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08/27/2026

08/19/2026

Ward 6 Councilwoman Lashia Brown-Thomas is speaking out about conditions at Stratford Terrace Apartments, saying a resident’s stove was destroyed by fire roughly two months ago and management never moved her to another unit.

FULL STORY: https://fox40jackson.com/ward-6-councilwoman-speaks-out-on-conditions-at-stratford-terrace/

08/19/2026

Two women have each been given $500,000 in bond after an aggravated assault in Claiborne County.

FULL STORY: https://fox40jackson.com/two-women-receive-500k-bonds-after-aggravated-assault-in-claiborne-county-3/

08/19/2026

Madison County and Amazon are millions of dollars apart on what the company’s data centers at the Canton mega site are worth, a dispute that could determine how much tax money flows into local schools and county government.

FULL STORY: https://fox40jackson.com/madison-county-amazon-spar-over-data-center-tax-values/

08/19/2026

A Cordova daycare under investigation in the death of a 6-year-old child who was left in a hot daycare bus has permanently closed, according to the Tennessee Department of Human Services.

FULL STORY: https://fox40jackson.com/cordova-daycare-shuts-down-permanently-after-death-of-6-year-old-3/

08/19/2026

A Carroll County man is behind bars and being held without bond in Oxford after making terroristic threats against local law enforcement on social media.

FULL STORY: https://fox40jackson.com/carroll-county-man-held-without-bond-on-federal-weapons-charges-after-social-media-threats-4/

08/18/2026

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08/18/2026

Community leaders and activists gathered Tuesday morning at the house on the Road of Remembrance, where the body of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman, was found hanging from a tree in the backyard.

FULL STORY: https://fox40jackson.com/jackson-event-calls-for-unity-among-black-men-after-hanging-death/

08/18/2026

More than 200,000 Mississippians have recently lost health coverage, according to Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney.

FULL STORY: https://fox40jackson.com/mississippi-weighs-three-year-short-term-health-plan-as-coverage-drops/

08/18/2026

A homicide investigation is underway in Jackson after a man was shot and killed on Monday.

FULL STORY: https://fox40jackson.com/two-masked-suspects-wanted-in-jackson-homicide-chief-says-5/