Trenton library expansion to offer computer lab, new children's programs
TRENTON, Tenn. -- Your local library has so much more to offer than just books to check out. One library is expanding to fit the needs of their bookworms. "This past year has…
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What's New Wednesday: Fit Happens Bootcamp
"If you would have asked me three years ago, I would be sitting on the couch. There's days when I'm not motivated," said Brooke Carrell. It wasn't until Brooke started pushing herself at the…
Black History Month: Katie Brantley
JACKSON, Tenn. -- For 84 years, Ms. Katie Brantley has lived in Madison County. She grew up near Riverside Cemetery. "We did what we did and the kids all went to school and we…
Madison Co. duplicate services may be costing taxpayers money
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The new Madison County finance director is working to clean up the county’s finances, but she’s reached a roadblock. “Their response was, 'thanks, but no thanks,’” Karen Bell, Madison County…
Milan police search for robbery suspect
MILAN, Tenn. -- Investigators look for answers in an armed robbery that occurred early Wednesday morning. "The biggest piece for us is, we're going to need the cooperation of the community to help us out with this one," Lt. Nick…
Songwriters Week coming to historic theatre
MCKENZIE, Tenn. -- The Park Theatre in McKenzie has a long history. It first opened in 1941, and it remained open for 50 years until it was closed in the early 1990s. But thanks to a revival effort in 2016,…
Alamo shop damaged in afternoon fire
ALAMO, Tenn. -- Fire crews responded to a shop in Alamo Wednesday afternoon after a fire broke out. The fire started at the shop on Birmingham Road off U.S. 412 around 1 p.m. Wednesday. Several small explosions were heard during…
President Donald Trump acquitted of all charges in Senate impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump has been acquitted of all charges in Senate impeachment trial and will remain in office. Enough senators have cast 'not guilty' votes to acquit President Trump on both impeachment charges, obstruction of Congress and…
Tennessee flu deaths on the rise
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The number of flu deaths across the state has increased. According to the Tennessee Department of Health, 10 children have died from the flu this season in Tennessee, including one in West Tennessee. Six of the deaths…
Tennessee reps decide not to decide on Confederate statue
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Republican-led legislative panel has decided not to decide, for now, whether it thinks a bust of a former Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader should be removed from the Tennessee Capitol. A House…
Two lawmakers call for Tigers, Vols to face off regularly
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Two lawmakers are calling for the University of Memphis Tigers and the University of Tennessee Vols to face each other regularly in football and men’s basketball. A Senate Joint Resolution sponsored by Sen. Brian Kelsey and Rep.…
Teacher pay raise amount questioned after Lee announcement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's administration is acknowledging that teachers may not get big pay raises, even with the Republican's proposal to boost teacher salaries by $117 million. Finance and Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter told lawmakers Tuesday…
Nova Early Learning Center closed due to illness
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Nova Early Learning Center has confirmed it will be closed for the rest of the week due to illness. The school will be closed Thursday, Feb. 6 through Friday, Feb. 7. Students are expected to return on…
Health leaders on state-wide campaign to inform public, hospitals about reducing MRSA
JACKSON, Tenn. -- West Tennessee Healthcare is participating in a state-wide initiative in conjunction with the Tennessee Department of Health and the Tennessee Hospital Association to reduce MRSA, a common skin bacteria. Hospitals across the state are taking measures to…
Local business unveils a piece of Jackson history
JACKSON, Tenn. -- February 1 marked 60 years since the sit-ins at a whites'-only counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. These sit-ins sparked a movement across the nation, even in downtown Jackson. "I think…
