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Senator Ed Jackson honored with award

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local legislator received a special award. Senator Ed Jackson received the Medallion award from the National Association of Secretaries of State. Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett…

JMCSS mourns after death of six-year-old student

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A school system is mourning following the death of one of their own. The Jackson-Madison County School System says they were made aware of the death of six-year-old Gigi Morse, a student at East Elementary School, on…

School uniforms needed for Madison Co. foster children

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Foster Parent Association is looking for the community's generosity. The association currently has 30 foster children requesting school uniforms for this year. As part of…

Ripley man charged with murder in Haywood County overdose death

HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Ripley man is charged with second-degree murder after a Haywood County man died last month of a drug overdose. According to the West Tennessee Drug Task Force, Charlie Zachary Thornton has been arrested in connection…

Gov. Lee reverses decision, will now release virus data in schools

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee has reversed course by announcing that Tennessee will release data on COVID-19 in schools despite initially declaring that information would not be collected by the state. The move marks yet another concession from…

114,098 COVID-19 cases confirmed in TN, 1,144 deaths, 5,001 hospitalizations

The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed a total of 114,098 cases of COVID-19 in the state on Wednesday, August 5. In addition, 1,144 people have died and 5,001 have been hospitalized. Another 75,550 have recovered. The Tennessee Department of Health…

Hospital reaches 100 COVID-19 patients, officials concerned as fall events approach

JACKSON, Tenn. -- As of Wednesday morning, we now have 1,264 positive COVID cases in Madison County. The health department also reported another death -- a six-year-old who did test positive…

Local man teaches others how to restore, preserve West TN cemeteries

PARKERS CROSSROADS, Tenn. -- A local man is now teaching others to restore and conserve our history. "In my travels, going to all these cemeteries, a lot of which are abandoned, there…

Three indicted in Madison County animal cruelty case

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Grand Jury returned an indictment on August 3 against three individuals involved in an animal cruelty investigation, according to a news release. The…

Three stranded sailors rescued after writing 'SOS' in sand

(CBS Newspath) -- Three stranded sailors wrote this message in the sand on an island in the Pacific, hoping to get the attention of rescuers. The men began their journey July 30, sailed off course, and ran out of fuel,…

School uniform drive for foster children

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Foster Parent Association is seeking help from the community to provide school uniforms for foster children. The association currently has 62 children in foster care in Madison County, over half of which are…

6-year-old Madison Co. girl dies from COVID-19

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department director Kim Tedford has confirmed a 6-year-old girl has died from COVID-19. The child's death marks 19 in Madison County. The health department confirmed 30 new cases of COVID-19, with patients ranging…