The lobby of the Carl Perkins Civic Center was a busy place Tuesday. Fifteen local entities – non-profits, churches, companies and other groups – signed up to compete in this …

Christi David has served for two years as the City of Jackson’s park operations manager in the parks and recreation department. One of her primary roles in the department has been to look …

In the wake of the passing of CEO/President James “JR” Ross, the West Tennessee Healthcare Board of Directors moved in their monthly meeting to put another person into that leadership …

A woman with 15 years in the College of Applied Technology system in Tennessee will take the helm at TCAT-Jackson next month.

Reggie Carrick and Lamar Hobson are a couple of small business owners in the local area who have petitioned and protested against the Northwest and Southwest Workforce Boards. Carrick is the …

The third Friday of September has been the official day for our nation to recognize prisoners of war and those missing in action since Jimmy Carter was President. Ever since, every President has …

Representatives from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance were in Jackson on Friday, Sept. 20, awarding grants to various volunteer fire departments from all over rural West Tennessee …

Tyler Carr and Jordan Howerton appeared before the Jackson City Council at their monthly meeting on Sept. 3. Carr is the director of the City’s Financial Empowerment Center, and Howerton …

Representatives from the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) were at Alexander Elementary School on Friday doing their part to help childhood literacy in that school. …

The funeral procession for James “JR” Ross left Englewood Baptist Church on Highland Avenue after the service honoring his legacy was complete. It headed south and took a detour to …

In 1994, the Highway 45 Bypass was a two-lane road that just had a yield sign at the intersection with Old Humboldt Road. There were no shopping centers, gas stations or car rental places. The …

Civil rights icon, activist and New York Times best-selling author Ruby Bridges will speak Oct. 4 at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Bridges will speak at noon in the Kathleen and Tom Elam …

Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have risen 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.74/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Prices in Tennessee are …

After three consecutive months of record-low unemployment, the statewide unemployment rate increased slightly last month, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce …

All nine members of the new version of the Jackson-Madison County Schools Board were in attendance on Thursday for their first official meeting. The meeting that lasted about a half-hour saw the …

The Madison County Commission held its monthly meeting Monday morning and handled a few pieces of business. One was swearing in Richard Watson, who’s been a commissioner for about a …

With the recent rate-increase announcement by the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors, electric customers across the region are going to see a slight bump in their utility bills after Oct. 1.

Here’s a look at what’s happening and the latest news from post-secondary institutions across the region:

James “JR” Ross, who served at West Tennessee Healthcare as its CEO since 2017, died on Thursday morning, Sept. 12, 2024. The announcement was made Thursday afternoon in a release …

The 10 th edition of the Jackson International Food and Arts Festival is coming up on Sept. 21, and the JIFAF committee is ensuring traffic issues that happened last year shouldn’t repeat …