The sun’s unforgiving light and heat descended on the competitors relentlessly. They were all covered in sweat, exhausted, taking breaks for quick meals or water or energy drinks. …

Johnny Shaw has been the State Representative for District 80 since it was created 23 years ago. The district has changed a few times geographically in those 23 years, and it’s returned to …

District 73 State Representative Chris Todd and his Republican Primary challenger Jimmy Harris are scheduled to appear together once publicly during this campaign, and that event happened Tuesday at …

The City of Jackson officially has a budget for the next fiscal year. The Jackson City Council met in a special-called meeting on Friday, July 19, a week after the budget was approved on first …

Marcia Moss hadn’t been on the Jackson-Madison County School Board for two months before it was time to pull her petition to run for re-election. Moss was appointed by the Madison County …

Alex Reed’s case in court is finished for all intents and purposes. Reed, the chief of staff for Jackson Mayor Scott Conger, ended his case in Judge Kyle Atkins’ Circuit Court in …

Early voting in Tennessee for the state primary races and local general elections began on Friday. Early voting happens on at 309 North Parkway in the 4-H Auditorium from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. …

The City of Jackson has celebrated its Civic Pride awards and their winners for nearly 30 years, and that tradition is set to continue next week at City Hall. “We’re having a …

2 Chronicles 7:14: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from …

Popular Christian music artist Lathan Warlick returned to Jackson to host a free show this past weekend. The show was originally slated to take place at Jackson’s AMP at the West Tennessee …

The Jackson City Council has passed its budget – for the first time at least. The Council voted 5-2 in a special-called meeting on Friday, July 12, to pass the budget that has been …

The Jackson City Council is set to have its third special-called meeting in less than a month on Friday at 9 a.m. at City Hall. There are two items on the agenda for the meeting – …

Chuck and Margaret Doumitt’s legacy is The Star Center, a place in North Jackson where families of special needs children and adults come from all over West Tennessee for their children’s …

Andrea Michelle Givens-Moore is from Jackson, born and raised. She attended schools in Jackson city schools before consolidation. Her children attended Jackson-Madison County Schools. Her …

Voter turnout in Tennessee is among the worst rates in the country. In the Presidential primary and school board primary elections held in March, there was a 14 percent voter turnout rate, and …

Madison County Mayor A.J. Massey was alerted about something early this year that county commissioners like to hear, but it’s also unveiled an agreement regarding the industrial park on the …

Officials from the City of Jackson met with representatives from the Mexican Consul in Little Rock, Ark., last week. The Consul has three offices that deal with the southeastern United States …

Early voting starts next week Early voting starts July 12-27 for the Aug. 1 State Primary and local General Election. Early voting will be held at the Ag Auditorium at 309 North Parkway. The …

The Madison County budget for fiscal year 2024-25 was complete as of Friday, June 28. It technically was complete 11 days earlier when the Commission approved it in its monthly meeting on June …

Janice Hampton is the most experienced member of the Jackson-Madison County School Board, having served on the board since first being elected in 2012. Having been elected twice since then and …