HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — Thursday afternoon, the Humboldt High School athletic department officially named Craig “Teddy” Pettigrew as the next head coach of the Viking football program. Originally from the Gibson County area, Pettigrew recently served as the head coach at Milan for two seasons from 2018 to 2019. He then joined the staff at North Side High School as an…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The “For The Love of Jackson” contest is promoting shopping local throughout Jackson. “We’ve been very pleased with the results of For The Love of Jackson. It’s been fun to watch the businesses participate, and we’ve gotten great feedback on the three videos that were created celebrating Jackson,” said Lori Nunnery, the Executive Director of Visit Jackson,…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local school has been granted a water bottle filling station. Jackson Careers and Technology School is among 55 other elementary schools who’ve been awarded a “Water’s Cool @ School” grant. Delta Dental of Tennessee is replacing the selected school’s current water fountains with a new Elkay Bottle Filling station. They will also be granting the schools…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee announced new legislation meant to address learning loss among K-12 students. “COVID-19 has disrupted every aspect of education and we are on the cusp of severe consequences for our students if we don’t act now,” said Gov. Lee. “Data suggests that Tennessee third graders are facing an estimated 50% drop in reading proficiency and…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A U.S. Congressman is joining the community in remembering the life of a West Tennessee businessman. Rep. David Kustoff visited the Old Country Store this afternoon to present Clark Shaw’s family with a flag in his memory. This flag is one that flew over the U.S. Capitol. Shaw died in November due to complications of COVID-19. He…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. — Police say a Dyersburg man in is jail after allegedly stabbing a man in the back of the head. Press Release January 14, 2021 Incident Type: Attempted Murder Arrest This morning around 7:00 a.m., Dyersburg police… Posted by Dyersburg Police Department on Thursday, January 14, 2021 A news release from the Dyersburg Police Department says officers responded to…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is giving up trying to drill deep into Mars to take the red planet’s temperature. Scientists in Germany spent two years trying to get their heat probe deep into the Martian crust. Photo Courtesy: NASA. In this illustration of NASA’s InSight lander on Mars, layers of the planet’s subsurface can be seen below, and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy has approved bringing in 21,000 National Guard members to Washington, D.C., to assist with security surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Photo Courtesy: NJ National Guard on Twitter. New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen arrive near the Capitol to set up security positions in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2021….
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson-Madison County Schools announced a new school board member has been sworn in. The news release says Scott Gatlin was sworn in on Monday. Gatlin will be serving in the District 5 Position 2 post. JMCSS says Gatlin has been in education since the early 1980s, serving as teacher, principal and superintendent. “I’m a big believer in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee have arrested a third person in connection to the fatal shooting of a nurse on Interstate 440 last month. News outlets cited a statement from Metro Nashville Police that says 21-year-old Dimeneshia Carter was charged Tuesday with harboring a fugitive following the arrest of her boyfriend on a charge of criminal homicide. An…
