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 …

For the second time in less than a month, Jackson Housing Authority is celebrating a large grant. This time, The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Jackson $2.3 million …

Ron Shultis moved his family to Jackson in 2022 for a couple of reasons – because his wife accepted a job in Hardeman County and he was ready to get out of the congested metropolis that is …

Kayla Beaver is known in Jackson for her abilities in softball after a prolific playing career at South Side High School, Central Arkansas University and the University of Alabama. But one …

Our Jackson Home and the City of Jackson have officially teamed up to bring some type of systematic planning and cohesion to the public arts efforts in the City’s Arts District. The Arts …

Residents of Madison County will be able to legally shoot fireworks in time for July 4, 2025. Probably. The fireworks subcommittee of the property committee of the Madison County Commission …

Ricky Dickson was a student at Baylor University when he wrote a paper on the business model of Blue Bell Ice Cream. After writing that paper, he took advantage of an opportunity to go work for …

Tuesday morning’s monthly Jackson City Council meeting saw this year’s edition of the Mayor’s Youth Council get sworn in before the elected officials conducted the business of the …

About 65 people gathered in the fellowship hall of Ararat Baptist Church near Huntersville Tuesday evening. For most of the meeting, the people heard from Madison County leaders about why …

Two finalists have been selected for the next president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Jackson. Both will participate in public interviews on the main campus in Jackson on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, the next step in the selection process. The finalists are:

Any day is a good day to accept a check for $723,528. That’s that the Jackson Housing Authority did earlier this month when the Tennessee Housing Development Agency made a stop in Jackson …