'Southern Soul Christmas Festival' is this weekend in Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Looking for some festive music for the holiday season? You're in luck. The Southern Soul Christmas Festival will be held this weekend in the Hub City. The event…
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AAA offers Tow To Go program during holidays
JACKSON, Tenn. -- AAA is reminding drivers to celebrate safely this holiday season. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day is one of the deadliest times on the road when it…
Jackson Transit Authority to offer Free Ride Day
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Transit Authority will offer a Free Ride Day this week. The free rides will be available Friday, Dec. 21, on the fixed-route buses. However, regular fair will still be required for The Lift. The Free Ride…
Seen on 7: JMCSS open enrollment
The Jackson Madison County School System is already looking to the 2019-2020 school year. Open enrollment is now open for next school year. For more information and to apply click here.
FBI warns of cyber scammers targeting holiday shoppers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The FBI is warning shoppers to be aware of cyber criminals and their creative ways of stealing money and personal information. Here are some tips provided by the FBI to avoid becoming a victim of cyber fraud. -…
Madison Co. government offices to close for Christmas, New Year's
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Some local government offices are closing for the holidays. For the Christmas holidays, Madison County government offices will close at noon on Friday, Dec. 21. Normal business hours will resume on Dec. 26. The offices will close again…
BiteSquad makes local restaurants available for delivery
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new food delivery service comes to the Hub City that can send food from restaurants straight to your door. BiteSquad is a restaurant delivery service that makes…
City of Jackson announces holiday trash pickup schedule
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Trash pickup times in the city of Jackson are changing due to the holidays. Waste Management will observe the Christmas and New Year's holidays on Tuesday, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Monday’s collection will be on Monday.…
Custom coffee flavors benefit TN State Parks
JACKSON, Tenn. -- There's a new way to help out Tennessee State Parks. Just Love Coffee is partnering with the Tennessee State Parks Conservancy to support the parks through the sale of specially branded coffee products. The three varieties offered…
Carl Perkins Center helps local youths with 'Adopt a Teen' program
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City of Jackson is decorated for the holiday season, and the Carl Perkins Center wants to make sure West Tennessee teens get everything on their Christmas wish list.…
Goodwill hosts job fair in Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Goodwill conducted a job fair for those hiring all positions at multiple locations across West Tennessee. Officials say the job openings included a variety of jobs, skills and people needed…
Company recalls 29,000 pounds of Jimmy Dean sausage links
OWINGSVILLE, Ky. -- A Kentucky-based company has recalled around 29,000 pounds of frozen Jimmy Dean sausage links due to possible contamination with pieces of metal. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall Monday. The…
'Battle of the Bells' Salvation Army fundraiser
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Fire Department and Jackson Police Department will compete with each other this month to benefit a charitable cause. The "Battle of the Bells" will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15,…
State Fire Marshal offers Christmas tree safety tips
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office is asking Tennesseans to “Be a Good Elf” when it comes to selecting, decorating and maintaining Christmas trees. While fire departments only respond to an average of 200 Christmas tree fires…
Chickasaw State Park's drive-through light show is this weekend
CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A local state park is decorating for the holidays. Chickasaw State Park will have a drive-through light show starting Friday, Dec. 7. There will be 3 and a half miles of lights to drive through, including planes,…
Gov. Haslam invites public feedback on TN H2O water plan
NASHVILLE -- Gov. Bill Haslam is asking for your input on a state plan for future water availability across Tennessee. The plan, called TN H2O, includes assessing current water resources and recommendations to help ensure Tennessee has an abundance of water…
Santa sets up shop for visits in downtown Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Santa is coming back to Jackson! Santa has plans to be at his house Thursday, Dec. 6, through Saturday, Dec. 8, on the corner of East Lafayette Street and North Highland Avenue. Santa says he'll be at home…
TCAT, JMCSS partnership brings new opportunities for students
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new partnership will offer local students new opportunities — for free. Students in the Jackson-Madison County School System will soon have the opportunity to get a jump start on college. The opportunity is thanks to a partnership…
Electronic benefit cards replace paper WIC vouchers
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Changes to a food program here in the Hub City went into effect Monday. "The TNWIC card is like your credit or debit card," WIC administrator Chris Ellis said. "You use…
Health Departments to offer free flu shots this week
JACKSON, Tenn. -- County health departments across the state will be giving out free flu shots. Free flu shots will be available to everyone Wednesday, Dec. 5. You don't need an appointment to get the flu shot during this event.…
