November is Epilepsy Awareness Month
November is Epilepsy Awareness month. Sources say one in 10 Tennesseans will have a seizure at some point in their life. The Epilepsy Foundation of Middle and west Tennessee is dedicated to the prevention…
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Local college receives check from Coca-Cola Foundation
JACKSON, Tenn.-- Students at one local college received an early Christmas gift. The Coca-Cola Foundation presented a $100,000 check to Lane College on Monday. The presentation took place in the Cyber Cafe to support student scholarships for their first generation…
Hardin County offers free flu shots
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Harding County Health Department is hosting free flu shots. The county's health department will be hosting the free Drive-Thru Flu Clinic Tuesday, November 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The location of the event…
Health department held free parenting class
JACKSON, Tenn. -- One class is helping parents learn new ways to support learning and development at home. The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department, and the Tennessee Child Care Resource and Referral Network and…
Operation Christmas Child is spreading cheer around the world
JACKSON, Tenn. - One organization is sending Christmas cheer across the world with just one little box. "Hygiene items, a "wow" item like a doll or a stuffed toy or a soccer ball,"…
Madison County Commission reaches settlement in lawsuit
JACKSON, Tenn. -- During a tense meeting Monday morning, the Madison County Commission voted to settle a former sheriff's office employee's lawsuit for $1.3 million. In the lawsuit the former jail employee alleged…
New park opens in downtown Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn.-- A new park has opened in downtown Jackson. "We called it Civic Crunch. Essentially, it's the idea of getting the community together to think about the way people use space, particularly…
Organizations help clean storm damage in McNairy County
McNairy, County -- Weeks after a storm ripped through West Tennessee, debris is still being picked up in yards and off of houses. "Volunteers come in, and in many cases in a matter…
Police investigate Saturday death as homicide
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police have identified a man found dead in a downtown apartment Saturday morning. Police say Titus Black, 72, was found dead in an apartment at the New Southern…
Hardin County Chamber warns of phone scam
HARDIN Co., Tenn. -- The Hardin County Chamber is warning residents that members are receiving scam calls about Chamber projects. In a statement Monday, the Chamber says the calls are coming from a 689 prefix, and the caller is advising…
Man sentenced to 15 years on gun charge
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Gibson County man has been sentenced to 15 years in custody on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Investigators say Jonathan Luten, 40, was suspected of an armed robbery in Trenton…
Lexington woman sentenced to 15 years on meth charges
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Lexington woman has been sentenced to more than 15 years in custody after an investigation into alleged methamphetamine sales in West Tennessee. Amanda Ivey, 45, was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.…
Police seek individuals in theft from Dollar General
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying two persons of interest in two October thefts from Dollar General. Police say the two women were in the store at 49 Kenworth Boulevard on October…
Hunter injured after fall from tree stand in Madison Co.
MADISON Co., Tenn. -- A hunter was seriously injured Friday afternoon when he fell from a tree stand in Madison County. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the cable of the climbing stand broke while the hunter was climbing…
Lane decks the halls for Christmas
JACKSON, Tenn.--One college is kicking off the holiday season with a little music. The sounds of Christmas filled the halls of Saint Paul CME Church in Jackson for Lane College's annual Christmas concert. This…
