This is Woodrow Lowe’s third year coaching the football team at North Side. He’s been on campus long enough to know the players - all 96 of them - but especially the seniors. …

Jackson-Madison County Schools representatives as well as a few elected officials and first responders from Jackson and Madison County got together Tuesday for what’s become an annual August …

The 2024 football season could’ve gone better for the South Side Hawks as they finished 4-6 and missed the Class 4A playoffs. But those four wins are double what they had the year before …

If the junior class at University School of Jackson did "How I spent my summer break" presentations when they returned to class last week, Haylen Ayers' speech would've probably been one of the …

One thing that I hear consistently from readers is feedback on delivery and when the print edition of the paper comes to people’s homes. The past few months, we’ve aimed to have it …

One of the biggest things that brings people together in this part of the nation is football. Whether it’s a person hosting friends to watch a game on television, hundreds of thousands of …

Darren Bowling is in his third season leading the football program at Trinity Christian Academy. In the first two years, he spent the first one establishing a tougher brand of football for the …

Jackson Central-Merry football is in a much different place right now than it was this time in 2024. The Cougars had competed better than expected in 2023 in its tough region, but with the …

Numbers continue to go up for North Side football. According to head coach Woodrow Lowe Jr., there are 98 players showing up for summer workouts and practices with 16 returning starters and 40 …

Last week, my social media newsfeed was filled with a lot of content about Hub City Central - the long-awaited, state-of-the-art athletic complex being built in East Jackson.  There were …

A vocal portion of the alumni of Jackson Central-Merry are unhappy about a noticeable absentee in the decorations of the nearly-completed football stadium where the Cougars will play their home …

University School of Jackson football has been in Division II-AA the last two years battling for region championships with the likes of Lausanne and Northpoint Christian. The Bruins got over the …

Going into his ninth year of being the head football coach at Jackson Christian School, Darby Palmer has built the program into one that doesn't rebuild. It simply reloads. Or at least …

The TSSAA’s school reclassification and realignment last fall also handled reshuffling teams in spring sports. The governing body over high school athletics in Tennessee goes through this …

There's no sugarcoating the situation. Liberty Tech football has dropped to historically low levels in recent years. The Crusaders haven't won a game on the field since before COVID-19 left …

A little more than a decade ago, the local sports media landscape in Jackson was changing. Radio stations that had done varying games of the week had opted to stick with one high school for …

The gym at the T.R. White Sportsplex in East Jackson was busy on Saturday morning, July 19. Jackson City Councilman Johnny Dodd hosted his annual Bounce Back Basketball Camp. Nearly 130 …

North Side’s Javonte Smith set a date for his commitment, which just happened to be his birthday. And on that birthday, he gave a gift to Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and the Vol …

Lekhy Thompkins is no longer a big-time football prospect in Madison County. The 6-feet-2-inch, 225-pound bruising back that had been a foundational element of the offense at Trinity Christian …

It took Trinity Christian Academy’s administration about six weeks to announce their new girls’ basketball coach. And in those six weeks, they only needed to look a couple seats down …