Tennessee Senator Bill Powers alongside Tennessee Representatives Aron Mayberry and Renea Jones, introduced SB811/HB825 ‘Teen Social Media and Internet Safety Act’ which would make the …

Two bills are progressing through the Tennessee General Assembly titled ‘Freedom to Read Act’ related to libraries and educational materials. SB701/HB715 introduced by Tennessee …

Two Tennessee lawmakers, House Representative Gabby Salinas and Senator Raumesh Akbari introduced a bipartisan bill, SB588/HB1103 to enact the ‘Tennessee for Tampons Act’ which would …

There are a number of different ways geographic areas are evaluated when it comes to seeing how sick the population is, particularly during cold and flu season. Taking a survey of emergency room …

The Jackson City Council meeting for this month lasted 19 minutes on Tuesday. Seven of the nine Council members were present as the two absent - Candace Busby and Julie Holt - were dealing with …

Alyssa Pearman is an educator in Jackson-Madison County Schools, but there's a time in her life when statistics would suggest she shouldn't be. She has two college degrees. She's in a happy …

Tennessee Democrat State Representative Bob Freeman has introduced a bill that would give terminally ill patients the right to die with dignity. The bill would legalize medically assisted death for …

As President Donald Trump signs executive orders to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to round up illegal aliens throughout the country and send them back to their country of …

The Tennessee state legislature passed the Education Freedom Act in both the House and Senate, and the vote did not come without contention throughout the state and inside both houses of the state …

Feb. 5, 2008, was a nice day in Jackson meteorologically. Temperatures were in the 70s. The skies were blue. It was a perfect afternoon for softball practice, which is what Kristen …

Jackson-Madison County Schools have two major projects going on right now, and the capital committee for the school board began looking at one of their next big projects that probably won't be as big …

The temperature was almost perfect in the high 60s. Skies were blue over Downtown Jackson on Sunday evening as the sun lowered in the western sky. Jackson Mayor Scott Conger made a joke while …

As the month of January ends, there have been five homicides reported in Jackson in four incidents. The shooting at Red Dog Saloon on Jan. 4, the shooting at Slim Chickens on Jan. 21, an …

Ryan Armstrong sat on a park bench in Downtown Jackson Saturday evening. It had been a long day for him, but productive. Earlier in the afternoon, he led a protest, part of which happened …

JPD releases details after investigation of Slim Chikins shooting The Jackson Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred at Slim Chickens Restaurant, 6 Channing Way, on …

Terry Story describes himself as an entrepreneur with a particular interest in entertainment. He owns one of the more recognizable brands in wrecker services in the area, Mann's Wrecker Service. …

The Carnegie Center for Arts and History is shut down for the month of January after a soft grand opening before Christmas that was a chance for the public to see what the staff at the center have …

Michael Lomax has lived a life that most would be amazed by. Growing up in Los Angeles, his mother was a journalist, and one day, he and his five siblings got to have cake and ice cream with a …

Jackson-Madison County School Board and the district’s leadership met at JASA for most of the day on Saturday for what is one of the most important events on their annual calendar. The …

State Senator Ed Jackson, R-Jackson, was appointed Chairman of a key committee in the Tennessee Senate - the Government Operations Committee.  The announcement was made by Lt. Governor …