A vocal portion of the alumni of Jackson Central-Merry are unhappy about a noticeable absentee in the decorations of the nearly-completed football stadium where the Cougars will play their home …

University School of Jackson football has been in Division II-AA the last two years battling for region championships with the likes of Lausanne and Northpoint Christian. The Bruins got over the …

Going into his ninth year of being the head football coach at Jackson Christian School, Darby Palmer has built the program into one that doesn't rebuild. It simply reloads. Or at least …

The TSSAA’s school reclassification and realignment last fall also handled reshuffling teams in spring sports. The governing body over high school athletics in Tennessee goes through this …

There's no sugarcoating the situation. Liberty Tech football has dropped to historically low levels in recent years. The Crusaders haven't won a game on the field since before COVID-19 left …

A little more than a decade ago, the local sports media landscape in Jackson was changing. Radio stations that had done varying games of the week had opted to stick with one high school for …

The gym at the T.R. White Sportsplex in East Jackson was busy on Saturday morning, July 19. Jackson City Councilman Johnny Dodd hosted his annual Bounce Back Basketball Camp. Nearly 130 …

North Side’s Javonte Smith set a date for his commitment, which just happened to be his birthday. And on that birthday, he gave a gift to Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and the Vol …

Lekhy Thompkins is no longer a big-time football prospect in Madison County. The 6-feet-2-inch, 225-pound bruising back that had been a foundational element of the offense at Trinity Christian …

It took Trinity Christian Academy’s administration about six weeks to announce their new girls’ basketball coach. And in those six weeks, they only needed to look a couple seats down …

It’s a narrative that’s written a few times a year in this publication, and let’s get through it one more time. Trey Smith was a good kid. So far, he’s proven to be a …

Basketball is the only winter sport Madison County teams compete in, and for those who worry about what teams are in the district every year, there shouldn’t be much anxiety this year since …

Arion Carter didn't grow up being an athlete that was obviously bound to play NCAA Division I football in the Southeastern Conference. But on Wednesday night, Carter was in Jackson at Englewood …

Now that the TSSAA’s dead period is over, high school athletes and coaches are returning to campus to begin work to prepare for their upcoming seasons, particularly those athletes in the five …

July 4 was like a trip back in time for me. The first four or five years I was in Jackson serving as sports editor, I was regularly at the building formerly known as Pringles Park, the Ballpark …

The Jackson Rockabillys are in their third year of existence in Jackson, and things are looking up for the college league franchise in the Prospect League. Season ticket sales are up to about …

Jackson and West Tennessee will be represented next week during the United States Youth Soccer national championship tournament in Tampa, Fla., next week. That's because the U13 Jackson Soccer …

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association has released its all-state lists for all of the sports that are played in spring by the TSSAA, and Madison County had a few athletes make the list in their …

North Side senior wide receiver Javonte Smith is another of Madison County’s big-time recruiting prospects in the 2026 signing class, and he named his top four schools last week. He …

It was in August of 2003 when I found out about an opportunity to help the sports department at the newspaper where I grew up cover high school football. The TimesDaily newspaper in Florence, …