BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. — A local sheriff’s department is investigating an incident that happened right outside their office. According to Haywood County Sheriff Billy Garrett Jr., around 1:20 p.m., a 23-year-old man from Stanton came to the sheriff’s office. Garrett says the man was trying to determine if he had an outstanding warrant, and was with two unidentified women. Garrett says…
MARTIN, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee at Martin is launching a new safety program. The university says the program, called Operation Blue Light, will see its officers patrol the campus with a solid blue light on all marked cars. Martin says this will begin immediately. “We hope Operation Blue Light will bring additional patrol visibility to the campus, as…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wireless carrier T-Mobile is paying $19.5 million in a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over a 12-hour nationwide outage in June 2020 that resulted in thousands of failed 911 calls. The FCC said Tuesday that as part of the settlement, T-Mobile will also commit to improving communications of outages to emergency call centers. The agency says…
JACKSON, Tenn. — One Jacksonian was presented with an award on Tuesday morning. Reginald Sims was presented with the Veteran Service Officer Award. Sims is a retired First Sergeant, and now serves as a Veterans Service Officer for Madison County. The award given to Sims represents outstanding service to Madison County and West Tennessee. “I would say it’s a joy…
GREENFIELD, Tenn. — A huge celebration was held at a local school to recognize the hard work of both students and teachers. Greenfield School has received the honor of being named a reward school. To celebrate the accomplishment, faculty, staff and students got to participate in “Rewards Day” on Tuesday. Assistant Director of Weakley County Schools, Betsi Foster says the…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department says the COVID-19 booster is now available everyone. The department says those 18 years or older who got a Pfizer or Moderna shot can receive the booster at least six months after their initial doses. And those who got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine may get a booster two months after…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — A high speed chase in Humboldt leaves one person injured. Authorities say Sunday night, the Humboldt Police Department and the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office chased a stolen car on Central Avenue going over 100 mph. Officials say the car was stolen and driven by a runaway minor from Memphis. According to authorities, the driver lost control and…
MIAMI (AP) — Officials say Brian Laundrie, who was found dead last month in a Florida swamp, shot himself in the head. The medical examiner in Sarasota County, where Laundrie’s body was found, said in a news release Tuesday that the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head, and the manner of death was suicide. Laundrie’s skeletal…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. — One church in Bells spent Tuesday afternoon passing out Thanksgiving meal boxes to people in need. “We want them to be full of food and full of spirit, and that’s why at Knee Temple, we have a sign that says ‘Whosoever will let him come,’” said Arthur Brown, a pastor at Knee Temple Church. And many…
Tuesday Night Forecast Update for November 23rd: After starting Tuesday in the mid 20s, it turned out to be a nice afternoon. Temperatures tonight will be a bit warmer then last night due to an increase in humidity today from the light southerly breeze. The winds will kick up in speed and the temperature will climb tomorrow before Thursday’s cold…
