New Madison Co. commissioner appointed, leaders approve school funds
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Commissioners appoint a new member to serve in a vacant county seat, and officials decide to move forward with a decision involving schools. A new…
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Dairy Queen gives away ice cream for Free Cone Day
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Dairy Queen is celebrating the first day of spring, and temperatures above 80 degrees, with free ice cream. Each location is taking donations for the Children's Miracle Network, an organization…
Pro basketball players visit Jackson students
JACKSON, Tenn. --Â Some area students welcomed special guests Monday during gym class. Professional basketball players Ashley Shields and Danielle Ballard visited Denmark Elementary School and shared their stories…
Pair accused of trying to pay with fake cash at Wal-Mart
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two people appeared Monday morning in court on accusations of trying to use counterfeit cash at the Wal-Mart in north Jackson. Court documents show Rhonda Stewart and…
TBI urges vigilance as search continues for Middle Tennessee girl
NASHVILLE -- Investigators urge the public to remain vigilant a week after a Middle Tennessee teenager was last seen in Maury County. Elizabeth Thomas, 15, is believed to be in…
Jackson police investigate Sunday night shooting
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a weekend shooting in midtown Jackson that sent a man to the hospital. Officers responded around 9:40 p.m. Sunday to the 900 block of Prospect Avenue where they found a man with an apparent…
Last finalist for JMCSS superintendent tours schools
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School System continued their second round of interviews Monday for the superintendent position. Hands were held high as superintendent candidate Dr. Tammy Knipp…
Anti-tax group green-lights Haslam's road funding plan
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The conservative group Americans for Tax Reform is informing Tennessee lawmakers that a vote for Gov. Bill Haslam's road funding proposals will not violate their pledges to not raise taxes. The Republican governor's plan would include…
3 Tenn. death row inmates lose Supreme Court appeals
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from three Tennessee death-row inmates who say they should not be executed because they are intellectually disabled. The justices on Monday left in place state court rulings upholding the death sentences…
West Tennessee reacts to travel ban; local Muslim speaks out
JACKSON, Tenn. — President Donald Trump's travel ban is getting people talking all across the country, and right here in the Hub City. One active member of the Muslim community…
Fire truck overturns in Gibson Co.
GIBSON, Tenn -- A Gibson County fire truck overturned Sunday evening. Crews are working to figure out what caused the truck to overturn. It happened near Concord Cades Road near Trenton and…
Mt. Olive MB Church celebrates a century of service
DARDEN, Tenn -- Praises and songs of joy as the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist church family celebrated a century of service. "There has been great things that has taken place…
Annual "Fur Ball" raises money for West Tennessee animals
JACKSON, Tenn. — Hundreds packed the halls of the Jackson Country Club for a favorite annual event. But supporters of the Jackson-Madison County humane society say the "Fur Ball" is more…
Family of three loses home after early morning fire
JACKSON, Tenn -- A north Jackson family is left homeless after flames rush through their house early Saturday morning. Heavy flames swept over a home on Birdsong Cove. Fire officials confirmed…
Officer involved shooting at Ridgecrest Cemetery
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An officer involved shooting took place at Ridgecrest Cemetery around 11 in the morning. According to the Jackson Police Department, a white adult male was in the cemetery…
