JACKSON, Tenn. — Thousands of customers lost power early Friday evening in Jackson. https://www.jaxenergy.com/ WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News received a tip around 7:30 p.m. of power being out north along Highland Avenue near Old Hickory Boulevard to Ridgecrest Road and further south, to downtown Jackson into east Jackson. At that time, more than 3,000 customers were reported without power. According…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Miss Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship Pageant will be returning to Jackson next week. The pageant will be held at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in downtown Jackson. The first night of preliminaries starts Wednesday, with a new Miss Tennessee Volunteer to be crowned on Saturday, June 19. Allison Demarcus, co-executive director for the pageant, says tickets are…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A new project is aiming to shine a spotlight on mental health. Friday, Judge Christy Little announced a new project called the Jim Henry Center for Children and Families. Through a partnership with Pathways and West Tennessee Healthcare, the center will specialize in mental health services for children in the juvenile court system. Officials say if they…
MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. — McNairy County’s musical heritage has been honored by the state of Tennessee with an unveiling of a Tennessee Music Pathways marker. The marker will commemorate the county’s musical and cultural heritage, as well as its impact on rockabilly music. The event included live music, and the project has been in the works for years. Director of…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Madison County Budget Committee met to discuss budget proposals from several local agencies. Budget Chairman Doug Stephenson says they had to reduce the Madison County Sheriff’s budget. “We gave the sheriff a proposal for $24,500,000, which was probably about $800,000 less than what he needed,” Stephenson said. Stephenson says the Jackson-Madison County Library budget proposal also…
Friday Night Forecast for June 11th: Temperatures are in the upper 80s and the heat index is in the upper 90s this evening across West Tennessee. We will see some showers trying to move back in late this evening but we shouldn’t see much until the sun goes down. Some lingering shower activity remains in the forecast on Saturday, but…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson City Council passed the Fiscal Year 2022 budget by a unanimous vote. The budget is $75.9 million with no increase in fees or property taxes. “It’s a balance budget, so we’ve balanced our revenues and expenditures as well as increasing the funds to hire more police officers, more firefighters and to improve our infrastructure,” City…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The 49 victims who were massacred at a gay nightclub shooting in Florida are being honored this week with a community run, a museum exhibit, a mass yoga session, a gay chorus performance and a street dance party. The remembrances culminate with a ceremony Saturday on the fifth anniversary of the tragedy. Dozens of survivors of…
Funeral service for Dorance “Renard” Miles, age 51, will be Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 1:30 PM at Straight Way Apostolic Faith Church. Burial will follow in Harris Grove Cemetery in Alamo, TN. Mr. Miles died Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital-North. Visitation for Mr. Miles will be Friday, June 11, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Helping Hands Tennessee celebrated the grand opening of their medical clinic in Jackson with a ribbon cutting Friday. After noticing the need for more than dental care at the Jackson office, team members saw the opportunity to open a medical clinic in the same building. Concorde Memphis is partnering with the clinic in hopes of bringing more…
