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Jackson firefighters are currently responding to a spreading fire on Alexander street.

NASHVILLE, TN - After being on the run for nearly a year, a Madison County man faces TennCare fraud charges out of Crockett County.

It's the architecture Hal Crocker admires, and it's a landmark Hal McIver wants to see preserved.

Food insecurity contributes to more than just health problems, said Cini Bretzlaff-Holstein, as unhealthy diets affect the state of poverty as well.

West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation has set up a fund to raise money for Emma Bond Lanier, mother of Jackson native and singer Laurice Lanier, who needs a liver transplant, according to a news release.

West Tennessee Healthcare is facing financial insecurities that have resulted in early retirement incentives for employees and the elimination of about 10 staff positions in the past 60 days.

<![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill into law to ban the shredding of Imagine Library books delivered to the incorrect addresses. The governor's office announced Tuesday that Haslam signed the measure sponsored by Rep. Craig Fitzhugh of Ripley and fellow Democratic Sen. Lowe Finney of Jackson last week. The bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to instead donate the books to pre-kindergarten or other programs. The Governor's Books from Birth Foundation is a partner to the Imagination Library, which was created by country singer Dolly Parton in 1996. The program provides a book every month to children from birth to age 5 at no cost to the family, regardless of income. The House passed the bill on a 93-0 vote, while the Senate approved its version 31-0.

Jackson-Madison County Schools Superintendent Dr. Verna Ruffin was the keynote speaker Tuesday at the African-American Leadership Conference, where she spoke about the need for community involvement in education.

County Commissioner Doug Stephenson said he did not have a problem casting his ballot when the commission elected Tommy Cunningham as interim sheriff of Madison County on Monday night.

The Madison County Sheriff's Department is investigating a death at a residence in southwest Jackson this morning.

Instead of traveling to New Orleans, Gulf Shores, Ala., or Panama City Beach, Fla., to supply partygoers with the main entree for their spring break crawfish boils, the truck will continue all the way to Southeastern Pond Management in Jackson, Tenn.

Jackson Exchange Club member Jessica Williams, of Humboldt, won the Exchangite of the Year Award for the Jackson chapter on Tuesday.

Two female suspects, who used counterfeit bills at Old Hickory Mall in Jackson last month, are being sought by Jackson police.

After squandering a three-run lead in regulation of Monday night's 18-inning loss to Chattanooga, Generals outfielder Jabari Blash knew no lead is big enough.

A resident of an apartment complex in the 100 block of Old Hickory Boulevard reported his apartment had been burglarized in February.

A swift and decisive vote by the Madison County Board of Commissioners keeps Tommy Cunningham as interim sheriff of Madison County.

The Jackson-Madison County African-American Chamber of Commerce hosted representatives of five family- and community-centered programs to speak Monday at the monthly Power Breakfast.

The Madison County Commission has voted to keep Tommy Cunningham as interim sheriff.

About 1:15 p.m. today, Jackson police were called to the scene of a homicide in the 20 block of Brianfield Cove in North Jackson.

Police said around 2 p.m.today that a person was found dead at 21 Briansfield Cove after police received calls of a shooting in the area less than an hour earlier.