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…
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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…
Biden will seek Medicare changes, up tax rate in new budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has started to unveil parts of his budget proposal being released later this week. The Democratic president is beginning with his plan for Medicare, including higher taxes on wealthy people to increase funding for…
Bills, resolutions regarding firearms discussed in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Several bills and resolutions regarding firearms were discussed in Nashville on Monday. One of those was House Joint Resolution 0131, which would establish: "...the declared public policy of the State of Tennessee relative to the right of…
Legislators debate bill that would "require permit for drag shows"
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A bill is moving forward that one legislator says would "require a permit to hold a drag show." Monday, legislators discussed House Bill 0030. Rep. Clay Doggett's bill "requires a person to obtain a valid entertainer permit…
