Sarah Best

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Sarah Best

After a week of community debate, Jackson City Council passed a balanced budget with no property tax increase for the 2025-26 fiscal year. After much discussion, a number of public comments, and a full house at the June 3 city council meeting, the council ultimately decided to amend the proposed budget ordinance to include city department's capital requests totaling approximately $5.3 million, with the remaining $3.7 million to be funded through the general fund balance.

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Sarah Best

The Tennessee Highway Patrol released a preliminary report following a Greyhound bus crash in Madison County on May 26 that left two dead and nearly 40 injured in the Nashville-bound trip. A Colorado man and a Tennessee man, who died in the crash, have been identified by the medical examiner in Nashville. The report reveals that the 2013 Prevost bus in route from Memphis to Nashville collided with a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Highway 70 in Madison County.

1 week ago | jacksonsun.com | Sarah Best

On May 25, Mayor Scott Conger announced a proposed property tax and city vehicle sticker increase On May 29, at the time of the city council's work session and agenda review, demonstrators rallied outside of Jackson City Hall in opposition to the proposed tax increase Following a proposed property tax and city vehicle sticker increase, demonstrators gathered outside of Jackson City Hall as councilmembers met inside the building for their monthly work session in preparation for the June 3...

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Sarah Best

Jackson Police Department Chief Thom Corley provided updates on two weekend shootings in Jackson, one of which injured seven at Kate Campbell Park, and another that left a 39-year-old man dead on Old Hickory Blvd. In a press conference hosted in the lobby of the Jackson Police Department on May 28, Corley and Director of Parks and Recreation Tony Black addressed the incidents that have left the Jackson community saddened and frustrated.

1 week ago | dnj.com | Saleen Martin |Sarah Best

Two are dead and nearly 40 people injured in a Greyhound bus crash Monday near Jackson in Madison County, Tennessee, according to first responders. The crash happened May 26 around 6:48 p.m. on Highway 70 east in Madison County, according to Madison County Fire Rescue. Calling it a “mass casualty incident,” fire rescue authorities said 39 people were injured, and ambulances took 27 of them to facilities for treatment.