MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) - All nine precincts in the western Kentucky city of Mayfield have voted to allow package alcohol sales in the city limits. News outlets report that 58.35 percent of the 2,324 Mayfield residents who voted in the…
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee first lady Crissy Haslam is visiting Lenoir City and Knoxville to promote a summer reading program. Haslam visited Lenoir City Elementary Read to be Ready on Wednesday. It's one of 12 summer reading programs…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Louisville Zoo is announcing the birth of a Saharan addax. The zoo said in a statement on Tuesday that the male addax is the first to be born at the facility in over a decade.…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's administration is heading to court to defend the governor's vetoes of the state budget and his reorganization of a board that recommends some state judges. Kentucky Democratic House Speaker Greg Stumbo has…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new lot has been opened at Nashville International Airport for drivers who are waiting for travelers to arrive. The new cell phone waiting lot contains 80 spaces and offers free parking. It is located in…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Former television judge Joe Brown cannot practice law in Tennessee under an order from the state Supreme Court. According to The Commercial Appeal, the state's highest court has placed Brown on disability inactive status, which designates…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Metro Corrections is preparing to make use of every bit of available space to house its steadily rising inmate population. Steve Durham, assistant director at Metro Corrections, tells The Courier-Journal that a broken pipe delayed the…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Some Mississippi college students will need to add an extra class in order to receive state scholarship money this fall. The change comes after the Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board modified the definition of a…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Police say a 59-year-old Biloxi woman is accused of embezzling more than $60,000 from two companies where she worked. The Sun Herald reports Susan Kim Moore, of D'Iberville, was arrested Monday on a charge of embezzlement…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - A woman and her boyfriend each face a misdemeanor child neglect charge after police they say they left her 9-year-old boy in a hot pickup truck while they went to a restaurant. Police Chief…
JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Department of Agriculture officials say they are ramping up efforts to stop scammers from stealing consumers' credit card numbers at gas pumps. News outlets report that for the first time, inspectors who normally check pumps…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District's board has chosen to increase sewer rates and drainage fees by 6.9 percent starting Aug. 1. The Courier-Journal reports that that's the largest increase the board can impose without the approval…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says the Old Eastwood Ferry Boat Ramp on the Green River in Webster County has closed because of damage to the concrete. A recent drop in the river…
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) - A program being presented at Oak Ridge next month is designed to provide insight into life there during the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project National Historical Park program is scheduled for 3 p.m. July 8…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Police in Mississippi say no injuries or fatalities have been reported after a large explosion and fire at a natural gas plant. Pascagoula Police Capt. Shannon Broom says authorities received a report about the explosion at…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Texas abortion restrictions could affect the outcome of a federal court challenge to two Tennessee laws. On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down Texas laws requiring abortion clinics to meet…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis police say officers shot and wounded two robbery suspects. Police tell media outlets that the suspects were shot Saturday night at a Memphis pizza shop where a delivery driver was robbed. The suspects, ages 20…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi comic book, movie and science fiction fans lined up for the state's third Comic Con event. The Clarion-Ledger reports Sunday that this year's event sold three times as many tickets as last year. Patrons waited…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga State Community College soon will have a smoke-free campus. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports the ban starts July 1 on smoking, along with the use of chewing tobacco and electronic cigarettes. College spokeswoman Nancy…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A hearing for the man accused in the 2014 burning death of Jessica Chambers is being delayed. The Commercial Appeal reported Saturday that District Attorney John Champion says the July 5 hearing will be delayed over…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Democratic Party has elected new leaders to head the organization for the next four years. In a statement Sunday the organization said its executive committee voted on the six positions during a meeting Saturday.…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Jimmy Buffett again has a presence in Biloxi, and a crowd turned out to open the new Margaritaville Resort Biloxi. The Sun Herald reports stilt walkers helped cut the ribbon and huge margaritas appeared for dignitaries…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A judge has postponed the trial of a 24-year-old man accused of beating a Chattanooga pastor to death in 2014. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Tom Greenholtz told defendant…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Metropolitan Memphis saw its largest annual gain in jobs in May in 20 years. Citing state government data Thursday, The Commercial Appeal (http://bit.ly/28Sl2LM ) reports that in May, nearly 19,000 more residents reported they were working…
DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Danville school was placed on lockdown after a black bear was spotted on the school's grounds. Danville Police Chief Tony Gray tells news outlets that the bear was seen at the Kentucky School for the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville's Metro Council has approved an $822 million budget after making about $9.8 million in adjustments from Mayor Greg Fischer's initial proposal for the upcoming year. News outlets report that the council unanimously approved the budget…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Election officials are advising Tennessee residents that the last day to register to vote for the Aug. 4 election is July 5. The Shelby County Election Commission says voter registration applications must be received by 4:30…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville public health officials are offering free HIV testing on Monday. Testing will be done at the headquarters of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness. It's in observance of National HIV Testing Day.…
HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) - John James Audubon State Park in western Kentucky is hosting a photo exhibit from Linda Bruckheimer, the wife of Hollywood film producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The exhibit is called "Kentucky Unseen: Roadside Views of the Bluegrass." It…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's 2015 median age was 38.6 years, slightly older than the U.S. median of 37.8 years. That's according to numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau and reported by the Tennessee State Data Center at…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Labor statistics released by the state show that Davidson County continues to have the lowest unemployment rate of any major metropolitan area in Tennessee. A news release by the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A deputy state treasurer will become the new director of the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration. Laura D. Jackson has more than 27 years' experience in state government. Gov. Phil Bryant announced Thursday that he's…
WALLS, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi authorities say a man with an arrest record in Chicago died after opening fire on police and taking them on a chase. DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco tells The Commercial Appeal Quencezola Maurice Splunge was…
PEARL, Miss. (AP) - The Rankin County Sheriff's Department says a father alleged to have abandoned his three children on Tuesday has surrendered to authorities, while the siblings' mother is expected to be arrested. The Clarion-Ledger reports 31-year-old Quincy Montanna…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - For the last three years, a lawsuit filed against Hercules/Ashland regarding groundwater contamination has awaited resolution. The Hattiesburg American reports the matter came to an end Tuesday, when Hattiesburg City Council voted to approve a confidential…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Gulf Amusements LLC, owners of FunTime USA, said in a press release received by The Sun Herald residents of Georgia Place, a nearby neighborhood, who are opposed to the amusement park, filed an appeal against the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new report faults Tennessee's court system for not adequately representing the diversity of the state's population. The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy ranks Tennessee 45th out of 51 state court jurisdictions for gender…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense to offer a National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program. Youth ChalleNGe is a residential program for young people aged 16-18 who have dropped out of school and…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former Madison County judge has been sentenced in an assault case. Attorney General Jim Hood, in a news release, said former Justice Court Judge Bill Weisenberger appeared Wednesday before Senior Status Judge L. Breland Hilburn…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The remains of a 20-year-old Army sergeant believed to have died more than 65 years ago during the Korean War are being returned to Tennessee for burial this week. The Tennessee Department of Veterans Services said…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say two men are dead and a Memphis police officer suffered a minor injury following an hours-long standoff. Multiple media outlets report it happened Tuesday evening in the Hickory Hill neighborhood. Police were summoned to…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation has presented a $160,000 check to the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast for improvement projects at the Gulf Park campus. The University Club accepted the check Tuesday in Hardy…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Someone had been complaining about all the trash in an alley that runs behind restaurants in downtown Gulfport, so Community Development Director David Parker strolled through on his way to a meeting late last year. The…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - State tourism officials say an Appalachian town will be certified as a Kentucky Trail Town. The officials say the community of McKee will receive the designation at a ceremony on Wednesday in the Jackson County town.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican political committee GOPAC has given its lifetime achievement award to Tennessee Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey, who is retiring from the Legislature this year. The group that recruits and trains GOP political candidates announced Tuesday that…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fourth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Duane Slone has won the Tennessee Public Health Association's Visionary Award for the Eastern Division of the state. In presenting the award, Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner (DRYZ'-ner) applauded Slone's work…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - About 400,000 Kentuckians are about to find out what Republican Gov. Matt Bevin wants to do with their health insurance. Bevin has scheduled a news conference for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to announce his plan to replace…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Trumpet player Wayne Jackson, who formed one half of the famed Memphis Horns with partner and tenor saxophonist Andrew Love, has died. He was 74. His wife, Amy Jackson, said her husband died Tuesday night at…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Metro Police Department is now taking applications for its popular free teenage driving awareness class taught by Nashville police officers. The four-hour class is offered to teens between the ages of 14 and 18 and…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a Sneedville man has been charged with killing his father and a woman while stealing a truck. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says Ricky Helmick Jr. was indicted Monday on charges including first…
