11 students are first-ever 'Project Search' graduating class
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A celebration was in order in west Jackson on Friday as the 2016 graduating class of Project Search walked the stage. The 11 students were the first class to…
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Marine Corps League hosts cookout for Jackson police
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Marine Corps League celebrated law enforcement Friday by offering a free lunch to local officers. The local Capt. Jack Holland Marine Corps League Detachment 735 of Jackson celebrated local…
South Side HS marks end of school year with Hawk Bash
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A south Jackson school held a celebration Friday to mark the end of the school year. South Side High School honored another end to the school year with their second annual…
Parents react to Obama guidelines on transgender bathroom use
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The White House weighs in on how public schools across the country should treat transgender students when it comes to bathroom and locker room access. The Obama Administration…
Golfers tee off to help local grief camp
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Golfers at Woodland Hills Golf and Country Club swing toward helping children overcome a difficult season in their lives. "It's just a good time to get…
Police: Woman shot herself after officers responded in north Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman was transported with a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday afternoon after police surrounded a vehicle in north Jackson. The call about the gunshot went out just…
Leroy-Somer plant in Lexington to lay off 180 employees
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- The Leroy-Somer manufacturing plant will reduce its workforce by 180 positions effective in June, a company spokesperson has confirmed. Company spokesperson Dave Baldridge released the following statement: Due…
Authorities capture escaped Weakley County inmate early Friday
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Weakley County inmate who was on the run has been captured and is now facing new charges. Authorities apprehended Derrick Miguel Nicholson, 25, of Meridian, Mississippi early Friday morning. Nicholson was an inmate at the…
City of Jackson announces temporary Downtown road closures for Friday event
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City of Jackson Engineering Department has authorized temporary road closures in the Downtown area for a Friday event. Two lanes of New Market Street from Union Avenue to West Lafayette Street, two lanes of West Lafayette…
Indigo industry turns local artist into entrepreneur
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Lisa Garner has fallen in love with a hue of blue. Her home in West Tennessee is difficult to miss, as her carport draped in the latest indigo creations…
Multi-agency crime sweep nets 39 arrests, 4 indictments
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A law enforcement sweep Wednesday led to dozens of arrests across the six-county area that makes up the 26th and 28th State Judicial Districts. During the operation, 39 people were…
U of M law school alumni hold reunion
JACKSON, Tenn.-Some of the area's top attorneys gathered for a bit of a reunion in north Jackson, Thursday night. The Dean of the University of Memphis' law school was in town…
Madison County leaders gather, discuss land transfer to state for future TBI Crime Lab
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn.-Members of the Madison County Commission's legislative committee gathered Thursday afternoon and took a big step forward in the possible relocation of the TBI Crime Lab to Jackson. The committee…
Lane College wins grant in 'Retool Your School' initiative
JACKSON, Tenn.-A big congratulations to Lane College that has won a $50,000 grant from Home Depot's "Retool Your School" campus improvement program. Judging was based on online voting, social media activity and proposal reviews. The school has not said how…
Civic group announces plan for Veterans Memorial Gazebo at Jackson park
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local civic organization unveiled plans Thursday for a veterans memorial to be constructed at a north Jackson park. "Keep Jackson Beautiful" announced the Veterans Memorial Gazebo at its benefit…
