For the third year in a row, the City of Jackson is receiving money from the AARP’s Community Challenge Impact Grant program. More than 5,000 municipalities submitted proposals to receive …

It can be very interesting to discover incidents that happened long enough ago that are remembered by few people.  Some of these occurred in buildings or houses that are no longer in …

The Jackson City Council had a work session and agenda review on Thursday, July 2, ahead of their scheduled monthly meeting the following Tuesday. Ron Shultis, Mayor Scott Conger’s chief of …

The Jackson-Madison County School Board met on Thursday, July 2, for their monthly work session ahead of their monthly meeting a week later. The main thing discussed at the meeting was improved …

Madison County Mayor A.J. Massey stood off to the side of the stage toward the end of the County’s official America 250 celebration on Saturday, July 4. The sun was about to set on the holiday …

Those who love a good book might say the payoff comes at the end, but for Ingrid Rendon, the payoff at the end of the past school year came in the form of a $500 Walmart gift card.  A …

Jacque Hillman sat in Jackson City Hall on Wednesday, July 1, surrounded by many friends from West Tennessee with a tired but grateful look on her face. Hillman, who spent decades in journalism …

For the 28th year, Carter’s Nursery in Jackson has organized the Parade of Ponds to benefit Jackson Animal Care and Control Center.  Customers of the nursery graciously allow visitors to …

Leadership Tennessee names Jackson’s Merriweather to NEXT Program Leadership Tennessee, a group committed to fostering non-partisan conversations on key state matters, has named City of …

The James Madison Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution in efforts to preserve history and promote patriotic principles, has a full schedule of events as the nation celebrates its 250th …

In an interview after the Madison County Commission’s special-called meeting on Monday, County Clerk Fred Birmingham said he had plenty of questions regarding the City of Jackson’s increase in …

If a person watching the Jackson City Council’s special called meeting on Tuesday, June 30, had no context for nearly two months of discussion leading up the second reading of the City’s fiscal …

When the Community Foundation of West Tennessee awarded its Community Impact grants on June 23, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee was one of the recipients. In fact, they were one of the …

The June 24 meeting of the Jackson Rotary Club marked the transition from one administration to another while also honoring the achievements of the previous year. David Comperry, who's known …

The Madison County Commission had a special-called meeting on Monday, June 29. And while they essentially approved the County budget for fiscal year 2027 four days earlier on June 25, the main …

Jack Wood started working at the Jackson-Madison County Public Library on Sept. 15, 1986. As he prepares for his retirement effective on June 30, Library Director Dinah Harris and her crew …

Early voting for the local general election as well as the state and federal primary elections starts on July 17, and the candidates for Madison County Mayor met in a forum on Friday, June 26. …

Representatives of Jackson Fire Department, Jackson Police and Jackson Animal Care & Control gathered on Monday, June 29, to discuss the second summer session of legal fireworks in Jackson. …

When the Jackson City Council’s special-called meeting ended on Thursday, June 25, the members of the Council gathered to try to schedule a work session to discuss whether or not to give City money …

The Madison County Commission met 10 days later than usual on Thursday, June 25, to give the County’s finance department plenty of time to do all the work it needs to do ahead of the approval of …