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Teapot Festival continues with taco salads in Trenton

TRENTON, Tenn. -- Trenton Teapot Festival events continued Wednesday with a luncheon. Many members of the First United Methodist Church in Trenton gathered to host a luncheon for the community. Women from the church gathered to prepare and sell taco…

Jackson police, U.S. Marshals conduct sex offender compliance check

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service conducted a sex offender compliance check on Tuesday, according to a news release. The release says the compliance check, called Operation Spring Sweep, checked on 108 convicted sex offenders…

Former Rep. Jimmy Eldridge appointed to TN Election Commission

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former State Representative Jimmy Eldridge has been appointed to the Tennessee State Election Commission, according to a news release. The release says Eldridge will fill the vacancy made by the retirement of Jimmy Wallace. Eldridge, who previously…

6 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison Co.; 11,309 total

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed six new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,309. Those new patients range in age from 3-years-old to 67-years-old. There…

Hearing on charcoal plant held in Hardeman County

BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Community members gathered to make their voices heard. Some residents gathered outside of the Hardeman County Courthouse in Bolivar to protest plans to build a Royal…

JMCSS adjusts drug screening policy, more during April meeting

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local school officials discussed policies. The Jackson-Madison County School System met for their April policy meeting Tuesday. Some policy updates were a pre-employment drug screening requirement added. The board also increased the amount of time a complaint…

Haywood County plane crash victims identified

HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Haywood County Sheriff Billy Garrett has confirmed the names of those killed in last week's plane crash. They have been identified as 55-year-old Charles Chad Wayne Garland, and 74-year-old Majorie Ann Garland. The plane was found…

REAL ID deadline pushed back to May of 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Department of Safety and Homeland Security is pushing back the REAL ID deadline. The department says it has been pushed back 19 months, requiring anyone who boards a commercial flight, or enters a federal building to…

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