Jackson News

The Tennessee Senate voted Thursday to require Gov. Bill Haslam to get lawmakers' permission before expanding TennCare.

A former hotel security guard was sentenced Friday to one year in prison for civil rights violations for defacing a Memphis Jewish school's Torah scroll and prayer books.

Jones, who lived in Jackson with his wife and three children, was a railroad engineer who became an internationally known icon due to his heroic last ride on April 30, 1900, when he saved all the passengers on his train.

McKenzie Fraley attended Thelma Barker and East elementary schools through the fifth grade and transferred to the University School of Jackson for sixth grade.

In order to decrease gun violence, Doug McGowan says cities need to start "thinking differently."

The FBI has launched an investigation of the Corrections Corporation of America over the company's running of an Idaho prison with a reputation so violent that inmates dubbed it " Gladiator School ."

Daffodils, pollen, and construction deadlines--tis the season for traffic challenges.

Holly Bobo's family released their first statement since an indictment was made in Holly's case.

Justin Baker, 25, was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison Friday morning after he pleaded guilty to damaging and defiling Jewish holy materials that belonged to the Margolin Hebrew Academy, of Memphis, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Jackson on Jan. 12, 2013.

The police are seeking a person of interest. A report from the Jackson Police said shortly before 3 a.m. Friday, the police responded to a house on the 100 block of Wilkinson Street where a 25-year-old man was outside with severe cuts to his arm and abdomen.

A news release from the Weakley County Sheriff's Department said Pamela Mae Freeman, 37, and Jeremy Chad Martin, 36, both of Martin, were charged with initiation of methamphetamine manufacture, possession of methamphetamine with intent to resale and possession of marijuana after being found outside the outbuilding.

A tree and a vision were all that was needed, and seven weeks later, a new Statue of Liberty landmark was unveiled at Golden Circle Tire Pros at 22 Bond St., off South Highland Avenue, on Wednesday.

McGowan will share how his team in Memphis has helped bring progress to the economy and helped reduce gun violence.

The Jackson Beer Board met Wednesday to discuss three new beer licenses. Two licenses were approved, the Christian Girls Home of Moran, Haiti received a special occasion permit for St. Mary's Catholic Church and Anthony Lamont Bond received a permit for a new restaurant, The Ultra Lounge.

The Community Redevelopment Agency brought a new housing project to the Jackson City Council detailing plans to begin development in East Jackson on and around Whitehall Rd. City council also heard updates from the building department on the abatement and demolition of abandoned houses.

Michael Smith, Sr., was indicted today by the Madison County Grand Jury for first-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife, Christy Smith.

Weather conditions improved in many areas Tuesday as roads were cleared and power was restored.

Betty Flatt said the residents of the Jackson Meadow retirement home were enjoying their Mardi Gras celebrations on Tuesday not long before they had to begin evacuating because of a fire.

Monday was no different than any other day for Sam Hamady, even if at least 2 inches of ice covered the area and the automobile dealership he owns, Serra of Jackson.

Shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday, police were called to the hotel at 1963 U.S. 45 Bypass.