Archives: 2021

Madison County Sheriff’s Office trains SROs ahead of next school year

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is hosting classes for school resource officers. The sheriff’s department started a two day training session with the Strategies for Youth organization and their class called Policing the Teen Brain in School. The class is designed to teach SROs about how to de-escalate situations with students. Director of Operations and Training David…

Wildfires torch homes, land across 10 states in US West

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfires that have torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate are burning across 10 parched Western states. Nearly 60 large, active wildfires are burning from Alaska to Wyoming. The largest fire in the U.S. is the Bootleg Fire in Oregon. It remains out of control after burning an area more than twice the size of Portland…

Paving begins on Interstate 69 in Obion County

OBION COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation kicked off a paving project in Obion County on Tuesday morning. Courtesy: Tennessee Department of Transportation TDOT Commissioner Clay Bright, Congressman David Kustoff, and other state and local officials met in Obion County to kick off the $31.9 million paving project on Interstate 69 outside Union City. TDOT says Ford Construction…

Jackson police seek information in April hit and run

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Police Department is asking for help identifying an individual believed to have been involved in a hit and run earlier this year. Police say the incident happened on April 6 at around 2:30 a.m. at Waffle House on Parkstone Place. Anyone who can identify the woman in these photos or the vehicle is asked to…

Jackson Chamber gives Great Wolf Lodge update during member’s breakfast

JACKSON, Tenn. — For the first time since the pandemic, the Jackson Chamber is back for a member’s breakfast. Jackson’s Morning Drive was hosted by Voice of the Tennessee Titans, Mike Keith. “When Kyle Spurgeon asked me to come down and moderate this discussion, I said absolutely,” Keith said. “We’re always thrilled to talk about the great things going on…

Jackson State hosting “grand reopening” registration event

JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson State Community College is hosting a “grand reopening” on July 31 to celebrate their return to in-person classes in the fall, according to a news release. The event will be held at the Student Center from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the main campus in Jackson, the release says. Prospective students will be able to…

Westwood Rec Center hosting human trafficking awareness workshop

JACKSON, Tenn. — The City of Jackson will host a workshop at Westwood Recreation Center on July 28. The Human Trafficking Awareness: A Teen and Parent Workshop will be held at 4 p.m. and is open to the public, according to a news release. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Rick Stout, Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network representative Lindsey Carr and Scarlet…

James Gregory Mitchell

Funeral service for James Gregory Mitchell, age 58, will be Friday, July 16, 2021 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Deliverance House of Prayer Memorial Gardens in Denmark, TN. Mr. Mitchell died Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Mitchell will be Thursday, July 15, 2021 from…