Clarksville NowJustin Sawyer s family searches along the roadside of Route 115 in Kentucky on Feb. 6, 2021 (Keely Quinlan, Clarksville Now)
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Justin Sawyer’s family arrived to a crowded parking lot at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Clarksville on Saturday. Friends, neighbors and strangers alike were ready to help with the search for the remains of the 20-year-old, who went missing Dec. 17 and is suspected to have been killed as part of a robbery gone wrong.
One of the searchers found a blanket that volunteers hope might bring clues to the body’s location.
The search party was coordinated on short notice. It was announced Wednesday by Sawyer’s aunt, Angela Belcher, after police investigators revealed they had exhausted their leads.
Philanthropists Darren and Tracy Jackson are donating $31 million to support Marquette University's College of Nursing students and programs, president Michael Lovell announced Thursday.
On the state’s vaccination plan, prisoners are listed in phase 1C, citing their congregate living quarters.
“We’re trying to make sure that we’re looking out for the overall public safety,” said Governor Pete Ricketts during a one-on-one interview with Channel 8 last week.
“By controlling outbreaks in our corrections system, we certainly have lots of our state teammates there and they go out in the public. So that really helps the general public as well as the inmates. This really is about making sure we’re taking care of all Nebraskans,” he says.
Despite minor backlash following the news, family members of inmates were pleased, including Tracy Jackson.
The postponement is due to COVID-19 safety precautions within the Howard program.
“I am disappointed that we will not be able to make the trip on Monday, but we are committed to going back in 2022 to make this game happen,” Glenn and Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Brey said.
“We hope that by next season, we will have a packed Burr Gymnasium, be able to invite special guests connected with both teams in the D.C. area and have the experience we envisioned when we scheduled this game in the summer of 2020.”
“We are all incredibly disappointed by this cancellation,” said Howard Director of Athletics Kery Davis.