Three arrested after drugs found at Jackson home

A joint law enforcement operation by probation officers from the Jackson County Municipal Court and the Jackson Police Department resulted in the confiscation of large amounts of methamphetamine and marijuana at a Jackson residence Friday afternoon, April 19. Tuesday, April 24, 2018

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School, law enforcement respond to reported threat made by Jackson student

Jackson city school officials and local law enforcement agencies quickly responded Wednesday morning, April 25 to a report that one male student had threatened another student by saying he would bring a gun to school to "take care of him." Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Wellston, Jackson students visually learn sobering dangers of drinking and driving

Often times, seeing something firsthand can have more of an impact than simply hearing about it. A good example of this is the annual Prom Promise event which allows local high school students to see, with their own eyes, the dangers of drinking and driving. Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Total Media's $5,000 Cash Giveaway to wrap up on May 19 with block party

Total Media, which is composed of The Radio, The Telegram, and Zip Printing, has been stirring up excitement this spring with an exciting $5,000 Cash Giveaway. Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Hillbilly author fills the house

At their biggest coming-out event of the year and within several weeks of an important primary election, a roomful of Jackson County Republicans stood and cheered -- not for a high-ranking government official or a high-profile candidate, but instead for an author who has become a leading spokesman for Appalachia. Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Wellston Mayor touts team effort toward affordable housing options

Accolades were bestowed upon a number of state and local groups and individuals, namely the Jackson Metropolitan Housing Authority (JMHA), during a recent meeting of the Wellston City Council for all of the work done in assuring the availability of affordable housing options in the city and county. Friday, April 20, 2018

Dangers of drug needles, syringes covered in Coalton

A small group of Coalton village officials and residents gathered at the Coalton Municipal Building last Monday evening, April 16 for an education session and discussion on the local drug problem, but the forum would have been relevant for any of the local communities in Jackson and Vinton counties. Friday, April 20, 2018

Mayor Heath: 'A funding issue, not a spending issue'

"We have a funding issue. We do not have a spending issue." With that assertive declaration, Jackson Mayor Randy Heath made his case with the media -- and by extension, the public -- for the voters' approval of a new 1 percent city income tax in the May 8 primary election with the revenue to be used to support the Jackson Police Department. (1 comments) Friday, April 20, 2018

Student's gun threat impacts JMS

Jackson City School District officials had to deal with an incident Thursday, April 19 involving a Jackson Middle School (JMS) student who made an alleged threat about bringing a gun to school and using it. Friday, April 20, 2018