NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Gov. Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group announced Tuesday that $81 million in CARES grants will be made available to schools and colleges for reopening in the fall. CARES stands for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Haywood County Sheriff Billy Garrett has confirmed a man reported missing Monday has been found dead in his truck. According to a news release, Patrick Gaines, 19, was reported missing Monday by his mother. Gaines' mother…
JACKSON, Tenn.-- The Jackson-Madison County School System held one of many brainstorming sessions Tuesday morning, trying to figure out how to open 22 schools and educate over 12,000 students. "How can we…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Twenty-seven new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Madison County, according to the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department. The new cases bring the county-wide total to 376 positive cases since the pandemic began. The newest patients…
DYERSBURG, Tenn.-- A local coffee shop raises thousands of dollars for an employee after a major life change. "She was a phenomenal worker, dependable, and friendly, everybody loved her," owner of Java Cafe…
NEW YORK (CBS Newspath) -- More than half a million Americans experience homelessness, according to the government’s count, and they have faced an extraordinary new set of challenges since the coronavirus pandemic hit. Lala…
(AP) -- Tax procrastinators, your time is running out. As the coronavirus pandemic took hold this spring, the federal government postponed the traditional April 15 filing deadline until July 15. The move provided some economic and logistic relief for taxpayers…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- "We are really excited because you can register online now and since July 3rd, we have had nearly 400 online voter registrations," said Kim Buckley, administrator of elections for…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The new mask mandate in Jackson and Madison County has a lot of people talking. "You may feel like…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A group of protesters held a demonstration against the mask mandate Monday. The group met outside the Madison County Courthouse Monday afternoon, with signs criticizing the mask mandate recently put in place by in the county. While…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Animal Care Center in Jackson is beginning the new phase of a spay and neuter voucher program. "We reached out on Facebook, starting on Friday, and we…
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed a total of 52,155 cases of COVID-19 in the state on Monday, July 6. In addition, 653 people have died and 2,897 have been hospitalized. Another 31,020 have recovered. The Tennessee Department of Health…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two teachers in Madison County have been indicted following an investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office, according to a news release. The release states Catherine "Nikki" Hilton and her husband, Holland "Gene" Hilton, provided educational services…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Do masks work? That was the topic for the first press conference from local leaders and health officials since…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with "Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died at age 83. A statement from his publicist said the Country Music Hall of Famer died Monday…
