Archives: July 2017

Family reflects on Milan teen missing for more than two decades

  MILAN, Tenn. — More than 20 years ago, a 14-year-old girl disappeared from her Milan home. Year after year, her family searches for answers. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has an age-progressed picture of how Cayce might look today. For decades, Cayce McDaniel’s face has been on Missing and Exploited Children’s posters after she mysteriously vanished…

Area church holds weekly community prayer meeting

JACKSON, Tenn.-The Campbell Street Church of Christ held their next to last community prayer meeting, Wednesday night. The meeting was held at Andrew Jackson Elementary School in west Jackson. There was free food and afterwards, members gathered to hold their prayer meeting. After that, they walked around the neighborhood and prayed with people around the community. The last community prayer…

Dr. Jones continues community ‘meet and greet’ events across the school district

JACKSON, Tenn.-Jackson-Madison County School Superintendent Eric Jones held another of his community “meet and greets” at Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Wednesday evening. The topics that were discussed are the topics that have been frequent these past few nights. Dr. Jones talked about overcrowding at school here in Madison County. Also discussed, concerns about school construction, resource officers and substitute teachers….

TDOC prepares to open new day reporting and community resource center in Madison County

JACKSON, Tenn.-Madison County now has its own day reporting and community resource center. The Tennessee Department of Correction was in the Hub City, Wednesday, to celebrate the upcoming opening. The center will be a one-stop-shop for offenders, needing resources to help them become productive citizens. Administrators said the center will provide intensive treatment and offer supervision for the offenders. Corrections…

‘Just for kicks’: Ahmad challenges local athlete on the soccer field

  JACKSON, Tenn. — Coaches across West Tennessee say North Side’s Rodrigo Atilano is one of the best soccer players in the area, but he wouldn’t have gotten that title without the work put in on his own time. “I practice a lot, like when we finish practice with my teams, I go out and practice by myself,” Atilano said. “I do…

Hornets use camp to become closer as a team

JACKSON, Tenn. — When it comes to being a successful team, you have to be close and move as one. Everyone must be on the same page or players will go in their own direction.  For the South Gibson Hornets, they are making sure they are as close as possible before the start of the season.  The past couple of days…

SUV crashes into house in Weakley County, driver arrested

WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. — An SUV slammed into a house in Weakley County early Wednesday morning, according to the homeowner. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said they arrested the driver. Workers took down what is left of a wall at a house on Highway 54 outside Greenfield. “The whole wall looks like it’ll have to be replaced,” Kristofer Smith, the homeowner,…

State parks see spike in Tennessee Promise volunteers

PINSON, Tenn. — The Tennessee Promise Scholarship gives graduating high school seniors a chance to go to school for free with two years at any community college or technical school. But to receive the scholarship, students must complete community service hours. This year, many of them chose to fulfill their promise at a Tennessee state park. “I appreciate when they…

Incoming Trenton director of schools has goals for district

TRENTON, Tenn. — The Trenton Special School District will be under new leadership come the fall. After about 100 parents advocating for Peabody Principal Tim Haney to get the job, the school board voted him in unanimously. “That doesn’t mean to say everything is where we want it to be, but everything has been identified,” Haney said. “Every shortcoming, every need…

North Side HS gets air conditioning upgrades

JACKSON, Tenn. — North Side High School has been running their air conditioner from a boiler that’s over 70 years old. Now, repairs are underway. North Side Principal Jason Bridgeman Allen Powell, the director of maintenance for the Jackson-Madison County School System, tells us the boiler is from the 1940s, and this summer they are finally able to upgrade to a…