JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local students display their talent and hard work. Students with Jackson Central-Merry Middle School Band held their first concert Tuesday evening. Family, friends, other students, and staff came out to support the students. The band had…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee House has passed legislation that lets school boards deem books “obscene” and threatens to withhold education funding and slap public school librarians with criminal penalties if orders to remove them aren’t followed. The House’s…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Sacred Heart of Jesus High School announced its next head on Tuesday. In a news release, the school says Adam Rust has been appointed to the roll and will begin his new position on June 1. Sacred…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Madison County Solid Waste Planning Region Board met Monday to discuss two items on their agenda. The first item discussed was a yearly report on usage amounts in the county. The board also talked about a…
WHITEVILLE, Tenn. -- With an influx of jobs, people, and new businesses coming to West Tennessee, the town of Whiteville is planning to give their downtown area a revitalized makeover. "We…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is named after the Black teenager…
Proponents of restrictions on how U.S. public schools address sexual orientation and gender identity say their ultimate goal is to allow parents more involvement in their children's education and ensure classroom materials are age-appropriate. But in heated debates at school…
https://youtu.be/EjRufufAjOY NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Is this the year? Another resolution to make the Bible an official State book of Tennessee is moving forward in the Tennessee legislature. House Joint Resolution 0752 is sponsored by Rep. Jerry Sexton. Legislators have tried…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Organizations in Tennessee have joined the relief effort during the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Led by former US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, several Tennessee healthcare organizations have donated 85 pallets of medical supplies,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The service, sacrifice and achievements of Vietnam veterans were honored Tuesday at Jackson City Hall. When Vietnam War veterans returned home, they weren't received with open arms from…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police records show a 3-year-old Tennessee boy fatally shot himself with an AR-15-style pistol and his mother and another person have been charged with homicide. News outlets cited a police affidavit in reporting that the boy…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly a year after banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, Tennessee Republican lawmakers are attempting to pass harsh penalties against public schools that violate the measure. According to the proposed legislation, Tennessee’s Department of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department has confirmed the identity of a body found on Saturday. The Medical Examiner's Office in Nashville identified the body as 53-year-old Goldie Ross-Donnell. Ross-Donnell was reported missing in the Jackson area on February…
MCKENZIE, Tenn. -- A McKenzie man has been arrested after being suspected of striking a neighbor's home with gunfire. Around 6:10 p.m. on March 24, 2022, the McKenzie Police Department executed a…
UPDATE (3/29/2022): The Milan Police Department confirms Day has been found safe. EARLIER STORY: MILAN, Tenn. -- The Milan Police Department is searching for a missing teen. 16-year-old Jonathan "Connor" Day is approximately 5'10" and 178 pounds, with black hair…
