JACKSON, Tenn.- With January 31st being the final day of the Affordable Healthcare Act enrollment period, health insurance professionals were at the NAACP building to assist Jackson get covered. "Madison County has over…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Gibson County firefighters responded to a structure fire around 1 p.m. Sunday on Creek Wood Rd. The shop behind the home was fully engulfed in flames, but no one was…
MILAN, Tenn. -- Officers are investigating a late morning robbery at a Milan Dollar General. Around 11:55 Sunday morning, a black male entered the Dollar General on the corner of Ellington…
WEST JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Ballroom Dance club danced the night away at First Presbyterian Church. It's their first of two events they host throughout the year to continue the social…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Thousands came out to "Lights, Camera, Fashion," A fashion show showcasing elegant prom attire to high school students. "They're top designers from all over the nation, you have…
EAST JACKSON, Tenn. -- After the death of a young woman in East Jackson, City Councilman Johnny Dodd is planning to have a community prayer Sunday afternoon in Sherlene Mercer Park.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A day after councilman Johnny Dodd's anti-crime march, Jackson Police are investigating another possible homicide. Early Saturday morning, Jackson police were called out to Boardwalk Cove, just off…
DETROIT (AP) - Nissan is recalling thousands of Altima midsize cars for a third time to fix a latch problem that could let the hood fly open while the cars are moving. The latest recall covers 846,000 cars from 2013…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Democrats have chosen state Rep. Sannie Overly as party chairwoman after a two and a half month search. The Kentucky Democratic Party Executive Committee unanimously elected Overly its new chairwoman Saturday. Overly is a state…
Caterpillar says it plans to close five plants and trim about 670 jobs in Illinois and several other states, in the latest phase of a larger cost-cutting campaign announced last year. The mining and construction equipment company will cut about…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama-based construction company is settling claims that it built housing complexes that violate the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Documents filed in U.S. District Court in Birmingham Friday say Gateway Construction…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A prominent civil rights leader in Kentucky who became the state's first woman and African-American elected to the state's Senate has died. Georgia Davis Powers was 92. Raoul Cunningham, Kentucky NAACP president and longtime friend, says…
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Data gathered by The Associated Press shows 12 percent of Louisiana's federal funds "set-aside" to improve water infrastructure go toward administrative costs. While permitted, the use of the monies to fund salaries, travel and other expenses…
JACKSON, Tenn.,--Jackson Police are investigating a suspicious death near Highway 70 and Boardwalk Cove. According to a release from the Jackson Police Department, "Around 4:00 a.m., officers were dispatched the vicinity of Boardwalk Cove for an unidentified black female lying near…
JACKSON, Tenn.- This is just some of the synthetic marijuana known as K-2, seized when officers arrested 14 people in February of 2012. Friday, the suspects learned their fate. As a group, they'll spend more than 20 years in federal…
