Shelia Godwin Jackson Q: In 100 words or less, what made you decide to run for State Representative? A: I am the right choice to fill this void in our community.  I am not just …

Kim Condray Q: In 100 words or less, what made you decide to run for City Court Clerk? A: I first began considering a run for City Court Clerk about three years ago. Around that same time, …

Stanley Smith Democrat Q: In 100 words or less, what made you decide to run for Juvenile Court Clerk? A: I bring more than 24 years of experience working within Juvenile Court Services …

James Midyett Democrat Q: In 100 words or less, what made you decide to run for County Commissioner? A: My family has always been involved with local politics.  My grandfather and …

Jen Greer Republican Q: In 100 words or less, what made you decide to run for County Commissioner? A: My run for County Commissioner in District 2 stems from a desire to see more …

Sherry Franks Independent Q: In 100 words or less, what made you decide to run for school board? A: I’m running for the Jackson-Madison County School Board because I’ve experienced …

Mitiz Merriweather Independent Q: In 100 words or less, what made you decide to run for County Commissioner? A: My objective for running for county commissioner is to bring fresh …

County Commission District 9, Position 1 Karley Bond Republican Q: In 100 words or less, what made you decide to run for County Commissioner? A: I am running again because I …

Tony Black Democrat Q: In 100 words or less, what made you decide to run for County Commissioner? A: I decided to run for County Commissioner because I have a servant’s heart and …

Citizens who gathered at Jackson City Hall on July 8 joined millions of Americans nationwide for a reading of the Declaration of Independence. The city has planned observances of the nation’s 250th …

The Madison County Commission approved in its budget last month a line item for funding for design work on renovations at North Side and South Side high schools. The Jackson-Madison County …

The campus of Jackson State Community College is undergoing a major transformation with construction underway for the Regional Workforce Training Center.  It is hard not to notice the …

It started on July 4 when a bear was spotted at different places near the Carroll-Henderson county line in the area of Clarksburg. A few days later, bear sightings began to hit a little closer …

The Jackson-Madison County School Board meeting on Thursday, July 9, lasted about 14-and-a-half minutes. Six of those minutes were spent hearing from a couple of people during the public comment …

Friday evening, July 10, was a hot day in Jackson. But as the sun began to dip in the western sky and the work week shut down, neighbors gathered in Midtown in a backyard. It was a party, …

St. James Baptist Church in East Jackson was the site of a forum for the three candidates in the Democratic primary for State Representative for District 80. The seat is being vacated by Johnny …

Cyclosporiasis is the illness that is the current concern of many Americans as news outlets at the national level are reporting on a spike in cases. And while there is a spike in cases that's …

The Jackson City Council met for a little more than a half-hour on Tuesday, July 7, and the results of that meeting again rejected an effort by a local developer in putting a business on the land he …

Prenatal care and maternity services are aspects of healthcare that many women take for granted.  Those services are not highly accessible to many women in our state, especially in rural …