JACKSON, Tenn. -- The USJ Board of Trustees will move forward in officially naming the Bruins football stadium, "Carlock Stadium." The decision comes as a result of the generosity from the Clay Carlock family through significant financial contributions to the…
HENDERSON Co., Tenn. -- Keith Wish is the director of the Beech River Watershed Development Authority. He says over the past few months there has been an increase of trash accumulating at Cedar…
JACKSON, Tenn.-- In July, City of Jackson Mayor Scott Conger inherited a $73.8 million budget and $75 million debt. Now, he's working on getting that debt down. "In our first quarter, first…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --Two West Tennessee leaders have been appointed to serve on Gov. Bill Lee's Complete Count Committee. In a news release, Gov. Lee confirmed dozens from across the state have been appointed to the committee, including Carroll County Mayor…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Four years ago, the Jackson-Madison County School Board announced Jackson Central-Merry High School would close under the Vision 2020 plan. The community responded by organizing marches in an attempt to…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Fire Department announced that it will be conducting a smoke alarm canvas, Saturday, Oct. 19 for part of west Jackson. The canvas will be between Westwood Avenue and Russell Road from 9 a.m. to 12…
ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. -- An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office into the use of an Adamsville city fuel card results in a Public Works employee's indictment, according to a news release. The release says Joseph Knight, 32, a former City…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson State Community College has announced Dr. Jeff Sisk has been appointed to serve as interim president of Jackson State Community College, according to a news release. Sisk, a Jackson State alum and president of Tennessee Colleges…
JACKSON, Tenn.--The historic campus of Jackson Central-Merry High School will soon have a new look. "We're going to gut the whole inside of JCM, and, in addition, we're replacing all of the…
JACKSON, Tenn.--Students participated in the Lane College lip sync battle at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the CMAC Auditorium. Students performed for their Homecoming. They danced and got the crowd riled up and three judges critiqued their performance.
HUMBOLDT, Tenn.--Local school groups visited the "Rise Above" exhibit, which opened Tuesday afternoon in Humboldt. The exhibit showcases the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, and it's being housed this week at the Humboldt Municipal Airport. Part of the exhibit includes…
JACKSON, Tenn.--Families and friends celebrated what organizers call the biggest night of the year. It's all for the 22nd annual Union University Scholarship Banquet. It was held from Tuesday night at the Carl…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Members of the Jackson City Council sat down with West Tennessee Healthcare's board of trustees to learn more about the hospital system's financial standings and how the city could work…
TRENTON, Tenn.-- In the early 20th Century, Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald built more than 5,000 schools for black communities across the south, including Trenton Rosenwald School. "I came from a…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A special committee met Tuesday morning to discuss increasing county commissioners pay to $500 a month. "You don't want to put a hardship on anybody, but this job is designed…
