JACKSON, Tenn. — When it comes to working out, some people think if you’re not lifting weights or running, you can’t physically become a better person. But that’s not the case according to Deborah Perry, owner of the Yoga Center Of Jackson. “If you’re not also doing yoga, you’re missing out on building up some endurance,” Perry said. Perry says this…
JACKSON, Tenn.-The Jackson Sings the Gospel event kicked off Thursday night at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. Hundreds of people gathered to hear the sounds of gospel music. Fans were able to hear “The Voices of Dailey and Vincent, “The Goodman Revival”, “Josh and Ashley Franks” and “The Triumphant Quartet.” “I hope they leave here encouraged I know that in…
JACKSON, Tenn. — As of Wednesday afternoon South Side’s, Tyler Reeder, is no longer the interim head coach. The school district said he is now the official head coach of the Hawks football team. But just because the news became official today, doesn’t mean anything will change for South Side. Reeder has been hard at work since the end of last…
PARIS, Tenn. — A West Tennessee family is working on a new bakery they hope will help provide jobs for people with special needs. Work is now underway on Sweet Jordan’s, located on Volunteer Drive in Paris. Brad St. John, left, and his son Jordan Sweet Jordan’s Baked Goods & Ice Cream Shop has employed 19 people with disabilities so…
ALAMO, Tenn. — Two men are behind bars after a Tuesday night shooting in Alamo that sent a man to the hospital. “When they arrived on the scene, they found a young man had an injury to the back of his head,” Alamo Police Chief Jim Knox said. Around 7 p.m. Tuesday, Alamo police responded to a shooting on Cypress…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The city of Jackson took another step in its fight against blight Wednesday as an abandoned home on West Deaderick Street was demolished. It’s not everyday you see an abandoned home torn to the ground. “All kinds of bad things happen at a property once no one is taking care of it anymore,” Jackson resident Hal Crocker said. The home…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Workers set up Wednesday for the 29th annual Summer Celebration Lawn and Garden Show. Research Horticulturist Jason Reeves said they have everything from trees to shrubs and perennials. “They’re all grown here on the grounds, so they’re ready to go into your garden,” he said. “They’re good for our climate.” The plant sale starts at 9 a.m….
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — The county Budget Committee met Wednesday to finalize the budget for this fiscal year. After 25 years with no tax increase, the committee reluctantly voted in favor of a 30-cent property tax increase. The 30-cent hike is lower than the previously proposed 42-cent increase for Madison County residents. Implementing a wheel tax was taken off the…
MILAN, Tenn. — Two of the three suspects accused in a shooting last October that left one man dead and a woman injured appeared Wednesday in court via video uplink. Harrell, left, and Pearson Lillo Harrell, 29, and Uel Pearson, 34, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges in the death of 22-year-old Rontavious McKinley. They also pleaded not guilty…
TRENTON, Tenn. — Braxton Edwards appeared Wednesday before a Gibson County judge, not in person but via Skype. Braxton Edwards Edwards, 21, is charged with murder in the 2016 death of 5-month-old Maxyn Killingsworth. “Mr. Edwards, you have been indicted by a grand jury on a charge of murder in perpetration of a felony and aggravated child abuse with a child…
