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Jackson area native opens eco-friendly boutique

JACKSON, Tenn, --A new eco-friendly boutique is open to the Jackson community.   Shoppers who consider themselves an environmentalist now have the perfect place to shop. Newly added to The Columns in Jackson…

34 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison Co.; 10,236 total

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed 34 new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. A total of 10,236 Madison County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Those new patients range in age from 6-months-old to…

Residents enjoy last night of Cody Nance Invitational

JACKSON, Tenn. --- The Cody Nance Invitational Bull Riding challenge was back in Jackson this weekend. Saturday was the last night for the Coopers Tire Bull Riding Challenge hosted by professional bull rider, Cody Nance. This was the third annual…

Better Business Bureau reports local puppy scam

JACKSON, Tenn. - In the last year the Better Business Bureau has reported multiple scams from around the West Tennessee area, two of them in Jackson. In particular, an online shopping puppy scam that…

Tennessee lawmakers OK education bills in special session

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have finished tackling education issues that have surfaced during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Republicans on Friday still fumed that some districts still are not back in classrooms but declined to act on their proposal…

Community members continue search for Brian McKenzie

JACKSON, Tenn. --- The search continues for a missing Jackson man. Community members gathered on a search to find Brian McKenzie who went missing in September of 2019 at the age of 21. Family and friends have gone on…

COVID-19 in Tennessee: 4,029 new cases, 705,876 total

  The gallery above shows the latest statewide COVID-19 data from the Tennessee Department of Health as of Saturday, January 23. The health department also released an updated case count by county.   For more information on COVID-19, go…

Residents react to second COVID-19 vaccination

JACKSON, Tenn. --- Residents geared up to take their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department was busy Saturday as residents in Phase 1a2 received their second…

Magistrate judge allows release of man in Capitol riot

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A magistrate judge will allow the release of a Tennessee man who carried flexible plastic handcuffs around the U.S. Capitol during the recent raid by Trump supporters. The Tennessean reports that Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Frensley determined…

Tennessee clinic closed for weekend after shots fired

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Planned Parenthood clinic in Tennessee has closed for the weekend after someone fired a shotgun at its doors. Media outlets report the Knoxville clinic was unoccupied at the time of the shooting and no one…

Additional death, 39 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison Co.

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another Madison County resident has died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department says a 65-year-old man died Jan. 22 due to COVID-19 complications. A total of 162 Madison…

Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry King has died at age 87 after a half-century in broadcasting that included interviews with presidents, movie stars and ordinary Joes. His production company tweeted that he died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los…

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