The City of Jackson received its audit report last week from Mauldin & Jenkins, a CPA firm based in Chattanooga that’s audited the City’s finances since 2019. The audit …

Wendy Rhyne and the staff with the City of Jackson’s Stormwater Program and other departments are gearing up for their annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday. Staff …

Local leaders joined West Tennessee Healthcare’s leaders as they gathered at WTH’s facility at on Bancorp South Parkway across from West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex to get a look at …

Jackson Christian fifth-grade student Everett Webb made an impact on this year’s Regional Inter-Faith Association (RIFA) food drive, personally collecting and donating 3,027 cans of food to …

The new building for Pope School opened two months ago, but Jackson-Madison County Schools leadership invited elected officials, The Greater Jackson Chamber and other local leaders to the school on …

What appeared to be a routine item on the Jackson-Madison County School Board meeting agenda on Thursday, Oct. 16, ended up garnering more than a half-hour of discussion as couple of school board …

Luther Mercer was known by a number of names, and how a person related to him typically dictated how they referred to him.  His children, Tina and Luther II, called him “Daddy,” …

The Tennessee Charter Commission unanimously approved Jackson Museum School’s application to bring a charter school to Madison County. The school is the second attempt by a charter school …

The City of Jackson leadership and a number of local leaders paused on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 14, for a celebration. Not only was it a celebration of Shirlene Mercer’s legacy for a live …

The Greater Jackson Chamber, in partnership with the Madison County Government, has been awarded a $187,500 Workforce Invest Grant by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to support collaborative …

JCS’ Bratcher named Commended Student in the National Merit Program Jackson Christian announced last week that senior Gracie Bratcher has been recognized as a Commended Student in the 2026 …

The City of Jackson is trying to streamline the process of communication between its citizens and the people who serve them. They recently unveiled the new Jackson TN app that integrates service …

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is common in children under 5 years old, although anyone can contract it.  HFMD typically causes fever, mouth sores, and skin rash on hands and feet, and can …

The 2025 Love Your Block Neighborhood Improvement Grant process ended on Friday, Oct. 10, when the City announced the winners of the grants totalling $19,000. “Over the next several …

Pirates and princesses, ninjas and gators, and a long list of creatures and superheroes converged on the Jackson Fire Department Training Center at 720 South Highland on Saturday, Oct. 11.  …

Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Jackson City Council was 25 minutes long - relatively short for the meetings that typically last anywhere between 45 and 90 minutes or closer to 120 during …

DYERSBURG - Tanaka Brown waived his preliminary hearing on Monday, Oct. 13, and now his case will be sent to the Dyer County Grand Jury. Brown is one of the accused accomplices of Austin …

Luther Mercer served on the Madison County Commission for nearly five decades after first being elected in 1978 to represent District 1 in Position 1. He died on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the age of …

Since its creation, Johnny Shaw has been the State Representative for District 80 that currently includes nearly all of Hardeman, the southern portion of Madison and much of Haywood counties. …

Madison County lost one of its leaders late Wednesday night when Luther Mercer died at the age of 83. Mercer was a member of the Madison County Commission for 20 years after coming home to cap a …