LEXINGTON, Tenn. — After hundreds of layoffs at a local plant in Henderson County, city leaders are hoping a new partnership will generate more jobs in the future. Earlier this year, the plant was acquired by one of the largest commercial and industrial motor companies in the world, Japan’s Nidec Corporation. “This plant has been here since the mid-60s, and it’s…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — First responders and corrections officers attended a specialized training session Tuesday on how to deal with people suffering from mental illnesses. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is hosting the mental health first-aid course for the first time. About 50 law enforcement officers and jailers from local agencies and surrounding counties sat in on the first of a…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Officials say Madison County has not raised taxes since 1992. That changed on Monday. In a 17-7 vote, the Madison County Commission voted to raise property taxes 30 cents per hundred dollars of the assessed value for the first time in decades. “They take $6 million away from our kids knowing the county is going to have…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — The sheriff has a warning for Madison County residents — jury duty scam phone calls are back. In the past 24 hours, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office has been flooded with reports of telephone scams regarding missed jury duty, according to a release from Public Information Officer Tom Mapes. The caller says a warrant has been…
Weather Update – 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Today will be a mostly dry day with sunny skies leading to afternoon temperatures in the lower to middle 90s. We’ll only have a light wind from the northwest at 5 miles per hour, so an increase in the humidity will lead to those temperatures feeling like they’re at or above 100°F once again. Even…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — A Tuesday morning crash in Humboldt leaves one man dead. Officers responded to the crash just before 11 a.m. on the U.S. 45 Bypass between Mitchell Street and Chere Carol Road, according to a release from the Humboldt Police Department. Police say Randal S. Ballard, 64, of Jackson, was killed as a result of the crash. The…
Weather Update 12:40 PM CDT Heat and humidity has returned to West Tennessee. Its quite hot this afternoon as temperatures rise through the upper 80s and 90s. Heat Index Values are in the upper 90s to 103° range. Tonight it will be warm and muggy only dropping down to around 70 degrees for the low temperature. Rain chances remain nil…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy has been charged with asking someone to kill a witness in a federal case against him. The U.S. attorney’s office in Memphis said in a news release that former Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jeremy Drewery was indicted in September on charges that he tried to extort thousands of dollars from an…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Police responded Tuesday morning to a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Chester Street. Police say a tractor-trailer collided with another vehicle in the area of the Highway 70 Bypass and James Buchanan Drive in east Jackson. Reports say the driver had been working for Milan Express hauling Folgers coffee when the trailer overturned. The driver reportedly had…
UPDATE — Police have determined a Monday night shooting was accidental. A 20-year-old man arrived around 8:25 p.m. by personal vehicle at a local hospital with a gunshot wound. The injury was not life threatening. Investigators have determined the victim was accidentally shot inside a car, according to a release from the Jackson Police Department. The investigation is ongoing. Original story: JACKSON,…
