plastic aligners. CVS.