Fundraiser to be held for Habitat for Humanity
JACKSON, Tenn. – A fun event is preparing to sweep the city. Habitat for Humanity will be hosting its 2023 Dream Builders fundraising event. This is presented by PRA Group Inc. The event will…
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TDOT to halt highway construction for holiday travel period
The following is a news release from the Tennessee Department of Transportation: NASHVILLE – Road construction won’t delay travelers during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is once again halting all lane closure activity on…
Leaders Credit Union Gives Over $8,500 for Leaders with Love Projects This Holiday Season
From Leaders Credit Union: Leaders Credit Union, a member-owned financial cooperative based in Jackson, Tenn., spread holiday cheer around West Tenn. with their seventh annual “From Leaders with Love” project. Throughout December, Leaders carried out fourteen projects and gave approximately…
Program awards $1 million in STEM grants to Tennessee schools
The following is a news release from Battelle: NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN), managed by Battelle, supported the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Bicentennial Volunteers Inc. (BVI), a TVA retiree organization, in providing $1.5 in STEM…
Marshals capture Texas murder suspect in West Tennessee
The following is a news release from the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force: Ripley, Tenn. – On December 18th, 2023, U.S. Marshals in Memphis captured a Dallas, Texas murder fugitive, Kemone Rudd, in Ripley, Tennessee. On December…
Two concerts held at Pinson elementary school
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two concerts took place Tuesday at South Elementary in Pinson. The first was in the morning in their gym, which overflowed with parents, family members, and friends. The second…
GALLERY: Students get in tune with the holiday spirit
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The auditorium was in tune with the holiday spirit Tuesday at Community Montessori in Jackson. Families came to listen to the annual Choir Show and School Sing Along. Pre-K through…
SWHRA delivers hope for the holidays
JACKSON, Tenn. – A community service center is helping to feed children while also spreading Christmas cheer to senior citizens who are homebound. The Southwest Human Resource Agency provided services among generations Tuesday…
What is Yule: A reverend's insights and unique celebrations
JACKSON, Tenn. – What is Yule? We spoke with Rev. Emily Guenther from The Fellowship of Avalon - ATC about the annual celebration. She shared that, in this case, Yule serves as a catch-all term. Wooden…
Discovery Park announces honorees for 2024 awards, gala
(Union City, Tennessee, Dec. 19, 2023) — Discovery Park of America has announced the honorees for the 2024 Discovery Awards and Gala that will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the museum and heritage park. The gala and awards ceremony, emceed by author,…
Wreck near I-40 draws multiple first responders
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- First responders were on the scene of a wreck near Interstate 40 Tuesday afternoon. Around noon, a 7 Eyewitness News Tipster informed us of a crash that occurred near Exit…
MIDDAY GUEST: Dream Builders 2023
Representatives with Habitat for Humanity joined our show to talk details on the upcoming Dream Builders fundraising event on New Year's Eve, presented by PRA Group. Click here for more details. For more…
Jackson Police seek suspect in armed robbery at GameStop
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying an armed robber. According to the department, the person in these photos is suspected of robbing GameStop on Monday afternoon. JPD says that around 3…
Bolivar councilman establishes scholarship in honor of Kemia McClellan
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- A city councilman has established a scholarship fund in honor of a student gone too soon. City of Bolivar Councilman Chris Williams announced the Kemia Monay McClellan Memorial Scholarship. Kemia McClellan was a senior at Bolivar Central…
Audit finds Tennessee prisons severely understaffed, officers worried about safety
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee prisons are severely understaffed, leading to unsafe conditions for both inmates and guards. That's according to an audit of the prison system by the state comptroller’s office. It found one prison had a vacancy rate…
