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The Jackson-Madison County School Board met with Superintendent Marlon King and a couple dozen members of his leadership crew from the top two tiers of the district’s leadership outside the …

There are many reasons for Tennessee to do better by our public education system. Public education is one of the best ideas that our country has promoted. But we are letting its promise of providing …

What a difference a week makes. As I write this, it’s midafternoon on Wednesday. I’m incredibly late putting content for this week’s print edition of The Post together, and …

On Thursday, Jan. 2, Tennessee Homeless Solutions director Amy McDonald got a few minutes to tell the Jackson City Council how important a men’s homeless shelter would be to the process of what …

In response to Mr. Hart’s recent take on partisan politics at the local level, I feel compelled to respectfully disagree. Local elected officials do far more than manage day-to-day …

Jimmy Carter died at 100 years old on Dec. 29. He was the 39th President of the United States. He’s been out of office for more than four decades, but he and his wife seemed like quality …

Mayor Scott Conger's letter to the Madison County Commission and Jackson-Madison County School Board members declaring no liability in the off-site improvements for the new Pope Elementary School on …

We’re officially a quarter of the way through the 21st century, and, like myself, many of you reading this right now probably won’t be around to usher in the next one. So, let’s …

Should Christians make New Year’s resolutions? While no such biblical requirement is explicit, Scripture does admonish us to contemplate our lives and commit them to the Lord (Prov 16:9). We …

On Dec. 12, the City Council had a work session, and City Planner Stan Pilant answered a few questions for the Council during that session. He also made a comment that made a lot of eyebrows …

You get six full days to get ready for the SEC football championship. The clock starts the Saturday after Thanksgiving and ends the following Saturday under the lights of Mercedez Benz Stadium in …

The first task in assessing a situation is often to define the issue.  The stated issue is rarely the issue.   Recently, a young woman celebrated the election of Donald S. Trump …

I’ll be honest.  After the drama the Jackson City Council and Mayor Scott Conger had back in the summer regarding the City’s budget, I assumed they’d at least make it to …

It’s December now. This past weekend after we ate the final bits of Thanksgiving turkey and I watched the Iron Bowl in hopes that my favorite team would somehow back their way into the …

My wife wouldn't let me this year - or last year for that matter. But at some point, in addition to pumpkin pie and all other desserts on the table at our family's Thanksgiving gathering, we're …

Two weeks ago, the Jackson-Madison County School System announced its Level 5 designation for academic growth from the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE). The Level 5 designation (the highest …

I had a person connected with the Jackson-Madison County School System ask me the other day really good question: If Madison County is the funding body of the school system and technically owns JMCSS …

JMCSS Board of Education heard a report from the Rev. Garry Martin at its work session on November 12. Rev. Martin. Rev. Martin’s church, First Assembly of God, had funded “Say …

Abortion remains a horrible problem—even as we move from a Democratic presidential administration to a Republican presidential administration  The election of Donald J. Trump to the …

The Jackson-Madison County School Board had their monthly work session Tuesday night. One of the items on the agenda was a presentation and recap from Garry Martin of the Say Something series of …

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