JACKSON, Tenn. -- "I have some sad news to announce," Kim Tedford, director of Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department, said Friday. "We've had our first death related to COVID-19." Tedford says that…
NASHVILLE -- The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development moves to a staggered schedule for unemployment claimants completing their weekly certifications. This change will spread out the number of people certifying over three days, creating a more responsive experience…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- One thing we can all do while stuck inside: fill out the 2020 Census. Every ten years the U.S. counts its population in all 50 states and five territories. It's…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- West Tennessee Healthcare confirmed Friday that some employees have been furloughed and the system has stopped matching employees' retirement plan. Amy Garner, chief compliance and communications officer for West Tennessee Healthcare, says the moves were made in…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Transit Authority (JTA) is requiring all passengers and visitors to JTA offices are to wear a personal protective mask/shield/covering beginning Monday, April 20. The mask is to cover both the nose and mouth. JTA will…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Weakley County Schools Director Randy Frazier, staff and principals met online on Thursday to determine the next steps of closing out the 2019-20 academic year. The meeting followed Governor Bill Lee’s recommendation on Wednesday to close…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department officials have confirmed the first death from COVID-19 in the county. Health department director Kim Tedford confirmed the death Friday morning during the department's daily updates. Tedford said the patient had other…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- "We're actually going to have people that's going to need help that's never had to ask for it before," said Lexington Mayor Jeff Griggs. Assembly Components Group has filed…
PARSONS, Tenn.--Haywood Park Community Hospital, McKenzie Regional Hospital, and McNairy Regional Hospital, just to name a few, all have one thing in common....They're closed. After 56 years, another rural west Tennessee…
JACKSON, Tenn. - Two charities are getting much needed donations from a local group. The Howell Edmunds Jackson American Inn of Court announced Thursday they will be donating $3,000 dollars to both the ComeUnity…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. - One West Tennessee county had their biggest food distribution event of the year. Hundreds of cars lined up at First Pentecostal Church in Lexington this afternoon for food distribution. Some residents…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- The line for food distribution in Lexington Thursday afternoon stretched down the road. It was one of the biggest of the year, and coronavirus is to blame. "We've been…
JACKSON, Tenn. - On Thursday, Jackson Mayor Scott Conger announced the city's plan to start reopening the economy after COVID-19 closures. "This is really going to be driven by our residents if…
JACKSON, Tenn. — City of Jackson Mayor Scott Conger extended the county’s state of emergency order, including the current “shelter-at-home” order. The original shelter-at-home order was scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m. Saturday, April 18. The extension means that order…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed an additional positive COVID-19 result in Madison County residents, bringing the total to 90 confirmed cases. The most recent patient is a 59-year-old man. Health department officials say he…
