Comic con comes to Haywood County
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A community is preparing to host a brand new event. Visit Brownsville and the Brownsville Arts Council have come together to host the first-ever comic convention in Haywood…
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26th Youth Symposium to be held this weekend
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local organization is preparing to empower young people across the community. The Nu Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. will host the 26th annual Youth…
Website makes finding local artists easy
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Finding a local artist has been made easier! Visit Jackson, TN says the Online Artist Directory has launched, allowing you to filter and find artists by genre, covers or originals, and availability. "We are thrilled to launch the…
Member of the Year named at local club
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local club has named one of their own as Member of the Year for displaying exemplary leadership and dedication. The Jackson Exchange Club met Tuesday at the DoubleTree…
Symphony to host March Classic with special guest
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Symphony is hosting their March Classical with a special guest. Siwoo Kim is a violinist who plays with stylistic sensitivity and generous tonal nuance. Kim performs…
Housing study for Jackson area released
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Many new jobs are coming to the West Tennessee area, but where are people going to live? With Blue Oval City to the area, Younger Associates conducted a…
Community job fair held by Manpower
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A team you can count on held a community job fair for the local community and surrounding areas. Tuesday morning consisted of drawings, including a $100 gift card,…
Coming soon: Reese's Cups, chocolate bars made from plants
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are getting the vegan treatment. The Hershey Co. said Tuesday that Reese’s Plant Based Peanut Butter Cups, which go on sale this month, will be its first vegan chocolates sold nationally. A second plant-based offering, Hershey’s…
Man wanted in Carroll Co. for rape of child captured
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- U.S. Marshals capture a Tennessee man wanted for the rape of a child. According to a press release, 20-year-old Damian Daniel Campos was arrested Monday after being located in…
Semi-truck driver killed in Friday crash
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A semi-truck driver was killed in a crash along a highway on Friday in Crockett County. According to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a Freightliner and a Chevy Malibu were both traveling west along…
City Council advances several projects throughout Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Several projects received approval by Jackson City Council on Tuesday. One of the bigger projects the council approved was new sound equipment and exterior lighting for the Carl Perkins…
Hunter Cross recognized as Hub City Hero
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City of Jackson has selected Hunter Cross as February's Hub City Hero. Known locally as a musician, songwriter and vocalist, Cross is also the owner of Third Eye Curiosities in downtown Jackson. Cross says during his…
'Less than a day's worth': LIFELINE announces critical need for blood
JACKSON, Tenn. -- LIFELINE Blood Services says they have less than a day's worth of blood supply currently on their shelves. “Less than a day’s worth of blood supply is on our shelves so we have issued a CRITICAL APPEAL.…
2 kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico, 2 others alive
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican official says two U.S. citizens missing since their violent abduction Friday in the northern Mexican border city of Matamoros have been found dead and two others were alive. Tamaulipas Gov. Américo Villarreal said Tuesday…
Father of Nashville Waffle House shooter gets 18 months
PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man has received an 18-month prison sentence after being convicted of illegally giving his son an assault-style rifle he later used in a 2018 shooting attack that killed four people at a Waffle House…
