Kyle Lusby wasn’t raised to be a member of the Democratic Party. “I was raised in a Southern Baptist home with the typical values you’d expect that are in line with the …

Olivia Abernathy is the minister for community engagement at All Saints Anglican Church on McClellan Road, and one of the big projects she manages is the Diaper Project, which supplies diapers on a …

The inaugural Tennessee State Games are coming to Madison County in June of 2025, and the campaign toward that event officially started last week. Local leaders and those connected with the …

Detrick Witherspoon was a man in Jackson who loved his family and did what he could to help others. When he tragically died in 2023, his last act of helping others was fulfilling the statement …

Juanita Jones has been doing what she can for more than a decade helping either keep the youth of Jackson off the streets or at least give them a healthy alternative to gangs and committing crimes to …

The Greater Jackson Chamber has been honored with receiving the inaugural "Chamber of the Year" award in the large category by the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE). This award, introduced for the first time this year, recognizes the Chamber’s outstanding leadership, dedication to the community and excellence in chamber management.

Leaders Credit Union, a member-owned financial cooperative in Jackson, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new South Highland branch and hosted the Greater Jackson Chamber’s Business After Hours networking event for August.

Hundreds of firefighters, first responders were attending a conference at the state park.

The 120,000-square-foot building that houses Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Stanton at the BlueOval City site in Haywood County is gearing up for its fall semester. Although Ford Motor Company announced a delayed production of its electric truck line that will be assembled at the Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center, TCAT-Stanton is still primed to help fulfill training for the entire West Tennessee region.

As Ford Motor Company looks to utilize lower-cost battery production and assesses the electric-vehicle market, construction continues at its production plant at the Memphis Regional Megasite in Stanton. “West Tennessee is a linchpin in our plan to create a strong and growing Ford in America,” said Ford President and CEO Jim Farley. “BlueOval City will be one of the most advanced manufacturing complexes anywhere in the world, and we are counting on the workforce in West Tennessee to produce advanced batteries starting next year, and then our most innovative pickup ever starting in 2027.”

The hours for early voting will get a tweak in October. The Madison County Election Commission met on Thursday, Aug. 15, to set the hours, and the Commission voted to adjust the hours on …

The Carl Perkins Civic Center stage and backstage was converted into at least four different sets over the weekend. In the center part of the stage was a performance area for local musical …

Brooks Shaw and the crew at The Old Country Store and Casey Jones Village have had company over this week. Sarah Beth Urban is the CEO of the Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism Association, and …

Ford Motor Company is taking additional actions to deliver a profitable, capital-efficient and growing electric vehicle business and add even more propulsion choices for customers that generate lower CO2 emissions.

Former FedEx V.P. Dr. Donald Comer, PhD has become interim president at historic Lane College (Jackson, TN). The Lane College Board of Trustees appointed Dr. C omer as Interim President, with his …

The Beacon Center released part two of the Tennessee Zoning Atlas, focusing on West Tennessee. This iteration of the atlas covers eight West Tennessee counties in the Memphis and Jackson areas.

The 26th annual Mid-South Agriculture Finance Conference was held Aug. 7 in Watkins Auditorium in the Boling University Center at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Begun in 1999, the conference provides up-to-date and pertinent information to help farmers and others succeed in the field of agriculture business.

Frank Yin, agronomy researcher in the University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences, has been selected as a 2024 American Society of Agronomy (ASA) Fellow.

The University of Tennessee at Martin hosted a workshop for teachers of mechatronics from around West Tennessee. Dr. Ashley Owens, assistant professor of engineering, led the workshop, with sessions being held June 24-28 and July 15-19. While the workshop was primarily for high school teachers, some middle school teachers participated.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) announced this week it is issuing new Driver Licenses and ID cards with a fresh design and improved security features along with new self-service kiosks, which can reduce wait times at Driver Service Centers.