Jackson County Sentinel

01/23/2025

FEDERAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT APPLICATIONS NOW ACCEPTED

01/21/2025

Our latest edition is live on our website and out on news racks throughout the county!

https://www.jacksoncountysentinel.net/stories/tuesday-january-14-2025,225897

01/17/2025

Find a park near you: https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Recreation/Tennessee/

01/10/2025

Planning on playing in the snow? We would love to see any photos you might take. Message them to us or comment on this post ☃️
Jackson County set its snowfall record almost 55 years ago. In 24 hours on February 3, 1970 the county received 8 inches of snow.
Be safe and stay warm!

01/10/2025

01/09/2025

UPDATED AS OF 5:05 PM CST/6:05 PM EST JANUARY 9

Current Tennessee City/County School Closings for FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2025

Systems highlighted in BLUE are CLOSED

CLOSED:
All 95 county districts and all 42 city districts

Anderson Co., Clinton City, & Oak Ridge City
Bedford Co.
Benton Co.
Bledsoe Co.
Blount Co., Alcoa City, & Maryville City
Bradley Co. & Cleveland City
Campbell Co.
Cannon Co.
Carroll Co.
Carter Co. & Elizabethton City
Cheatham Co.
Chester Co.
Claiborne Co.
Clay Co.
Cocke Co. & Newport Grammar
Coffee Co., Manchester City, & Tullahoma City – Virtual Day for Tullahoma
Crockett Co., Alamo City, & Bells City
Cumberland Co.
Davidson Co.
Decatur Co.
DeKalb Co.
Dickson Co.
Dyer Co. & Dyersburg City
Fayette Co.
Fentress Co.
Franklin Co.
Gibson Co.
Giles Co.
Grainger Co.
Greene Co. & Greeneville City
Grundy Co.
Hamblen Co.
Hamilton Co.
Hancock Co. – Virtual Day
Hardeman Co.
Hardin Co.
Hawkins Co. & Rogersville City
Haywood Co.
Henderson Co. & Lexington City
Henry Co. & Paris SSD
Hickman Co.
Houston Co.
Humphreys Co.
Jackson Co.
Jefferson Co.
Johnson Co.
Knox Co.
Lake Co.
Lauderdale Co.
Lawrence Co.
Lewis Co.
Lincoln Co. & Fayetteville City
Loudon Co. & Lenoir City
Macon Co.
Madison Co.
Marion Co. & Richard Hardy Memorial
Marshall Co.
Maury Co.
McMinn Co., Athens City, & Etowah City
McNairy Co.
Meigs Co.
Monroe Co. & Sweetwater City
Montgomery Co.
Moore Co.
Morgan Co.
Obion Co. & Union City
Overton Co.
Perry Co.
Pickett Co.
Polk Co.
Putnam Co.
Rhea Co. & Dayton City
Roane Co.
Robertson Co.
Rutherford Co. & Murfreesboro City
Scott Co. & Oneida SSD
Sequatchie Co.
Sevier Co.
Shelby Co.
Smith Co.
Stewart Co.
Sullivan Co., Bristol City, & Kingsport City
Sumner Co.
Tipton Co.
Trousdale Co.
Unicoi Co.
Union Co.
Van Buren Co.
Warren Co.
Washington Co. & Johnson City
Wayne Co.
Weakley Co.
White Co.
Williamson Co. & Franklin SSD
Wilson Co. & Lebanon SSD

Achievement Schools (Memphis)
Arlington City
Bartlett City
Collierville City
Germantown Municipal
Lakeland City
Millington Municipal
Bradford SSD
Humboldt City
Milan SSD
Trenton SSD

01/09/2025

Planning on playing in the snow tomorrow? We would love to see any photos you might take. Message them to us or comment on this post ☃️
Jackson County set its snowfall record almost 55 years ago. In 24 hours on February 3, 1970 the county received 8 inches of snow.
Be safe and stay warm!

01/09/2025

Heads up!

01/09/2025

Winter Storm Warning now in effect ❄️

We’re still expecting a major winter storm to impact Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky on Friday. accumulations of 4-6” is still looking likely for most of the Midstate. The only areas that could see mixed precipitation are in Southern Middle Tennessee. Significant travel impacts are expected. Stay home if you can on Friday.

01/07/2025

Our latest edition is live on our website and out on news racks throughout the county!

https://www.jacksoncountysentinel.net/stories/tuesday-january-7-2025,224925

01/07/2025

Confidence is building in the potential for an accumulating snowfall event with probable travel impacts this Friday.

Despite being three days out from the event, forecast models are somewhat rare-ish agreement (at this stage) with placing us on the northern end of a low pressure system that will bring winter weather across a broad stretch from Texas to Washington D.C.

For us, this will likely mean accumulating snow.

The probability of the Upper Cumberland region — no matter where you are, quite frankly — receiving up to two inches of snowfall is around 70%. I would say many areas have a decent probability of picking up at least 2-4 inches with higher amounts possible.

The NWS Blend of Models (depicted below) is on board with the idea for a pretty healthy accumulating snowfall event for. I stress that this is raw model data! Subtle changes in the speed or track of this system could either increase or decrease our projected snowfall amounts.

At this time, this looks to be *all snow* for us as temperature profiles from the surface level through the atmosphere will be at or below freezing.

Snow could begin falling as early as Friday morning with travel conditions deteriorating as the day progresses. While I don’t speculate on school closures on an individual basis, this will probably end up being a snow day for most or all districts based on the current forecast. Even if we wake up to little or no snow on the ground, it will only be a matter of time as snow will accumulate throughout the day (again, based on the current forecast).

Again, this is Friday we’re talking about.

Between now and then, highs will be at or below freezing for most of us today through Thursday. Cloud cover is likely to be persistent today with only a slim chance of some sunshine trying to peak through this afternoon. The cloudiness will help keep our temperatures from plummeting *too much* overnight, but we’ll still be quite chilly with lows in the upper teens to around 20°.

We’ll try to mix in some sunshine tomorrow with highs only in the upper 20s to around 30°. Clear skies tomorrow night will allow lows to fall well down into the teens. A few areas might even dive into the single digits Thursday morning. Sunny skies Thursday will allow highs to climb a few degrees more into the lower to middle 30s.

Clouds will then build in Thursday night with snow becoming increasingly likely throughout the day Friday.

Snow showers will likely continue into Friday evening, gradually tapering off Friday night into Saturday morning. Cloudy skies and snowpack may help to keep highs to only the upper 20s to lower 30s on Saturday.

Much can still change with Friday’s snowfall forecast — especially being three days out — so stay tuned for further updates!

01/07/2025

Join TWRA & the Tennessee Fur Harvesters for Trapper Training!

📅 When: February 21-23, 2025
📍 Where: Buffalo Ridge Refuge, 1135 Cuba Landing Rd., Waverly, TN 37185
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Learn essential trapping skills with hands-on instruction, including:
🔹 Live trapline
🔹 Fur handling
🔹 Set making
🔹 Snaring
🔹 Trap modification

Schedule:
👉 Friday: Registration 5-6:45 PM | Class 7-9 PM
👉 Saturday: Full day of instruction + meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
👉 Sunday: More live trapline & hands-on training + Breakfast

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01/06/2025

The Plumb Line
“Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them anymore.” Amos 7:7-8
A plumb line is simply a weight tied to a string that builders use to determine whether a wall is straight up and down. You hold the string in place at the top of the wall and allow the weight to hang freely just above the floor. The weight will swing back and forth at first; but when the movement stops, the string will be perfectly vertical (or plumb). The plumb line gives us an absolute standard by which to judge the construction of the wall. If a builder did not use a plumb line, he could certainly build walls, but he would never know for sure whether they were straight. A vertical wall will hold more weight, and it will continue to stand as long as it remains plumb. When a wall begins to lean, there is a danger that the building could collapse. God has a standard by which He measures our lives. We are either in line with His Word, or we are not. If we begin to lean away from His principles a little bit, most people will not notice; but if we allow ourselves to continue to stray from God’s Word, it will become obvious to everyone, and our lives will eventually crumble. Each of us should ask the Lord to measure our lives against His standard and be willing to make corrections as He speaks to our hearts.