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BOLIVAR, Tenn. — Bolivar held its municipal elections on Tuesday, and city residents had a number of choices to make. “It’s a City of Bolivar election. They’re voting for a mayor and four city council positions,” said Amber Moore, Admin of Elections for Hardeman County. The biggest race on the ballot is for Bolivar city mayor. Incumbent Mayor Julian McTizic…
DECATURVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a sixth person has been indicted in the 2013 murder of John Wesley Conway. The TBI says 53-year-old James William “Jim” Lancaster was indicted Tuesday. The murder occurred on Mount Lebanon Road on November 9, 2013, according to the TBI. The TBI says five others to be indicted include: William Crawley…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson police are investigating a report of a shooting on North Fairgrounds Street near downtown Jackson. Police say officers responded to a report of shots fired Tuesday afternoon, and found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. Police say the woman was taken to a local hospital with what are believed to be serious injuries. Her current…
The deadline for the Jackson Generals Ball Club to vacate the city owned ballpark is days away. With the recent announcement of another concert being scheduled at the Ballpark at Jackson, do you think ballpark management should be able to stay and continue booking events? Categories: Seen On 7
SELMER, Tenn. — You’ve seen cats in trees, maybe a dog or two, but today’s pet is a little more exotic and a lot more difficult to get down. Photo courtesy: Bryan Huff You would expect it to be the beginning of a joke, a bird in a tree that won’t come down, but that was real life for a…
CHICAGO — McDonald’s is giving a half a million dollars to incoming and current HBCU students for its second year in a row. In a news release, McDonald’s says student can apply for the Black & Positively Golden Scholarship Program through June 7. This program is in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and is meant to support the…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson police have noticed an increase in scams. In a news release, JPD says many of the scammers are posing as representatives for both government and businesses. The common themes of the scams include the victim owing money to a business, being overpaid from the federal government or owing fines to local law enforcement, according to the…
Tuesday Night Forecast for May 18th: Expect mostly cloudy skies still tonight, warm with light winds. A few sprinkle chances linger in the forecast until Wednesday morning, but after that, rain chances are slim to none. Mostly sunny skies will return by the end of the work week and sunny skies and highs near 90° will move in for the…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County School System will live stream all five high school graduation ceremonies this week. Graduation schedules for this week are: JCM Early College High: Tuesday, May 18 at 6 p.m. Madison Academic Magnet High School: Thursday, May 20 at 6 p.m. South Side High School: Friday, May 21 at 4 p.m. at the Carl Perkins…
