City of Jackson Municipal Election Results
Mayor Jerry Gist 2,733 City Council District 1 Vicky Foote 212 Maurice Hays 123 Harold B. Shoemaker 45 City Council District 2 Johnny Lee Dodd 304 Mario V. Price 24 Ruthie (Jean) V. Whisnant…
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Mayor Jerry Gist 2,733 City Council District 1 Vicky Foote 212 Maurice Hays 123 Harold B. Shoemaker 45 City Council District 2 Johnny Lee Dodd 304 Mario V. Price 24 Ruthie (Jean) V. Whisnant…
This video is no longer available. After months of delays, former Humboldt Police Officer Paul Carrier finally faced a judge for sentencing Tuesday. Last year Carrier was convicted of reckless homicide in the 2009 shooting death of Roy Glenn Jr.…
This video is no longer available. There is a state of emergency across parts of West Tennessee Tuesday night, as rivers overflow, forcing evacuations throughout Dyer and Obion Counties. The City of Rives is without a sewer system because of…
A week after strong winds ripped the roof off of Tigrett Middle School in west Jackson, the school is set to reopen. According to Principal Dexter Williams, Tigrett will reopen Wednesday, May 4. He says students will be on their…
Because of the on-going flooding across West Tennessee, there are many evacuations underway in the area. The Obion County Emergency Management Agency is encouraging residents in Rives and the town of Obion to leave now. A shelter is open at…
This video is no longer available. The Jackson man accused in the city's first homicide of the year has been cleared in the shooting. A Madison County grand jury chose not to indict Jonique Merriweather in the February 13 shooting…
This video is no longer available. The search is on for a missing Carroll County man. The sheriff's department said Donald Ray McKelvey has not been seen since Saturday. Deputies said items such as his wallet, sell phone and car…
This video is no longer available. A crash involving two semis in Chester County takes the life of a Decatur County man and injures another. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said the victim, Timmy Thomas, 43, was killed. The crash involving…
This video is no longer available. The redrawing of city council district lines was one topic of discussion during Tuesday's city council meeting. Council members. on first reading, approved a redistricting plan. During a public comment period of redistricting, Ernest…
This video is no longer available. Efforts to bring a four-year school to Jackson to replace Lambuth University is getting a boost from the new state administration. According to State Senator Lowe Finney of Jackson, the University of Memphis would…
After an early voting period where more than three percent of voters took part, city leaders and election officials were hoping voters were waiting for election day to cast their ballots. But election officials are saying they have not been…
This video is no longer available. Leaders with the Jackson-Madison County School System are considering a plan to increase the amount of janitorial positions being outsourced. The plan does not call for anyone currently on staff to be fired, however,…
On Tuesday, the family of Holly Bobo reportedly issued the following statement to the Associated Press in Nashville: "We could never thank everyone enough for all the kindness that has been shown to our family during this difficult time. Thanks…
Obion County Emergency Management officials are now calling on parts of the town of Obion to prepare to evacuate. The area of concern is along Obion Avenue,Troy Avenue, First Street to Eleventh Street, West Main Street between 14th and 15th…
Voluntary evacuations are underway in the town of Rives in Obion County. The Obion County Emergency Management Agency says all residents of the town should prepare now to evacuate. Flooding is already taking place in Rives with more expected. The…