Here’s a look at things going on in and around Jackson in the next couple weeks. AUG. 11 Food Truck Fridays Downtown Jackson and the West TN Farmers Market (91 New Market Street in Downtown …

The Jackson-Madison County School Board had a work session on Monday ahead of Thursday’s board meeting. Most of the conversation of the two-hour meeting was about facility construction/renovation …

Brooklyn Cole is starting her senior year at Liberty Tech High School. She’s also officially starting her own business. After earning her hair braider’s license as part of the cosmetology program …

When the Madison County Commission reconvenes on Aug. 21 for its monthly meeting, it will have two appointments on other boards it will need to make. The first one is the open seat on the …

It was a little after 11 a.m. on Tuesday that the Jackson-Madison County School Board rejected the appeal by American Classical Education to establish a charter school in East Jackson. A little more …

Staff reports About a month after the Miss Volunteer America organization crowned its second-ever winner, Miss Tennessee Volunteer week has returned to Jackson. The event moved a week back on the …

Tuesday’s special called Jackson-Madison County School Board meeting resulted in the denial of the charter application denial for American Classical Education. JMCSS Attorney Dale Thomas read a …

The engineering department at Union University has been working for the past three years in helping mold the next generation of engineers with the annual Make:able 3D Printing Challenge program. “A …

There’s good news for the Pope School construction project on Ashport Road. The process of moving dirt for the new building officially began next week. But Cary Henson, owner of Henson …

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Economic Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter announced another significant investment in neighboring Haywood County on June 26. Enchem America is bringing a …

Among the items on the agenda for the Madison County Commission’s monthly meeting Tuesday morning, the one with the biggest impact is the vote on the county budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The …

To celebrate 20 years in Jackson, Toyota Tennessee donated $100,000 to local nonprofits. The company is donating $20,000 to the following charities: Boys & Girls Club of Jackson; Carl Perkins …

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee was in Jackson for the second time in a week on Tuesday, celebrating the groundbreaking for 6K Energy on the western edge of Jackson. “This is a great day in Tennessee …

The West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation is no longer affiliated with West Tennessee Healthcare. In a move approved by the WTH Board on Tuesday in a meeting that lasted less than five minutes, the …

Josh Ford is a military veteran who spent some time in Afghanistan. When he returned home in 2011, he said he needed something to focus on unrelated to the military and what would end up being his …

Cary Henson of Henson Construction gave an update on the Pope School project last week at the Jackson-Madison County School Board work session and education vision committee meeting. He said he’d …

The Crossings at Exum Way has officially been approved. After the Jackson City Council approved the mixed-use residential development planned for Ashport Drive between Highway 45 Bypass and North …

Cooper Hotels is the franchise that owns the Doubletree Hotel in Jackson – along with four other Doubletrees in Tennessee. They signed an extension with Hilton in December for 17 years, which is an …

When the state and Greater Jackson Chamber announced the agreement to bring 6K Energy’s PlusCAM factory to Jackson, it was the first announcement of its kind that had been prophesied beginning in …

Midtown staple Saucy Jake’s Street Food has reopened, but this time with someone else calling the shots.  Jacob Richmond Jr., better known as “JJ” or “Little Saucy,” is now officially …