Local business owner, real estate professional, and lifelong Madison County resident Riley Ragan announced last week his candidacy for Madison County Commissioner in District 6, Seat 2, in the …

JPD investigations Homicide on Highview Street JPD is investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday evening and resulted in the death of a Jackson man. On Feb. 1, shortly after 9 p.m., JPD …

Stephen Crump is the executive director of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference and sent a letter to Gov. Bill Lee, House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally …

Tennessee Songwriter’s Week pays homage to  the songwriters and the craft that has kept Tennessee on the map for decades as a destination for music fans.  Qualifying rounds for a …

The Jackson Symphony League pulled off a first for the 2026 Crystal Ball on Saturday, Jan. 31.  “We usually don’t have a theme for the Ball, but this year we decided to create an …

There’s a familiar name on the ballot who’s pulled a petition to run for Jackson-Madison County School Board. Sherry Franks, who served as the Position 1 representative for District 5 on the …

Roads in Jackson continued to be an issue more than a week after snow and ice blanketed rural West Tennessee on Jan. 23-24. Both mayors - Scott Conger of Jackson and A.J. Massey of Madison …

The Jackson City Council held its monthly meeting on Tuesday with the main item of discussion being the approval of a budget amendment using the $26 million bond issue the City was approved for late …

A number of Madison County buildings sustained damage from the blizzard that landed snow and ice on West Tennessee last week with roofs collapsing under the weight of frozen precipitation that had …

The Madison County Commission has a new member as Mike Bailey was appointed unanimously by the body to fill the seat vacated by Arthur Johnson. The appointment happened at the special-called …

A disturbing video on Facebook was shared from Downtown Jackson at the Jackson-Madison County Public Library Sunday afternoon that appears to be connected to the officer-involved shooting Jackson …

“If you’re cold, they’re cold.” That’s a familiar statement made on graphics shared on social media during times of extreme cold each year usually from animal advocacy groups who want …

On Wednesday afternoon, a video clip of water cascading from the ceiling of the cafeteria at Madison Academic High School and producing a small flood in the room went viral. The video, the …

It was Jan. 15 when Steve Maroney had been notified he was chosen by Gov. Bill Lee to be the appointee to the state’s Court of Appeals for West Tennessee. A little while later that day, the …

Regional Inter-Faith Association (RIFA) has been shut down except for its soup kitchen this week amid the snow and ice that has fallen on Madison County and West Tennessee that hasn’t melted …

After nearly nine months with multiple floors shut down, construction crews coming and going, jumping through one hoop after another and inspecting every detail down to the doorknobs, officials at …

The threat of the winter storm that’s had the Mid-south in its grip this week coincided with a meeting of  leaders of local resource organizations that serve the homeless that happened right …

City extends emergency shelters The City of Jackson, TN - Government is opening temporary emergency shelters to make sure no one is left outside in this weather. While organizations that …