JACKSON, Tenn. — A local organization donated to Jackson-Madison County Schools. The Old Hickory Lions Club presented a $7,500 check to the school board. The check will go to Jackson-Madison County elementary schools for their libraries. Lions Club Treasurer, David Caldwell says reading is the foundation of learning. “Getting children to love reading is of prime importance. Reading and math…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A local company is receiving an award for historical preservation. The Tennessee Historical Commission says the John H. Allen Company was among the winners for 2021’s Certificate of Merit competition. The commission says the company was selected for the award for its work in rehabilitating the Art Moderne Greyhound Bus Station in downtown Jackson. Other winners of this…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Madison County Commission is getting ahead of the game. The county’s agenda review committee gathered for their meeting Thursday. They discussed issues and concerns for the upcoming Madison County commission meeting. Items on the agenda included a report from Jackson-Madison County School System Superintendent Dr. Marlon King, an update on the progress of the Madison County…
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Officials confirmed a three-year old is dead after a house fire on Wednesday. “It makes you stop and ask yourself. ‘Why?’ All the crazy stuff going on in this world, and then stuff like this happened,” said Benton County Sheriff Kenny Christopher. Christopher says the fire started around 8 p.m. on Sunburst Lane in the Holladay…
SAVANNAH, Tenn. — For months many have been fighting to stop the spread of COVID-19. This time veterans are getting vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine through the VA Clinic in Savannah. The Director for the VA Medical Center in Memphis, David Dunning says the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs decided to distribute vaccines to veterans to help show…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — High school seniors were given the opportunity to find a job right as they graduate. Thursday morning, Humboldt High School seniors met at the Humboldt Medical Center to meet representatives from several industries. The companies recruiting the graduating class gave information, handed out flyers, and helped guide the students through the career fair. Some of the companies…
JACKSON, Tenn. — How can you save your child from being targeted by sex traffickers? “We’re highly trained individuals, and fugitive apprehensions is a hallmark of the Marshals Service, and it’s something we take great pride in,” said U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller. In 2020, the Marshals arrested over 90,000 fugitives. The Marshals Service figured if they are specially trained to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and keep up with a flood of customers as the pandemic eases. McDonald’s, Sheetz and Chipotle are just some of the latest companies to follow Amazon, Walmart and Costco in boosting wages, in some cases to $15 an hour or higher….
JACKSON, Tenn. — Charter Communications is joining the FCC’s in expanding broadband connection. In a news release, Charter says it will be apart of the $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. Through this program, Charter says households could receive credit of up to $50 a month — $75 on Tribal Lands — for Spectrum Internet Plans. Charter adds that with…
Thursday Night Forecast for May 13th: It was another beautiful day on Thursday across West Tennessee, but it will get chilly again tonight. Sunny skies will dominate the weather on Friday again but clouds will move back in this weekend. Temperatures will also climb this weekend due to southerly winds as a cold front gets close to the region. It…
