Families and friends gather for annual ARM benefit banquet
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Families and friends enjoyed music and fun for a local annual fundraiser. It's all for the Annual Salt and Light Benefit Banquet to support the work of Area Relief…
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Madison Co. Commission's Agenda Review Committee meets, prepares for upcoming meeting
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Members of the Madison County Commission's Agenda Review Committee met Thursday night. The committee touched on several topics that will be covered in the upcoming commission meeting. Madison County Budget Chairman Doug Stephenson touched on what…
Local authorities sit with East Elementary School students for Grandparents Day
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- It was a special day for kids at a local elementary school. Students at East Elementary School in Humboldt had some special guests for lunch Thursday: their grandparents. But for those students whose grandparents couldn't make it,…
Woman warns others of job scam found on social media
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee woman says she was targeted by a scam and wants to warn others. Chelsea Smith says she heard about a job opportunity on Facebook Marketplace and looked…
UT Ag Extension, TSU hold hemp workshop in Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Farmers in West Tennessee had a chance to meet with experts about a crop growing in popularity. Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee Ag Extension Center hosted a seven-hour workshop…
FHU celebrates record enrollment after 150 years
HENDERSON, Tenn. -- A local university is celebrating record enrollment and other achievements after 150 years. This is a big year for Freed-Hardeman University. "We had an institutional high enrollment this year of 2,117…
Jackson engineering dept. installs new LED traffic lights
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City of Jackson Engineering Department is installing new LED traffic lights throughout downtown Jackson. "We hope that with adding the back plates, they become more visible," said Kris Gordon,…
Milan Police Department warns public about scam
MILAN, Tenn. -- The Milan Police Department has been made aware of a phone scam using their Shop with a Cop program to collect money from local residents. Lt. Nick Glenn…
Tennessee appeals court says opioid producers can be sued
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that a lawsuit against opioid makers can move forward, overturning a lower court that had dismissed the claims. At issue is whether Tennessee's Drug Dealer Liability Act applies to…
Fire department releases dash cam video of Medon house fire
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Fire Department posted dash cam video on Facebook of their response to a house fire Monday morning in Medon. Fire officials say the fire was reported by a passerby on Pope Road. The…
University of Tennessee offers scholarship to bullied fan
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Florida fourth-grader who was bullied over his homemade University of Tennessee shirt has been offered a four-year scholarship to the school. School officials said Thursday the boy's scholarship would cover tuition and fees beginning in…
FBI seeks to ID man in sexual exploitation investigation
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking the public to help identify a man who may have information in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation. The man may have critical information regarding the identity of a child…
Nonprofit protests baptisms on Tennessee high school's field
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (AP) -- A nonprofit that advocates for the separation of church and state has filed a formal complaint about baptisms on the football field of a Tennessee high school. The Tennessean reports the Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote…
55 churches pray for our country on 9/11
TRENTON, Tenn.--"These people that want to say that God is not involved in the inception of this country need to get a brain scanner or a pulse check," said former Navy Commander and…
College students do a remembrance walk for 9/11 victims
JACKSON, Tenn.-- Students of a local college took to the streets to honor 9/11 victims. Lane College students gathered in front of Bray Hall for a Remembrance Walk. Students held flags in hand and…
