NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The state of Tennessee has started paying the first installments of unemployment claims under the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation benefit and Tennessee Unemployment Compensation benefits, according to a news release. The release says the state distributed $600…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Madison County, bringing the total of positive cases to 81, according to the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department. The latest patients are a 53-year-old woman and a 47-year-old…
RIPLEY, Tenn. -- A joint investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Ripley Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a Ripley man for first degree murder, according to a news release. The…
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed a total of 5,823 cases of COVID-19 in the state on Tuesday, April 14. In addition, 124 people have died, and 633 are hospitalized. Another 1,969 have recovered. The report shows the following numbers:…
ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. -- Adamsville Police say several public buildings were damaged overnight by gunfire. "Around 5:45 this morning, the officer came in for end of shift, for dayshift to come in. Once he…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Madison County's number of positive COVID-19 cases is slowly climbing. Health officials say they're most concerned about seeing more cases requiring hospitalization. "If those numbers skyrocket, that percentage of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department and West Tennessee Healthcare will host drive-thru COVID-19 testing this weekend at the Jackson Fairgrounds. According to a news release, the testing will be…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- West Tennessee Healthcare has confirmed 47 employees are currently quarantined, and nine employees have tested positive for COVID-19 due to work-related exposure to the virus. Chief compliance and communications officer Amy Garner confirmed Tuesday that the number…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirmed Tuesday that there are now 79 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. Director Kim Tedford said the patients are a 48-year-old woman, a 50-year-old woman and a 23-year-old woman.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson Energy Authority has updated their drive-thru services at both customer centers. The centers at 351 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. and 2030 Pleasant Plains Ext. will only be used for payments beginning Wednesday, April 15. The…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- "That's what the NAACP has been fighting for over a 110 years," Jackson-Madison County NAACP president, Harrell Carter said. Over 20,000 people have died from coronavirus, and there's new…
MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The McNairy County Board of Education, along with Director of Schools Greg Martin, is continuing remote and online learning. The decision came after the school board's Thursday night…
GIBSON, COUNTY, Tenn. -- School may be out, but one principal is following through on a promise he made to students. Billy Carey is the principal at South Gibson County Elementary School. Monday…
DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- Sunday storms inundated many parts of West Tennessee producing flooding, but by Monday most of the water was gone from Decatur County. In Scotts Hill, a culvert washed…
