Local troop, country club partner to help Monarch butterflies
JACKSON, Tenn. -- One local troop is giving back to the environment. Members of Troop 203-G teamed up with the Jackson Country Club to participate in the Monarch challenge. The Monarch…
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Jackson students create 1,000 cranes to fight COVID-19
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students at a local school found a creative way to fight COVID-19. Community Montessori School students created 1,000 paper cranes that are now on display at Jackson…
Health department discusses impact of new CDC guidelines on Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Masks are no longer required for those fully vaccinated, according to the Center for Disease Control. Officials with the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department shared their thoughts. "Individuals…
Carroll County coroner charged with DUI
MCKENZIE, Tenn. -- A coroner has been accused of showing up to a death scene impaired. An incident report from the McKenzie Police Department details the bizarre case involving a local county coroner. According to the documents, emergency personnel responded…
JTA kicks off festivities for National Transportation Week
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Transit Authority kicked off a week of festivities. Monday, they held an opening ceremony and passenger meet and greet to start off National Transportation Week.…
Investigators honored for action taken after during November standoff
JACKSON, Tenn. -- During Monday's county commission meeting, U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller recognized two Jackson-Madison County Metro Narcotics investigators for their actions during a standoff in November. Miller says Investigator Mark Taylor…
Madison County Commission addresses vandalism, new voting machines
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Madison County is set to buy new voting machines in the next few months. But where will they store them? As we've previously reported, there's not enough…
TDOE awards 21 schools districts $30 million in grants
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nearly $30 million is being put towards helping Tennessee students into the workforce. The Tennessee Department of Education announced Monday it had selected 21 school districts for the Innovative High School Models program. The department says the program…
Man faces drug-related charges in Martin
MARTIN, Tenn. -- Police say a man has been arrested on drug-related charges in Martin. The department says Eric Choate was arrested after an officer allegedly found him passed out in the driver's seat of a vehicle around 10:15 a.m.…
Dyersburg police investigate four shootings in 24 hours
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Dyersburg police are investigating multiple shootings reported over the weekend. Investigators say officers responded first to a shooting around 3 a.m. in the area of Tucker Circle after a report of shots fired. Dyersburg police say while…
JTA summer bus pass program offered
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Transit Authority summer bus pass will be offered again this summer. "Bus-tin Loose" is for those 18-years-old and under. The pass allows students the chance to ride JTA's fixed route buses for $20 in June,…
TWRA promoting life jackets during National Safe Boating Week
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is participating in this year's National Safe Boating Week to promote wearing life jackets, according to a news release. National Safe Boating Week is held each year during the week before Memorial…
2 additional COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison Co.; 11,437 total
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed two additional cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,437. Those patients range in age from 59-years-old to 92-years-old. There are…
Former Madison Co. booster club treasurer indicted for theft
A former Madison County booster club treasurer is formally accused of mishandling funds. Charity Maddox Baker was the former treasurer of Madison Academic High School's (MAHS) Mustang Rebounders Club. The club was formed by the school system to support the…
A local man dedicates a radio show to a country music legend
HENDERSON, Tenn.-- A local man is using his passion to create a radio show. A one-hour radio special dedicated to country legend Eddy Arnold played from the Freed-Hardeman University campus radio, WFHU. The special was hosted by Freed-Hardeman University Alumnus…
