MARTIN, Tenn. -- By a unanimous vote Friday afternoon, the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees selected Randy Boyd to serve as UT's 26th president for the next five years. "As I've said, naming the president of the University of…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Weakley County Mayor Jake Bynum confirmed a case of COVID-19, or coronavirus, in a Facebook post Friday. Mayor Bynum released a statement confirming the positive test result. In the statement, he said the patient is recovering…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Hardeman County Mayor Jimmy Sain confirmed a case of COVID-19 on Friday. Mayor Sain said in a post on his Facebook page that no information on the patient will be released. Tennessee reported 1,203 cases of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed a 28-year-old woman has tested positive for COVID-19. The health department confirmed just before 5 p.m. Friday that the woman received positive test results from a private lab on…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- On Friday, the city of Dyersburg announced that officials will close playgrounds, dog parks, basketball courts, tennis courts, picnic shelters and skate parks. In a news release posted on the city's Facebook page, Parks and Recreation Director…
UPDATE: JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirmed a fourth positive case just before 5 p.m. Friday. The 28-year-old woman currently lives and works in Shelby County, but has a Madison County address. She has not been…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Library announced Friday that both locations will remain closed until further notice in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. In a news release, the library said all patrons who have items checked…
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed a total of 1,203 cases of COVID-19 in the state on Friday, March 27. In addition, six people have died and 103 are hospitalized. The report shows the following numbers: Anderson County – 4…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County School System's nutrition program will continue to provide breakfast and lunch meals for all JMCSS students and children 18 years and under. Meals are tentatively scheduled to continue through April 24, 2020. The USDA has…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Physicians Quality Care says they have tested 107 patients for COVID-19 in just over a week. In a news release Friday, representatives say they are still waiting for the results of many of those patients due to…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A third COVID-19 patient from West Tennessee is currently being treated at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Amy Garner with West Tennessee Healthcare confirmed during a news conference Friday morning that the patient is from Benton County. Another…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Out of concern for students' well-being, Jackson State Community College is asking for donations for their Student Relief Fund. JSCC announced the fund on Thursday in a statement that reads in part: Jackson State Community College's student…
MILAN, Tenn. -- All traffic court cases set for April 1 have been rescheduled. Please contact the court clerk's office at (731) 686-0985 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday to find out your reset date and with…
TRENTON, Tenn. -- Starting Friday, the Tennessee Department of Health will be operating drive up COVID-19 assessment sites in six West Tennessee counties. "The National Guard will be on site to help us…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Governor Bill Lee opened his daily news conference Thursday by stressing the impact each individual has in the state and how each Tennessean has to take this seriously. "What's going to slow the spread of this virus…
