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Jackson, Tennessee is located in Madison County. Zip codes in Jackson, TN include 38302, 38305, and 38301. The median home price in Jackson is $124,900 which is roughly $50/per square foot. More Jackson information.

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33 min ago | WZTV Top Stories

Street Corner Symphony: "Voodoo"

Street Corner Symphony Performs "Voodoo" Nashville's weekly outdoor concert series Musician's Corner is taking an a capella turn this weekend.

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33 min ago | WZTV Top Stories

Street Corner Symphony: "Hard to Handle"

Street Corner Symphony Performs "Hard to Handle" Nashville's weekly outdoor concert series Musician's Corner is taking an a capella turn this weekend.

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33 min ago | WZTV Top Stories

Cirque Du Soleil Presents Quidam at Bridgestone Arena this Summer

Coming to Bridgestone Arena, this summer you can catch the production of Cirque du Soleil's "Quidam". The entertaining show features a number of acrobatics, musicians, singers, and characters from twenty different countries, coming together to take part in a storyline telling a tale of a little girl's dream.

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Thu May 23, 2013

WTVF Nashville

Photographer Facing Child Pornography Charges

The U.S. attorney's office for West Tennessee said Wednesday that Robert Gregory Dempsey, also known as Jesse Rockwell, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Jackson on charges of possession and interstate transportation of child pornography.

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Examiner.com

Stabbing victim in critical condition, suspect held

Jackson police are investigating a Wednesday morning stabbing that left a man in critical condition and the suspect is being held, according to a news release from the Jackson Police Department.

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WBIR-TV Knoxville

Sex trafficking laws toughen in Tenn. after study

Margie Quin, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agent in charge, gives a presentation on trafficking at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn., on Jan.

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Wed May 22, 2013

WAFF-TV Huntsville

School board approves new Johnson High principal

The board also approved a recommendation to hire Eric T. Jones as principal of Johnson High in the 2013-2014 school year.

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Chattanoogan.com

Crime Stoppers: Fraudulent Suspect At Hobby Lobby

Crime Stoppers and the Chattanooga Police Department are seeking information regarding a fraudulent suspect from Hobby Lobby on Gunbarrel Road in Chattanooga.

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Rome News

Rome Braves announce roster changes

The Rome Braves announce RHP Wes Parsons has joined the team from the Gulf Coast League and will start his first game today at 1pm.

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Tue May 21, 2013

The Jackson Sun

Army general suspended over adultery allegations

The Army announced Tuesday that it has suspended the top general at Fort Jackson in South Carolina over allegations of assault and adultery, the latest in a string of sex scandals to rock the military.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Mi2n

T.R.O.Y. Vinson Taking Respect Over Ya'll

What would you do if you discovered a secret that would change everything? Born July 27, 1985 in Jackson, TN., to the mother of Rosella Vinson and the father of Troy Milton Coman, was a very blessed and gifted child .

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Wed May 15, 2013

MyEyeWitnessNews.com

Man Indicted on Civil Rights Charges for Vandalizing Torah

A federal grand jury has indicted a Jackson, Tennessee man with violating the civil rights of students and faculty at a Memphis Hebrew school.

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The Paramus Post

FUMS Flip Flops for Men and Women to Help Children

FUMS, a faith-based shoe company that provides free shoes for American children in need, is introducing a line of women's and men's leather flip flops.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Examiner.com

Second man charged in double murder

Police have charged a second man in a fatal shooting that occurred in downtown Jackson last month, according to a new release from the Jackson Police Department.

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The Jackson Sun

Choreographer: No signs Jackson was ill in 2009

An associate choreographer who worked on Michael Jackson's planned comeback concerts testified Monday that she didn't see any signs that the pop superstar was ill or might die in the final days of his life.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Commencement speaker Robert F. Kennedy Jr. implores Memphis law...

Elizabeth Fyke, 26, from Jackson, Tenn., has her cap pinned by her friend Julie Bigsby, 24, from Salisbury, N.C. before the graduation of the 2013 University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the Cannon Center on Sunday.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Examiner.com

Two men arrested on meth making charges

Two Jackson men are being held on charges related to meth production inside a North Royal Street apartment , according to a Friday night news release from the Jackson-Madison County Metro Narcotics Unit.

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WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Fake abduction call could be motivated by Cleveland case

Investigators are wondering if a high profile abduction case in Cleveland, where three women were found alive after 10 years, played a role in a Mid-South 9-year-old's fake abduction call.

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Fri May 10, 2013

The Tennessean

Jackson police to pursue charges against 9-year-old for false abduction claims

Jackson police are going to pursue charges on a 9-year-old girl for filing a false police report for an incident where she fraudulently reported that she was abducted after school, according to Jackson police.

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Tue May 07, 2013

Examiner.com

Man charged with two counts of first degree murder

A Jackson man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shootings that occurred last week in Downtown Jackson, according to a news release from the Jackson Police Department.

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