The monthly Jackson City Council meeting lasted 113 minutes Tuesday morning. The Council spent 55 minutes on one agenda item. Of the remaining 58 minutes, 35 minutes were spent on public …

The Jackson City Council's budget committee met Monday afternoon to take its own look at Jackson's City budget. City Recorder Nathan Reed brought the budget to the committee along with the most …

The Jackson City budget situation is a complicated issue with a number of questions to answer before the City Council votes on it Tuesday at their monthly meeting. The Post has compiled a list …

Language is three-dimensional, full of angles, perspective, and shadows. The same word can have multiple meanings, pronunciations, and spellings. Depending on the context, a singular word could have …

Editor’s note: Sabrina Parker submitted this story to tell of her experience in dealing with authority figures and investigators in the three years since her son was killed in a shooting a …

The Board of Trustees at West Tennessee Healthcare met on Tuesday, May 27, and they approved the appointment of former State Senator Lowe Finney to the advisory board for Pathways Behavioral …

The West Tennessee River Basin Authority was recently honored by the Tennessee Wildlife Federation. The TWF held their annual awards ceremony earlier this month, and WTRBA was named the …

In a move aimed at strengthening local journalism and expanding multimedia offerings, The Jackson Post is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with Golden Media Group, owner of TalkN West …

First responders handle ‘mass casualty’ event on Hwy. 70 Madison County Fire, Tennessee High Patrol, Madison County Sheriff’s Department and MedCenter EMS all responded to a …

Here’s a look at things to do in Jackson and West Tennessee in the next couple of weeks. May 30 Rhythm on the Rails Every summer at Discovery Park of America in Northwest …

The inaugural Tennessee State Games will happen in Jackson and Madison County over the first two full weekends of the month of June. And while many people from the area have signed up to either …

This week is a big week on the annual calendar for the youth group at Northside Church on Highland Avenue, just north of Interstate 40. It's the week leading up to their annual musical. But …

There were a pair of high profile shootings within hours of each other this weekend in Jackson. According to press releases from the Jackson Police Department, the first one happened at Kate …

Jackson Mayor Scott Conger outlined his proposal to make up for the City of Jackson’s budgetary shortfall on Sunday with a social media post. That post was essentially the same message he …

The 2025 legislative session of the Tennessee General Assembly concluded with the passage of numerous laws that will influence the daily lives of residents statewide. With legislation covering …

As Carrie Prewitt continues to develop Jackson Central-Merry's library into a place students can come to find information for class and find recreational reading content, she's doing her best to get …

Jackson Fire Department issues warning about dangerous trend The Jackson Fire Department is issuing an urgent warning to students, parents, and school communities about a dangerous social media …

The City of Jackson has a revenue problem. That was the diagnosis seven members of the City Council either came to or had already realized when they had a budget work session on Thursday, May …

Tennessee Homeless Solutions wasn't able to secure a men's homeless shelter in Jackson near a lot of their resources downtown, but that's not stopping the organization from continuing to help the …

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) has named 158 high schools as FAFSA Champions for the 2024-25 academic year, recognizing their outstanding work in helping students complete the Free …