TIPTONVILLE - James Matthew Wilson II was present in the hearing on Friday, May 15, for his alleged murderer. Wilson was one of four people shot to death on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on Carrington …

TIPTONVILLE - Austin Drummond appeared in Lake County Circuit Court on Friday, May 15, as Judge Mark Hayes set that time to hear about a dozen pretrial motions, mainly from the defense. The main …

The former Jackson Sun building on W. Lafayette Street in Downtown Jackson has already welcomed a couple of new occupants in the last couple years since Prosper Realty bought the building in 2022. …

Contemporary oil painter Kimberly Evans announced last week the release of Sacred Geography, a collection of large-scale landscape paintings inspired by locations and themes rooted in the Old …

The City of Jackson has been addressing an issue regarding its purchasing and projects over the last couple years with a business expo at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. The third annual expo …

I am going to defer a bit from the usual crime and punishment that I usually write about here.               When the area of West Tennessee was being formed, …

The Jackson-Madison County School Board met Thursday morning as opposed to their typical time in the evenings because graduations are happening this week for JMCSS high schools. The May meeting …

Editor's note: Jackson City Council member Russ McKelvey sent a letter this afternoon to Mayor Scott Conger, the other members of the Council and all City of Jackson department heads. That letter is …

Jackson native and accused murder suspect Austin Drummond is set to return to court on Friday. He was originally scheduled to appear in Lake County Circuit Court in Tiptonville on May 1, but the …

Paul New sat a table on Wednesday, May 6, as the birthday party wound down. The birthday party was for the business, Tennessee Aircraft Services. It started as a hobby for his father and …

Melissa Spurgeon is a little more than three months into her new career as the president of the Community Foundation of West Tennessee. On Wednesday, May 13, she spoke at the Jackson Rotary Club …

The Jackson City Council and Mayor Scott Conger had their first of two scheduled budget workshops on Wednesday, May 13. Four members were present - Marda Wallace, Johnny Dodd, J.P. Stovall and …

Madison County’s three representatives in the Tennessee state legislature had different perspectives on the memorable events of the special legislative session that happened last week. Sparked …

Security Bank and Trust Company started its business in Paris in 1905. Over the past 121 years, they've expanded with locations in seven counties, mostly in the northern part of rural West …

Thursday, May 7, marked the 75th anniversary of the National Day of Prayer. Each year on the day of the national observance, the Jackson Area Ministerial Association hosts the Mayor’s Prayer …

The City of Jackson leadership has seen its share of drama in recent years during the process of developing its budget for the following fiscal year, and this year’s process saw drama before the …

In the coming week, seven high schools in Jackson-Madison County Schools will all have their graduation ceremonies. All seven of them will happen at Oman Arena. Because tensions are high …

John Allen has run businesses in Jackson for more than 50 years and actually served for eight years during that time on the Jackson City Council. Allen - along with more than 50 supporters - …

The Mid-West Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross celebrated its annual Heroes Luncheon on Wednesday, May 6, honoring the work of four individuals who consistently show up for American Red …

A year ago, Jennifer Covellis had no intentions of trying to become the Chancellor of the 26th Judicial District that includes Madison, Chester and Henderson counties. She was working as an …