Jackson News

Less than two years ago, Ameale 'Pistol' Hudson pleaded guilty to two cocaine charges and was sentenced to 10 years in the Tennessee Department of Corrections.

A man who was shot Thursday in Humboldt has died, and a Humboldt man has been charged with assaulting him, police said Saturday.

The daughter of a Jackson man who was doused with alcohol and severely burned last week said the most difficult thing to accept is that one of the men charged in the incident was her father's friend.

David Butler , Lions Club vice district governor of West Tennessee and the Trimble club's president holds the Lions Club banner with JAMMA promotion manager, George B. Scott.

Metro Narcotics officers have charged two men with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine after agents observed the men purchasing pseudoephedrine tablets from local pharmacies, according to a news release.

Friday headlines in The Jackson Sun will include the following stories: WINK MARTINDALE: Jacque Hillman talks with Jackson native and television celebrity Wink Martindale, who will receive the Tigrett Award at the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation charity gala this weekend.

Jackson police have arrested and charged a third man they believe was involved in setting a man on fire last week.

KNOXVILLE - Three freshmen Tennessee football players, including highly touted wide receiver recruit Nu'Keese Richardson and starting safety Janzen Jackson, were charged with attempted armed robbery this morning.

Thursday headlines in The Jackson Sun will include the following stories: FREEDOM PLAZA DEDICATION: Former servicemen and local political leaders spent Veterans Day morning dedicating the new "Freedom Plaza" at Liberty Park in North Jackson.

A 15-year-old wanted in a Jackson homicide was arrested Monday night in Springfield, Ill., police said.

Jackson police are searching for two men who robbed two elderly women outside an apartment complex around 4:54 p.m. The two women were robbed of their purses as they were getting into a car at Creekside at Murray Park at 102 Murray Guard Drive, said Sgt.

A late night fire has destroyed a North Jackson steakhouse. Fire captain Terrsia Reasons said only two partial walls remain of LongHorn Steakhouse, 631 Vann Drive, in front of the PetSmart parking lot.

According to Jackson Mayor Jerry Gist, Linnie Todd, the former Farmers Market Manager, has been appointed the City's Recycling Coordinator.

Tuesday headlines in The Jackson Sun will include the following stories: ARRAIGNMENT IN MITCHELL CASE: The 15-year-old boy charged with the first-degree murder of Troy Mitchell is the one who pulled the trigger, according to a police affidavit.

The NAACP held news conferences across the nation Thursday calling for health care reform with a strong public option.

Guardian Courts resident Nancy Saine had a direct view from her apartment hallway Friday as authorities searched a Hollywood Drive home for evidence that led to charges against two people in the shooting death of Troy Mitchell.

Dr. Meagan von Holtz's free community lecture will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov.

Jackson police are charging a man and a 15-year-old boy in the slaying of Troy Mitchell, according to a news release.

Jackson police searched a house around 8 a.m. today at 1179 Hollywood Drive in Jackson.

Friday's headlines in The Jackson Sun will include the following stories: CHEF HELPED CATER IVANKA TRUMP'S WEDDING: Caterer Carl Jones brought a piece of West Tennessee with him when he traveled to New York and New Jersey last month to make a fruit centerpiece for the wedding reception of Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka.