Could it be possible that firefighters did not render aid?

I saw this story in the Jackson Sun and was stunned:

Firefighter response questioned in fatal wreck

The Jackson Sun

City and county officials are reviewing the response of Jackson firefighters to a fiery accident that happened outside city limits and killed a former Jackson Christian School football star.
Nick Melton, 18, died early June 3 after his truck went off Ashport Road, crashed into a tree and caught fire. According to statements in a Madison County Sheriff’s Department report, Jackson firefighters were the first firefighters to arrive at the crash, but did not get out of their truck to help emergency workers and witnesses, who could not get in the truck because of the heat.

Witnesses and deputies complained in the report that the firefighters sat in the truck despite motions for them to help douse the flames. “The complaint from EMS was that allegedly that the Jackson Fire Department was on the scene or near the scene because the vehicle crash was outside city limits,” Sheriff David Woolfork said Tuesday morning. “At this point I can’t confirm whether or not that occurred.”The department investigated after emergency workers complained that firefighters were advised not to help with the fire, the report says.Mike Morgan, the interim Jackson fire chief, said firefighters were initially told the accident was at Thelma Barker Elementary School, and did not see the fire until they noticed that foliage around the crash was aflame. The firefighters reported to their dispatcher that county firefighters were already at the wreck when they arrived.Morgan said he hoped to finish a report on the matter today.“Whether they acted or not because they were in the county has no play here,” Morgan said. “There was some confusion for about one or one and a half minutes there that before he got out of the truck and saw the county fire truck actually extinguishing.”He said he did not know whether any disciplinary action would be taken. The firefighters and the dispatcher involved are still on duty, Morgan said.“It’s a possibility, but it’s still an ongoing study of what’s going on in this one- to two-minute time frame,” Morgan said.Woolfork would not comment on whether a quicker response by firefighters could have saved Melton. When asked the same question, Morgan said, “I don’t know. I would like to think that bottom line there wouldn’t be any different outcome in this situation."Read Wednesday’s edition of The Jackson Sun for more information on this story.

Could this be possible?

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Aldi coming to Jackson?

As reported in this article in the Memphis Business Journal:

http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2007/03/12/story2.html?page=2

"Aldi is working to put another wave of stores in Millington, Collierville, Southwest Memphis, Olive Branch, Midtown and Jackson, Tenn. "

What is Aldi?

Visit www.aldiusa.com

New medical building slated for Jackson, Tenn., hospital campus

Why wasn't this reported in the Jackson Sun? I think a 100,000 square foot office building is pretty big news. More info here, as reported in the Memphis Business Journal by Andy Ashby:

Cogdell Spencer, Inc., and West Tennessee Healthcare are planning a new medical office building in Jackson, Tenn.
The five-story, 100,000-square-foot medical office building will be called the Medical Center Physicians Tower.
The project is in the planning phase and a final cost has not been determined yet, according to Cogdell Spencer spokesman Dana Crothers.
Charlotte, N.C.-based RPA Design is the project architect.
The new office building will be located on West Forest Avenue, right across the street from Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Plans for the new building include a multi-level parking garage and pedestrian walkway.
Cogdell Spencer, a real estate investment trust which specializes in medical office buildings, is developing the project, which will begin construction this summer.

Gander Mountain coming to Jackson

I believe that Gander Mountain locating in Jackson is a testament to Cox McCarver Development. After all, there is not a Gander Mountain in Memphis or Nashville and the one in Knoxville just opened. Have you been to Gander Mountain? I've never seen anything like it. It is huge. The official description is here:

Gander Mountain Company (Nasdaq: GMTN), headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is the nation’s largest retail network of stores for hunting, fishing, boating, camping, marine and outdoor lifestyle products and services. Since 1960, the Gander Mountain brand has offered an expanding assortment of competitively priced outdoor equipment, technical apparel and footwear, as well as gunsmith, archery, boat, ATV and marine services. The stores feature national, regional and local brands as well as the company’s owned brands. Focused on a “We Live Outdoors®” culture, Gander Mountain dedicates itself to creating outdoor memories. There are currently 106 conveniently located Gander Mountain outdoor lifestyle stores in 22 states. For the nearest store location call 800-282-5993 or visit www.gandermountain.com.

What will anchor Sterling Farms?

I think I am a pretty good sleuth on the Internet. I nose around until I find interesting or useful info. I found a website published by the McAlexanders. A pretty cool layout on their site is for the Smith Farms development on the bypass. A neat plan is here:

http://www.jacksonlotsales.com/Plat%20Smith%20FarmTC.pdf

If you are a retailer, this plan could be very beneficial:

http://www.jacksonlotsales.com/Plat%20Smith%20123%20Radius.pdf

The plan has a 170,000 square foot anchor store on the property. I saw a sign offering land for sale by CB Richard Ellis, a heavy hitter of a developer.