Here’s a look at things to do in Jackson and West Tennessee in the next couple of weeks. Listings are courtesy of Visit Jackson TN, Jackson Downtown Development and various event organizers. …

The Ned recently hosted its first commercial dance intensive camp for teens ages 13-18. The camp took place during the last week of July, finishing with a performance on the evening of the final …

Lawrence Pierce is a native of Jackson and has owned his own business in the Hub City for nearly a decade. On Tuesday, Aug. 11, he announced his intention to run for mayor of Jackson in 2027. …

The 43rd annual Circles of Hope Telethon will be broadcast live on WBBJ-ABC 7 on Sunday, Aug. 16, from 1-6 p.m.  The telethon is held each year at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson …

When the Jackson-Madison County School Board and attorney Dale Thomas went over policies during their monthly work session on Monday, Aug. 10, one policy that brought a good amount of discussion was …

The Jackson-Madison County School Board held a work session on Monday, Aug. 10, before its monthly board meeting three days later. The work session usually happens on the first Thursday of the …

Andrea Bond Johnson won the Democratic primary on Thursday, Aug. 6, for the soon-to-be-vacant seat in the Tennessee State House representing District 80. For the 26 years since the district was …

Kim Condray sat on a bench and rested for a minute toward the end of the night on Thursday, Aug. 6, taking in the scene at Hub City Brewery - the site of the Madison County Republican Party’s …

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee was in Jackson on Wednesday for the official Investiture ceremony for Steve Maroney and his new position as a justice on the state's Court of Appeals. But before he left …

On Sunday, Aug. 2, the Old Hickory Mall was overrun with kids and grownups taking advantage of the Back-to-School Giveaway organized by Jackson’s DJ Von Howard. At the end of the three-hour …

Havner’s Frame Shop recently hosted the gallery opening for local multimedia artist Trey Thompson.  Thompson’s body of work is titled “The Place We Make” and was on display …

Our Jackson Home celebrated 731Day with a release event for their bi-annual journal at Hub City Brewing. The event was open to the community and offered the chance for attendees to pick up a copy of …

Peggy Gutierrez walked out the main Post Office on Martin Luther King Drive in Downtown Jackson for the last time on Friday, July 31, after 27 years and four months with the U.S. Postal …

RIFA’S annual Pack the Bus food drive returns on Saturday, Aug. 15.  As in the past 11 years, school buses are parked at local grocery outlets for most of the day to receive …

Going into the Aug. 6 local general elections, there were plenty of questions about how the votes would go in each contested race. Republicans knew because of uncontested incumbents and …

Harvey Walden has been the chair of the Jackson-Madison County School Board for two years. On Thursday night, he came close to not being on the school board at all. As Madison County …

The Madison County Commission has 25 seats, and five of the people sitting in those seats will be brand new in September when the next four-year session of county government begins. Two of those …

Madison County Mayor A.J. Massey will serve in that role for four more years. Massey won re-election in the local general election on Thursday, Aug. 6, over independent challenger Fren’Cherry …

Wednesday morning, Aug. 5, was a full-circle moment for Steve Maroney. About five months after beginning to serve as one of the Court of Appeals Justices for West Tennessee, Maroney was able to …