The American Federation of Musicians’ chapter in Nashville has a number of artists who participate in The Jackson Symphony performances. There’s a similar group in Memphis who also are …

Scarlet Fleming and her husband, Mark, sat in a couple of chairs to the side of the gym at Crossfit Jackson on Friday, July 4. They were invited there to watch the members of the gym push their …

Madison County Mayor A.J. Massey sent a press release on June 18, two days after the June Madison County Commission meeting, to highlight some of the integral aspects of the 2025-26 budget for the …

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is always looking for ways to try to keep drivers concentrated on safe driving, and people in Madison County either can or will be able to see in the future …

The Jackson City Council's budget committee met Monday, and they essentially met to tie up any loose ends on the fiscal year that was set to end about 14 hours later. The one budget issue with …

Carolyn Vaughan was blunt with one of her most basic principles of the Jackson Rotary Club during her time as president of the chapter this past year. “I wanted this to be more than just a …

Suspect identified in shooting investigation Officers with the Jackson Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at 2239 Hollywood Drive at approximately 4:09 a.m. Tuesday morning. …

Last week’s discussions of the proposed rezonings of the land at the corner of McClellan Road and Windy City Road and the corner of Country Club Lane and Vann Drive were a crash course …

The Jackson City Council’s monthly meeting wasn’t as eventful as most expected since two rezoning items in the north part of town had been removed from the agenda. But the Council …

Indivisible Jackson was on the sidewalk in front of M.D. Anderson Park between the U.S. Federal Court Office Building and the James D. Todd Federal Courthouse on Thursday, June 26, for a protest. …

"I'm alive." Those were the only two words Anthony Johnson could put together as people asked him if he was OK. He felt himself for any open wounds or broken bones, but was numb and felt …

LOCAL BRIEFS Holiday closing Madison County Government offices will be closed Friday, July 4, 2025, in observance of Independence Day.  Regular business hours will resume Monday, July …

There were slated to be two controversial rezoning issues come before the Jackson City Council this week at their monthly meeting on Tuesday. One was taken care of this week when local real estate …

Recruiting and retaining teachers was a problem for Jackson-Madison County Schools for years. But that trend is on the decline because of financial moves made by the school district’s …

The Community Foundation of West Tennessee awarded its annual Community Impact Grants at a ceremony at theCO on Tuesday, June 24. In all, they awarded $120,000 among 14 recipients. The big …

Beth Bolton never asked to be the director of Visit Jackson, TN, but her career has put her in a good position for her current role. Bolton was named the interim director of the tourism bureau …

Derek Marshall and his crew at the Jackson Recycling Center were busy Saturday helping residents in Jackson get connected with a piece of city equipment that’s beneficial for many families in …

Jackson Museum School hasn’t been approved by the Jackson-Madison County School Board to bring their brand of charter school into Madison County yet, but the school’s current leadership …

The City of Jackson officially has a budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. No taxes were raised. No essential services were cut. The original proposal of operating at a deficit of about $3.5 …

Friends of Heart recently got to celebrate an instance when its efforts directly led to a saved life. In nearby Crockett County, a sheriff's deputy came upon an emergent situation at a local …