UT Martin community helps freshmen move onto campus
MARTIN, Tenn. -- Students at the University of Tennessee at Martin started moving into their dorms Friday morning with the help of other students, faculty and staff. Chancellor Keith Carver…
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Local church donates $9K to RIFA's Snack Backpack program
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints donated $9,000 to RIFA on Friday. The church made the donation to RIFA's Snack Backpack program. RIFA has…
'Mommy & Me' consignment sale is this weekend
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Shop this weekend for a good cause. The nonprofit group Jackson Area Mothers of Multiples are hosting their annual Mommy and Me consignment sale. The sale is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church…
West Tennessee counties celebrate rockabilly music heritage
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A major highway in West Tennessee could soon have a new name. "Highway 45 is actually Rockabilly Highway, and in Mississippi it's actually called Rockabilly Way," McNairy County Director…
TBI issues Top 10 alert for Ripley man
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has placed a Ripley man on the Top 10 Most Wanted. Sequna Copeland, 29, is wanted by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, U.S. Marshals, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,…
Chickasaw Heritage Festival, free concert is Saturday at Shiloh
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Shiloh National Military Park will host the Chickasaw Heritage Festival this weekend. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Shiloh Indian Mounds National Historic Landmark, located on…
Discovery Park of America names new president & CEO
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- The board of directors of Discovery Park of America announced Friday the selection of the organization's new president and CEO. Scott Williams will replace retiring president and CEO James Rippy, according to a release. Rippy is…
Community enjoys night of music and dinner to support Child Evangelism Fellowship
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Members of the community broke bread together at West Jackson Baptist Church Thursday, to support what representatives say is the oldest and largest evangelistic children's ministry in the…
Crews to preserve abandoned well found under Savannah farmers market site
SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- The discovery of a 200-year-old well stopped construction of the River City Farmers Market in Savannah this summer while construction crews figured out what to do with it.…
McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport sees increase in travelers
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- More passengers are flying in and out of Jackson. Jackson-Madison County Airport Authority Executive Director Steve Smith said they have seen an increase in traffic…
2 guns found at McNairy Central High School in a week
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- McNairy Central High School was put on lockdown Thursday morning after a gun was found inside the school. Deputies with the McNairy County Sheriff's Office responded…
American Cancer Society holds kickoff for Making Strides to End Breast Cancer Walk
JACKSON, Tenn. -- On Wednesday the American Cancer Society held their kickoff for the Making Strides to End Breast Cancer Walk. "There will be many different stations for people…
Overturned tractor-trailer blocks Highway 18 near Madison/Hardeman Co. line
UPDATE: Highway 18 has now been reopened. HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- An overturned tractor-trailer has shut down a highway Thursday afternoon. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the tractor-trailer overturned…
JPD mourns sudden loss of police service dog
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department announced the death this week of one of their police service dogs. "K-9 Kyra" was the department's first female dual purpose police dog and the department’s first bomb detection dog, according to a…
What's New Wednesday: Fudoshinka Dojo
Rita Corvinus practices mixed-martial arts at Fudoshinka Dojo in Jackson. "Everyone looks like an idiot when they first start doing it and no one judges you for it," said Corvinus. " 'Fudoshinka' it means…
