Make no mistake about it. No one who gathered at Jackson City Hall on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 2, was totally glad to be there.  We were there because four people had been killed in recent …

I often look back and reminisce about the time I spent in school.  I remember my teachers, classmates, friends, and the many good memories I still hold. These were integral years in my …

Thank you for your editorial regarding Chris Todd’s position on universal pre-kindergarten education. It is regrettable that Mr. Todd has so little insight regarding family life in 2025. His …

We’re coming up on next month being the five-year anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. There’s a good chance there will be some retrospective articles written in …

Florida State basketball coach  Leonard Hamilton, a former basketball player at The University of Tennessee at Martin, announced he will be stepping down at the end of the season. He is the …

Thursday, Tennessee’s 19 th -ranked Lady Vols were rude hosts to No. 5 Connecticut. For the first time since 2007, UT vanquished the Huskies, 80-76. Tennessee maybe entering the burgeoning …

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 …