Middle school steps up students' style with bow ties, pearls
JACKSON, Tenn. -- North Parkway Middle School will soon have a brand new look to begin its new school year this fall. A new era of professionalism will soon grace the…
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Henry Co. Sheriff's Dept. offers reward in large-scale gun theft
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The sheriff's department is offering a cash reward after the theft of a large number of rifles, shotguns and handguns. The firearm thefts, which include many…
Park euthanizes bear believed responsible for Smokies attack
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- Officials at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have euthanized a black bear that they believe bit a sleeping Appalachian Trail hiker last week. The Knoxville News-Sentinel reports that park wildlife technicians shot the bear with…
Henderson Co. Chamber hosts job fair ahead of local layoffs
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- This week brought some good news for one local community expected to lose nearly 200 jobs over the next year. The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce hosted…
Church to host summer prayer meetings across Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local church is taking its mission to the streets of West Tennessee this summer. Campbell Street Church of Christ says they're taking a vacation from their…
Haslam names Ohio emergency administrator to head TEMA
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Haslam has named Ohio emergency operations administrator Patrick Sheehan as the new director of Tennessee's disaster response agency. Sheehan takes over as director of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency from David Purkey, who remains assistant…
Woman shares personal struggle with unseen reality of anxiety
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Experts say around 40 million people in the United States struggle with some type of anxiety disorder, which is around 18 percent of the population. "It's real — that's the most important thing," Ashleigh Burton said. She…
Bald eagle accidently struck, killed by ambulance
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A weekend crash claims an unlikely victim, a bald eagle. In what can only be called a freak accident, the national symbol was struck by an ambulance…
County commission budget committee meets with JMC School System
JACKSON, Tenn.-The Jackson-Madison County School System met with the county commission budget committee Monday afternoon to once again discuss the district's budget for the next fiscal year. The committee went through…
Lane College reveals how it will use "Retool Your School" grant
JACKSON, Tenn.-Just days after winning the big price in Home Depot's "Retool Your School" Campus Improvement Grant Program, Lane College revealed how it is going to use that money. Lane…
'Battle of the Badges' sparks friendly competition
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local public service agencies are depending on your support in a friendly competition that kicked off Monday. Madison County deputy Lt. Cleven Davis made it in early for the…
New businesses coming soon to Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- New business is springing up all across the Hub City this year. According to the Madison County Clerk's Office, there have been nearly 250 new businesses to apply for…
Crockett Co. man accused of trying to kill girlfriend
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is behind bars on an attempted first-degree murder charge after officers say he tried to kill his girlfriend over the weekend. According…
McNairy County hospital closes this week
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- McNairy Regional Hospital, owned by Tennova Healthcare, will shut its doors at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. County leaders have been talking since the announcement came in March…
Police say woman who shot herself remains in critical condition
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman who reportedly shot herself after pulling a gun on police remains in critical but stable condition, according to a police department spokesperson. The incident…
