LOCAL BRIEFS Holiday closing Madison County Government offices will be closed Friday, July 4, 2025, in observance of Independence Day.  Regular business hours will resume Monday, July …

There were slated to be two controversial rezoning issues come before the Jackson City Council this week at their monthly meeting on Tuesday. One was taken care of this week when local real estate …

Recruiting and retaining teachers was a problem for Jackson-Madison County Schools for years. But that trend is on the decline because of financial moves made by the school district’s …

The Community Foundation of West Tennessee awarded its annual Community Impact Grants at a ceremony at theCO on Tuesday, June 24. In all, they awarded $120,000 among 14 recipients. The big …

Beth Bolton never asked to be the director of Visit Jackson, TN, but her career has put her in a good position for her current role. Bolton was named the interim director of the tourism bureau …

Derek Marshall and his crew at the Jackson Recycling Center were busy Saturday helping residents in Jackson get connected with a piece of city equipment that’s beneficial for many families in …

Jackson Museum School hasn’t been approved by the Jackson-Madison County School Board to bring their brand of charter school into Madison County yet, but the school’s current leadership …

The City of Jackson officially has a budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. No taxes were raised. No essential services were cut. The original proposal of operating at a deficit of about $3.5 …

Friends of Heart recently got to celebrate an instance when its efforts directly led to a saved life. In nearby Crockett County, a sheriff's deputy came upon an emergent situation at a local …

Thomas Media celebrates 25 years of broadcasting in Jackson Thomas Media, a West Tennessee broadcasting company, marks its 25th anniversary this year— celebrating a quarter-century of …

The Central West Tennessee Association of Realtors (CWTRA) has been working for a few years toward the goal of a certain initiative to give back to the community. “For six or seven years …

United States Congressman was in Jackson on Monday and one of his stops was at the DoubleTree Hotel to speak to the Old Hickory Rotary Club. His speech was based primarily on the One Big, …

Indivisible Jackson made sure the Hub City was involved in the national effort for the “No Kings’ protests in cities across the country. And an estimated 400 people showed up from …

An era will come to an end on Sunday, June 22, at First United Methodist Church in Downtown Jackson. Sky McCracken, who's been the senior pastor of the church for eight years, will preach his …

Nicholas Summar is the executive director at Youth Town, a faith-based rehabilitation center in Pinson for children ages 13-17 that serves all 95 counties of Tennessee if they have room. They've …

Jackson Police Chief Thom Corley and some of his leadership team met with members of the local media on Monday, June 16. The purpose of the meeting was to have a discussion about crime and …

Madison County Mayor A.J. Massey had good news for the subcommittee he chairs for the proposed new juvenile justice center that would be across the street from the back of the Criminal Justice …

The Madison County Commission met on Monday night for 59 minutes and passed their annual budget for fiscal year 2025-26 with little discussion. Before the vote for the budget, Commissioner Gary …

The Madison County Commission, City of Jackson and the county’s state legislators worked together in 2024 to allow the sale of fireworks to be legalized in the county in 2024. Now that …

Tents were up. Grills were cooking hot dogs and burgers. Kids were out playing in the water. Thursday, June 12, was a fun day in Lincoln Courts while the fun was happening across the street at …