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The Jackson-Madison County School Board had its monthly work session Monday morning, and after hearing updates from district leadership on academics and truancy/absenteeism, the body heard from the …

It's not an Easter tradition, but it is a "third Saturday in April" tradition, and it continues this weekend when Hub City Brewing hosts the eighth annual Crawfest, a fundraising event for Scarlet …

Jackson-Madison County Superintendent Marlon King held the attention of about 150 people at last week’s Jackson Rotary Club meeting when he gave an update on the school system. He thanked …

The Madison County Commission’s agenda for its monthly meeting includes an item that will end one local judge’s career and eventually start another. General Sessions Judge Hugh …

Matt Fennel with northwest field director Tennessee Farm Bureau. He’s based in Dyer County, but he serves a large portion of rural West Tennessee including Madison County. While the timing …

It was 36 years ago when Birth Choice was established as a place where pregnant women could go for Christian counseling and prenatal care while also being encouraged to not abort their babies before …

Brad Greer is a business owner in Downtown Jackson and active in the real estate business in West Tennessee. He's president of the West Tennessee Realtors' Association. He's also a former …

Editor's note: An earlier story explaining the history behind the extension of the annual payments from the City of Jackson to Jackson-Madison County Schools had a few errors in historical …

Starting with severe weather that came through Wednesday night, Jackson and Madison County’s forecasts by meteorologists at the local and regional level of “generational” weather …

The Madison County Commission’s property committee has dealt with the demolition of a large portion of the old Beech Bluff School for a few years now with more serious discussions in the past …

Dakota Maness is a part of the crew in the traffic signs, signalization and street lighting crew in the public works department of the City of Jackson. Last week, he represented that crew at the …

For the most part, the results of the monthly Jackson City Council meeting led to celebratory results. City employees got a new e-mail platform, and there’s a new incentive program for …

Debbie Currie and Julanne Stone sat at a table near the back of the dining room at Jackson's Catering on Thursday, March 27. In a few minutes, the room would be full of supporters and …

The Madison County chapter of the Democratic Party didn't have a massive change of leadership during their re-organization meeting on March 29, but there is a new chairman. Larry Greer has been …

Madison County's three state legislators - State Sen. Ed Jackson and Representatives Johnny Shaw and Chris Todd - met with about 100 constituents on Friday at The Greater Jackson Chamber's Capitol …

The inaugural Tennessee State Games are a little more than two months away, and things are coming together for the first edition, according to coordinators Lindsay Dawkins of The Greater Jackson …

It was on March 25, 1985, when the charter was granted to begin the foundation that today is known as West Tennessee Community Foundation. On March 25, 2025, The Foundation’s staff, …

When Jackson Mayor Conger sent an e-mail on Jan. 2 of this year informing Madison County and Jackson-Madison County Schools that the City would not help with funding of the offsite improvements …

Tiffany Boyd hasn’t always lived her best life. She hasn’t always paid much attention to national politics. But two major events in her life about 20 years ago drastically changed …

Kim Tedford's 32-year career of working in public health will come to an official end on April 4. "I'll still be around a few weeks because budget season is about to start, and I don't want to …

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