Jackson News

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's newest addition to the state's Top Ten Most Wanted list, Albert Jones Smith Jr., has been captured in Jackson.

Former Jackson police chief Rick Staples picked up a qualifying petition this afternoon for next year's Madison County sheriff election, according to Administrator of Elections Kim Buckley.

A jury has been selected for a case in Madison County Circuit Court involving former Henderson County Sheriff Ricky Lunsford.

Jackson may soon have a law that makes it illegal during certain hours for businesses to host parties where guests bring their own alcoholic beverages.

Madison County Sheriff David Woolfork announced on Tuesday that he will not seek a sixth term as sheriff in the August 2014 election.

The warm temperatures the Jackson area has enjoyed the past few days will end with an arctic chill sweeping down by this weekend from the north, bringing snow and ice that may keep folks inside, according to frigid predictions by the National Weather Service.

When the temperatures drop, Greg Jackson makes sure that every one of his school buses are prepared to handle it.

Mason is a 9-month-old mixed breed that grew up in the Jackson County Animal Shelter.

Wink Martindale, Sandy Martindale and fellow Hollywood F.A.M.E Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Steve Resnik on the red carpet at the L.A. Music Awards.

Downtown Jackson continued a tradition it's had since the 1920s on Monday: The Jackson Christmas Parade.

Rusty Robinson and Paul Walker -- the leading man in the "Fast & Furious" street racing movies who died Saturday -- shared a common bond.

The grand jury indicted Gysberts on a charge of solicitation of sexual exploitation of a minor.

A dream for a new church began in a classroom on the campus of Union University in November 2002, as a group of Christian believers met in Penick Academic Complex classroom D-3.

I think about the problems we face in Jackson with crime, poverty, unemployment and poor education outcomes in some segments of our community.

As a lifelong educator who has taught in public schools for almost 28 years, I find it very troubling to see what is happening in public education in regard to assessing students.

Greg Emerson has always been a fixer. His wife, Tina, says that in his free time, if he's not watching TV, he's fixing something.

When Gay Gregson serves you a radicchio salad with herbed Dijon vinaigrette, mouthwatering beef wellington and roasted asparagus that's followed by chocolate espresso souffle, chance are you'd never guess that she got the recipes from Jenny Craig franchise that she owns in Jackson.

There are certain things that trigger memories in all of us. When it comes to Christmas, if you lived in Jackson in the 1950's and 1960's - remember when you bundled up to watch the Christmas parade, went to the Santa Claus house that was on the north side of the courthouse lawn in Jackson, piled in the car to go see dazzling Christmas decorations ... (more)

Part of the holidays is the festive cakes that are made once a year. Without a doubt, coconut cake is the essence of Christmas baking, but others such as carrot, red velvet, caramel, German chocolate, jam, fruitcake, devil's food or any of a multitude of favorites are traditionally served.

Santa Claus is having lunch at his favorite table in his favorite Jackson restaurant.