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 …

Football season at University School of Jackson will look quite different in 2023 than it did in 2022. There’s a new head coach in Derrick Pritchard, who was hired in February after former coach …

The start of the 2023 high school football season is approaching, and new South Side head coach Lester Narcisse is very aware of that fact. “We’ve been working hard,” said Narcisse, who was …

Life-long Jacksonian and activist Shirlene Mercer has died, according to the City of Jackson. Mercer was the last surviving of Lane College's "Freshman Four," who led sit-in protests at "white's …

The City of Jackson Planning Commission and LRK Architects are sifting through competing interests and vastly different neighborhoods to create a cohesive design for new growth in the city.  …

City of Jackson residents can now request temporary speed humps to be installed on their street, but they must receive 67% approval from their neighbors to make it happen.  Jackson Mayor Scott …

For the first time in the 70-plus year history of statewide pageants being held in Jackson, a minority came away with the crown. Miss Lane College Jada Brown was named Miss Tennessee Volunteer 2023, …

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 Each week, inmates in a Crochet Class at CoreCivic's Whiteville Correctional Facility stitch handmade items to donate to local organizations within the community.  This week, the …

Staff reports Student Award Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit scholarship fund in Jackson, celebrated its second award year on July 18 with a reception for new and returning award recipients. “SAC makes …

The West Tennessee Chapter of the Boy Scouts of America hosted 31 scouts last week at Lane College for their annual Cub Scout Day Camp. Erika Hughes is the coordinator of the camp that had to move …

Aug. 13 will mark the 40 th edition of the Circles of Hope Telethon that is a significant annual fundraiser for the Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse. The event will …

The Jackson Symphony is set to start its 63 rd season in less than two months, and there’s a rare ticket sale happening this week for anyone wanting to experience it that never has before. “For …

It’s been more than three years since Jackson-Madison County Schools had its own clinic available for students and staff to use when needed. The school district had one for more than a decade, but …

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 …

On April 28, the Jackson-Madison County School Board voted to deny American Classical Education the opportunity to establish a publicly funded charter school in Madison County. On Tuesday, the appeal …

Dr. Sandra Dee and the rest of the leadership of the Jackson International Food and Arts Festival are preparing for the ninth edition of the event, which is set to happen on Sept. 23 with the theme …

JULY 27 Miss Tennessee Volunteer The annual event that’s been held in Jackson for more than 70 years continues with Night 2 of preliminaries at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. Tickets are available …

Sports fans love traditions. Football rivalry games happen on the same weekend every year. Friends get together to watch the Super Bowl every year, even if their team isn’t in the game. Baseball …

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 …