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Local organization rewards teachers with grant money

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local financial institution is rewarding local teachers with an incentive to further the education of students from elementary school to college. The Leaders Education Foundation is a…

Check donation honors Eliza Fletcher

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Representatives from a local organization are keeping a fellow runner's legacy alive, one step at a time. The Jackson Road Runners presented Fleet Feet Jackson with a donation to…

22 pounds of suspected fentanyl found during traffic stop

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee law enforcement agency says 22 pounds of suspected fentanyl was found during a Thursday traffic stop. A news release from the West Tennessee Drug Task Force says the drugs were found in a 2011…

Mississippi man wanted for child sex crime arrested in West TN

MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Corinth, Mississippi man accused in a sex crime against a child was arrested this week in West Tennessee. U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announced that 35-year-old Robert Roy Thompson was apprehended near a residence in McNairy…

Health dept. to offer updated COVID vaccine boosters to kids ages 5-11

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters are becoming available for young children at a local health department. Beginning Friday, October 21, the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department will begin offering the updated boosters to ages 5 to 11. A…

Boy Scouts of America celebrates Scout Week

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- This week West Tennessee Area Council of Boy Scouts of America is celebrating Scout Week. They're hosting fun activities for all scouting families in the region. Wednesday,…

Bubble-sized universe stops at Jackson school

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Portable Planetarium made a visit to the Early Learning Village on Wednesday. Jackson Christian School students were taken on a journey through the solar system and universe…

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