JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department says they've seen a rise in opioid overdoses in the past year, but they're not directly relating them to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, first responders received reports of 160 overdoses in Jackson.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol announced Monday that 383 pounds of marijuana and 40 pounds of cocaine were recovered from a traffic stop near the 101 mile marker on Interstate…
BALTIMORE (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order that aims to boost government purchases from U.S. manufacturers. The goal of the order would be to use the $600 billion the federal government spends on procurement to…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation has partnered with the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to raise awareness about increasing traffic fatalities across the state, according to a news release. “In 2020, fatalities increased nearly 7%, while…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police are investigating after human remains were discovered at Mud Island Park in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis police said in a statement that a landscaping crew removing brush on the south end of the island found bones…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another 42 new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. There are now a total of 10,278 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. The health department says those…
UPDATE (12:45 p.m. 1/25/21): The THP has called off their search and the person of interest has been identified as Christopher J. Graves. HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Henderson County Sheriff's Department is searching for an individual on the west…
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time since 1983, when Anheuser-Busch used all of its ad time to introduce a beer called Bud Light, the beer giant isn’t advertising its iconic Budweiser brand during the Super Bowl. Instead, it’s…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. - The Crockett County Sheriff's Department is searching for inmate Carlos McCoy, who walked off of his work duty inside the jail. Crockett County Sheriff Troy Klyce says McCoy is a trustee…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two White House officials say President Joe Biden on Monday will formally reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, Ireland, United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders. The officials…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the release of a Tennessee man who authorities say carried flexible plastic handcuffs during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. The judge in Washington, D.C., on Sunday set…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A growing number of Republican senators say they oppose holding an impeachment trial. That's a sign of the dimming chances that former President Donald Trump will be convicted on the charge that he incited a siege of…
The gallery above shows the latest statewide COVID-19 data from the Tennessee Department of Health as of Sunday, January 24. The health department also released an updated case count by county. For…
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…
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…
