SHILOH, Tenn. -- Shiloh National Military Park is preparing to host the Chickasaw Heritage Festival this weekend. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Shiloh Indian Mounds National Historic Landmark. The festival…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local financial institution is rewarding local teachers with an incentive to further the education of students from elementary school to college. The Leaders Education Foundation is a…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Representatives from a local organization are keeping a fellow runner's legacy alive, one step at a time. The Jackson Road Runners presented Fleet Feet Jackson with a donation to…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee law enforcement agency says 22 pounds of suspected fentanyl was found during a Thursday traffic stop. A news release from the West Tennessee Drug Task Force says the drugs were found in a 2011…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The federal government is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. …
JACKSON, Tenn. -- BlueOval hosted a panel discussion at the Jackson Fairgrounds on Thursday. "It's pretty humbling when people come to see you like this because we are just people…
MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Corinth, Mississippi man accused in a sex crime against a child was arrested this week in West Tennessee. U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announced that 35-year-old Robert Roy Thompson was apprehended near a residence in McNairy…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Happy fall, y'all! And there's no better way to celebrate the season than with festivities on the court square. This Saturday, Lexington's annual Fall Festival is returning…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officials have confirmed Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland will not return to the Jackson Baseball Stadium this year. A news released provided by the Jackson Rockabillys, who currently operate the stadium, states that…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Organizations across the nation are preparing for a "great shaking." East Elementary School in Jackson participated in earthquake protocols through the Great ShakeOut 2022. The Great ShakeOut is…
A new report shows in 2022, nearly one in three Gen Zers are rating their mental health as "bad." A nationwide study surveyed more than 1,000 people in the U.S. aged 18-24. The survey found that 42% of Gen Z…
TROUSDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Tennessee man is behind bars in connection with the death of a toddler earlier this year. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, 21-year-old James Curtis Yates is facing charges of felony murder and aggravated…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A convicted felon who was released from prison after giving key trial testimony about the slaying of Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo plans to change his plea to guilty on weapons charges filed shortly after he…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters are becoming available for young children at a local health department. Beginning Friday, October 21, the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department will begin offering the updated boosters to ages 5 to 11. A…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates inched up this week ahead of another expected rate increase by the Federal Reserve when it meets early next month. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key…
