The gym at Thelma Barker Elementary School had a different look on the morning of Tuesday, May 14. Two rows of chairs were lined up facing each other on one baseline under a basketball goal. On the …

The Ned McWherter Center on the campus of Jackson State Community College hosted a conference on Monday of officials at the local and state level involved in public health and caring for the aging …

The Madison County Republican Party had its monthly meeting at the Old Country Store on Monday, May 13, and County Commissioner Carl Alexander was the main speaker at the event. Alexander, who is the …

TDEC offering free, mobile-collection service   Staff reports Madison Countians have an opportunity to get rid of their hazardous waste this Saturday when the Tennessee Department of Environment and …

By Hannah Gore Special to The Post The Jackson Animal Care Center hosted the third annual Fur Ball in Downtown Jackson on April 13.  The event gives community members and organizations the …

By Hannah Gore Special to The Post Our Jackson Home launched the Spring 2024 issue of the Our Jackson Home journal at Havner’s Frame Shop on April 11. This issue, titled “Dreams,” was …

Meet Scott Stewart, West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center Director By Sabrina Bates Staff Writer Although Scott Stewart has served as the director of the University of Tennessee Institute of …

Tennessee’s 8th District congressman said program needs updating to benefit cities such as Jackson Staff Reports A member of Congress, representing Tennessee’s Eighth District, co-sponsored …

"...we could not come together at the end." By Marta Aldrich Special to The Post In the end, the gulf between competing school voucher bills in Tennessee’s legislature was just too wide to cross. …

Courtesy of UT Martin University Relations   Exceed expectations. That was the message to current students from two University of Tennessee at Martin alumni award recipients who spoke during the …

By Sabrina Bates Staff Writer Tennessee boasts 57 state parks and natural areas that house nearly 400 cabins, six state-park lodges and 36 campgrounds. That number is expected to grow over the next …

Staff reports The Jackson Symphony has announced that Lynne W. Barker has joined the team as Vice President for Development.  Barker will cultivate new sources of support, strengthen current …

By Sabrina Bates Staff Writer The results are in and thanks to the efforts of supporters, Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park surpassed its goal in this year’s My TN State Parks fundraiser. …

Staff reports May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) aims to empower people to have brave conversations about mental health.  Suicide is …

The City of Jackson will celebrate Asian-American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month nearly every Friday of this month, and the celebration began on May 3. Dr. Sandra Dee, who’s spear-headed the …

Jackson-Madison County Schools sent four teams to the Greenpower electric car regional competitions held in the infield of Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama last weekend. The four teams finished as …

Staff reports With less than two weeks remaining until the start of Spring Fling in Murfreesboro for the TSSAA spring sports state championships, here’s a rundown of the teams in Madison County …

The front of the George A. Smith City Council Room at Jackson City Hall was again crowded. For the second time in 2024, an entire crew from Jackson Fire Department was getting a public commendation …

James Johnson knew a good thing when he had it. Johnson went to work for the company now known as Thomson Prestress when he was 18 years old, just graduated from East High School and playing baseball …

When Kenneth Cummings joined Mayor Scott Conger’s team at the City of Jackson in August of 2019, a little more than a month after Conger first took office, his role was to tell the story of the …