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Local gym continues to offer online classes

JACKSON, Tenn. --  Gyms and fitness centers are allowed to reopen in the Hub City, but people are sticking with other alternatives since the COVID-19 pandemic. Elverna Cain is a fitness instructor…

Committee to discuss reopening of colleges

JACKSON, Tenn. -- College and university presidents of a Senate committee will meet Thursday to discuss reopening campuses in the fall. Dr. Logan Hampton of Lane College says, without a doubt, Lane…

Fleet Feet holds second annual 5K

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Several participants laced up to take part in the Big Run 5K Wednesday evening, which was also National Running Day. Fleet Feet is a company that is known for…

Nonprofit to host third annual Crawfest

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Scarlet Rope Project announced it is hosting its third annual Crawfest fundraiser. In a news release, Scarlet Rope says the Crawfest will be on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Scarlet Rope says proceeds from…

Construction begins on long-awaited monument

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The long-awaited Seven Pillars Monument in east Jackson is under construction. "I conceived this sculpture to tell the story of seven prominent African-Americans in the history of Jackson-Madison County,"…

New business emerges in Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The coronavirus pandemic forced many businesses to shutter either temporarily or permanently. Jackson native Chase Walker went against this trend. He opened his new vintage store, The Lost Reserve. "Our…

Juvenile charged in April accidental shooting

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police have confirmed a juvenile is now facing charges in connection with an accidental shooting in April. Police confirmed Wednesday the juvenile has been charged with reckless homicide in the April 25 death of Kontravis Bond,…

Local university temporarily suspends ACT, SAT requirement

MCKENZIE, Tenn. -- In response to the recent global pandemic, a local university is removing standardized test requirements for its fall semester. A news release from Bethel University says ACT and SAT test requirements will not be required for the…

Trenton man charged in connection with Milan fatal shooting

MILAN, Tenn. -- Milan police have confirmed a Trenton man is in custody after a fatal shooting in Milan last month. Police say 26-year-old Demarion Mayberry, known as "Smurf," is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Corinthian Gunn.…

2 indicted on coercion, retaliation charges in murder case

RIPLEY, Tenn. -- Two Lauderdale County men are facing charges in connection with a social media post related to a double murder case. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, agents with the TBI and ATF joined the Ripley Police…

Tennessee man catches 103-pound catfish

MARION COUNTY, Tenn. -- David Anderson has been fishing for 38 years, but Saturday evening, he caught something he was not expecting. Anderson went fishing on Nickajack Reservoir around 9 p.m., saying he likes to fish after all the boating…

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