Archives: July 2017

People traveling through Jackson share their holiday plans

JACKSON, Tenn. – People are making pit stops here in Jackson as they travel the country for this holiday weekend. “We’re traveling from New Jersey on this beautiful holiday weekend,” Mike Haller said. “We stayed overnight in Nashville last night.” “It’s actually his first time,” Maria Marquez said about Kyle Shumway.   “It’s gonna be fun. We’re just going to…

39th annual Savannah Bluegrass Festival continues into day 2

SAVANNAH, Tenn. – It was day two for the Savannah Bluegrass Festival and people came from all over to town square to enjoy the music. The festival is a Savannah tradition that started up 35 years ago. Since then, hundreds of blue grass artists come far and wide to perform. “I just appreciate them coming out and enjoying the music so its…

Rockabilly Hall of Fame inducts 2 family members at once

  JACKSON, Tenn. — It was a historic moment Saturday at the International Rockabilly Hall of Fame as music lovers inducted and honored two family members at once. “It’s just an honor to get inducted with Eddie,” Bobby Cochran said. “I mean, he has been my idol since I have been a little kid.” Bobby Cochran was inducted along with…

Chester Co. church celebrates 150 years of gatherings

CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. – The Chester County community came out to celebrate a church that has been continuously meeting for over a century . Frye’s Point Church has been meeting for 150 years.  Today they celebrated that achievement with a time of worship and then a cookout right behind the church. “We’re gonna open it up to the community,” Bobbie…

Warm And Muggy Overnight; Chance of Storms Sunday

Weather Update: 10:45 PM CDT It will be warm and muggy overnight with temperatures falling through the low 80s and upper 70s. The chance of seeing any additional convection tonight is pretty small overall. However, with an outflow boundary still present and High Pressure moving east at the surface across far west Kentucky. There may be just enough elevated convergence…

Pet of the Week: Meet Capone

JACKSON, Tenn– Capone is a 6-month- old Lab/Pit/Hound mix. He loves everybody but it takes him a little time to figure out other dogs. He and his siblings were born into rescue because his mom was taken in while she was pregnant. He does get car sick which can be worked on with time and patience. Categories: Local News, News, Seen…

Holiday Garbage Schedule

JACKSON, Tenn. — Waste Management will observe the July 4th Holiday. Garbage collection will be on a regular schedule. Tuesday collection will be on Wednesday and the end of the week service days will be on a regular schedule. Categories: Local News, News

Scattered Storms This Weekend

Weather Update – 11 a.m. Saturday Happy Saturday…A hot and humid day ahead with a chance for passing showers and thunderstorms. The computer models are still not saying that the rain will last all day. Models have also not been consistent with the likeliest time frame for rain on Saturday other than mainly focusing on the afternoon hours for most of the shower…