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Officials learn new ways to protect their communities

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--With more situations involving targeted violence, officials are taking action. "If you're protecting your schools, if you're protecting your workplaces, it really involves the community. You can't do it alone," said Special…

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month

November is Epilepsy Awareness month. Sources say one in 10 Tennesseans will have a seizure at some point in their life. The Epilepsy Foundation of Middle and west Tennessee is dedicated to the prevention…

Local college receives check from Coca-Cola Foundation

JACKSON, Tenn.-- Students at one local college received an early Christmas gift. The Coca-Cola Foundation presented a $100,000 check to Lane College on Monday. The presentation took place in the Cyber Cafe to support student scholarships for their first generation…

Hardin County offers free flu shots

HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Harding County Health Department is hosting free flu shots. The county's health department will be hosting the free Drive-Thru Flu Clinic Tuesday, November 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The location of the event…

Health department held free parenting class

JACKSON, Tenn. -- One class is helping parents learn new ways to support learning and development at home. The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department, and the Tennessee Child Care Resource and Referral Network and…

Madison County Commission reaches settlement in lawsuit

JACKSON, Tenn. -- During a tense meeting Monday morning, the Madison County Commission voted to settle a former sheriff's office employee's lawsuit for $1.3 million. In the lawsuit the former jail employee alleged…

New park opens in downtown Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn.-- A new park has opened in downtown Jackson. "We called it Civic Crunch. Essentially, it's the idea of getting the community together to think about the way people use space, particularly…

Police investigate Saturday death as homicide

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police have identified a man found dead in a downtown apartment Saturday morning. Police say Titus Black, 72, was found dead in an apartment at the New Southern…

Hardin County Chamber warns of phone scam

HARDIN Co., Tenn. -- The Hardin County Chamber is warning residents that members are receiving scam calls about Chamber projects. In a statement Monday, the Chamber says the calls are coming from a 689 prefix, and the caller is advising…

Man sentenced to 15 years on gun charge

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Gibson County man has been sentenced to 15 years in custody on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Investigators say Jonathan Luten, 40, was suspected of an armed robbery in Trenton…

Lexington woman sentenced to 15 years on meth charges

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Lexington woman has been sentenced to more than 15 years in custody after an investigation into alleged methamphetamine sales in West Tennessee. Amanda Ivey, 45, was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.…

Police seek individuals in theft from Dollar General

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying two persons of interest in two October thefts from Dollar General. Police say the two women were in the store at 49 Kenworth Boulevard on October…

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