HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama says a Tennessee high school football player who was killed shielding three female friends from gunfire died a hero. In a Twitter post on Sunday, Obama said: "Zaevion Dobson died saving three friends from…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - East Tennessee State University has updated some restrooms in academic buildings and residence halls with signage that identifies them as gender-neutral restrooms. The university's Associate Vice President for Facilities Management Bill Rasnick tells the Johnson…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new survey shows that Tennessee correctional officers overwhelmingly dislike the state's recently changed overtime policies. The Tennessean reports the Tennessee State Employees Association worked with the Tennessee Department of Correction to ask officers about work…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Metro Nashville Police say a triple shooting appears to be a murder-suicide. Police Commander Terrance Graves told media that officers were called to a report of shots fired about 4 a.m. Monday at a north Nashville…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A shooting victim reportedly caused a stir after showing up in a Chattanooga gas station parking lot. Police tell local news outlets that 20-year-old Javoris Akins was shot in the shoulder and foot Sunday afternoon in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Clarksville attorney will receive an award from the Tennessee Bar Association for her efforts in providing free legal advice to low-income Tennesseans. The bar association said Elizabeth "Libby" Sykes will receive the organization's Harris Gilbert…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A man was arrested after Memphis police say stray bullets from his gun killed an innocent bystander. According to WMC-TV, the shooting occurred around 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Police arrested 19-year-old Montavious Jennings on Friday after…
SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Bullitt County teacher has been charged with possessing methamphetamine. According to WHAS-TV, Bullitt Central High teacher Kristan Smith was arrested and charged Saturday morning. Details of the arrest are unclear, but officials with the Bullitt…
ELKMONT, Ala. (AP) - A solar panel park large enough to power 50 homes a day is being built in Alabama by a private company that will sell the electricity generated at the site to Tennessee Valley Authority. Spokesman Steven…
WAYNESBORO, Miss. (AP) - Waynesboro police have charged a 54-year-old man with breaking into homes of three women and raping two of them. Mark H. Pittman was charged Thursday with burglary and rape. WDAM-TV reports a judge set bail at…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - An anti-violence advocate and youth mentor in Louisville was shot and wounded while on his way to his son's school for a Christmas gathering. The Courier-Journal reports that 37-year-old Aubrey Williams Jr. was shot Friday. Williams…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man is preparing to put his endurance to an ultimate challenge by trying to row a boat across the Atlantic Ocean. The Tennessean reports that 48-year-old Phil Theodore of Brentwood will face 30- to…
Authorities say a shoplifting suspect was fatally shot by a Tennessee sheriff's deputy. Knoxville police spokesman Darrell DeBusk says the deputies from the Knox County Sheriff's Office were treated for nonlife threatening injuries. DeBusk said the deputies saw the suspect…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Gov. Phil Bryant is naming a Eupora lawyer to fill a judicial vacancy being created by the retirement of Circuit Judge Clarence Morgan III. The appointment of George Mitchell Jr., announced Friday, is effective Jan. 1.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man is preparing to put his endurance to an ultimate challenge by trying to row a boat across the Atlantic Ocean. The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/1QRKr8i ) reports that 48-year-old Phil Theodore of Brentwood will face…
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - Authorities say three people were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Clay County in eastern Kentucky. Kentucky State Police say the head-on crash occurred Friday on the Hal Rogers Parkway. State police say the crash occurred…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Senate's Efficiency Committee has approved a $12,000 pay raise for the aide to Senate President Pro Tem Jonathan Dismang. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported (http://bit.ly/1PddIZe ) Saturday that the committee approved raising Andy Goodman's…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Jackson State University will become the second of Mississippi's three historically black universities to gain control of an endowment set aside in a desegregation lawsuit. Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce announced the transfer of $24.3 million…
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (AP) - A former Mt. Juliet police sergeant already heading to prison on federal fraud charges is now being charged by the state. Media outlets report 40-year-old Jason Ezell was arrested Thursday by the Tennessee Bureau of…
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Audience members at a Kentucky school's performance of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" recited a Bible passage that school officials deleted from the play. W.R. Castle Elementary School Principal Jeff Cochran tells the Lexington Herald-Leader that some…
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - The director of a Laurel County animal rescue organization was charged with animal cruelty after authorities say over 150 dogs were found at her home. Kentucky State Police said in a news release that 40-year-old Stephanie…
MORGANTOWN, Ky. (AP) - A specially called meeting is scheduled next week to address the Butler County Sheriff's Office budget amid a work stoppage. The Daily News of Bowling Green reports deputies haven't worked since Tuesday, after fiscal court voted…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fort Campbell's three-year-long construction and renovation project at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital has come to an official end. The Leaf-Chronicle of Clarksville reports that BACH's commander, Col. Telita Crosland, and others unveiled the hospital's new Behavioral…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - College Board trustees are giving final approval for plans by Mississippi's eight public universities to raise tuition. The average price of tuition for an in-state student would rise by 4.1 percent next fall, following Friday's vote…
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) - An East Tennessee sheriff says a deputy and a woman have been injured in a shooting and the suspect has been taken into custody. Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford told news outlets that the deputy, Jenna…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) - Officials in Columbus have voted to create a permanent oversight board for the city's police department in the wake of the shooting death of a 26-year-old man. The Commercial Dispatch reports Columbus councilmen and Mayor Robert…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Jefferson County Public Schools is planning to increase the maximum number of students allowed in many of its classes, saying the move will free up certified teachers to be redeployed to schools or programs that JCPS…
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - Southaven has appointed new police and fire chiefs to replace the retiring heads of those departments in January. The Commercial Appeal reports aldermen have named Deputy Police Chief Steve Pirtle to replace Tom Long, and Deputy…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A massive federal spending bill could channel tens of millions more to Mississippi Power Co. to aid construction of its $6.5 billion power plant in Kemper County. The language, engineered by U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss.,…
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - The Tupelo City Council has approved two bids for the construction of safe rooms in Lee Acres and Theron Nichols Park. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports each monolithic dome structure will be capable of holding…
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a Shelbyville woman has been arrested 17 times for drunken driving. WSMV-TV reports Dorothy Hanson's charges date back to 1985. Police say six of the offenses have taken place in the past 10 years.…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - A woman who embezzled $6,000 high school band students earned for a Florida trip has repaid half the money as part of a plea deal. The Sun Herald reports 43-year-old Kimberly Luxich faced a…
CHICAGO (AP) - Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandan Wright will have knee surgery. Coach David Joerger said Wednesday he is not sure when the operation will be or exactly what type of procedure will be performed. Wright has not played since…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have placed running back Dexter McCluster on injured reserve and promoted safety Josh Aubrey from the practice squad to the roster. The Titans announced the moves Wednesday. McCluster broke his left wrist in…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) - Twenty-five candidates have submitted applications to become Columbus' next police chief. Media outlets report that the city began taking applications a month ago to find a successor to former police chief Tony Carleton. Carleston resigned Nov.…
LUMBERTON, Miss. (AP) - The citizens of Lumberton will have to head back to the polls to vote again for their mayor. Local media outlets report that the close count in Tuesday's special mayoral election will necessitate a runoff between…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has removed another Democrat from the state House of Representatives as he tries to help his party seize control of the chamber for the first time since 1920. Bevin has appointed Democratic…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Officials say two Jackson Public Works Department employees have been arrested and charged with stealing water from the city. Mayor Tony Yarber and Jackson Police Chief Lee Vance told media outlets Tuesday that Marcus Banks and…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - About 14,000 Kentucky poker players are trying to get a piece of a multi-million dollar judgment against an online poker company. The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety cabinet sued the company that owns PokerStars in 2010…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Some Tennessee and Kentucky humanities projects will receive part of $21.8 million in grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities announced this week. Nationwide, the funding will go to 295 projects. In Tennessee, the awards…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Finance Commissioner Larry Martin says the state's general fund tax collections in November were $42.6 million higher than projected. Martin said in a news release on Tuesday that November revenue collections were $902.6 million, which…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Mississippi River has been opened to one-way traffic near Memphis where two towing vessels collided. The Coast Guard said the towing vessels Margaret Ann and William Strait collided Monday, and the William Strait sank in…
MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Interstate 65 southbound in Hart County will be closed for several hours starting Wednesday night for water drainage work. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the closure at mile point 67 will begin at 10 p.m. and…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Pizza maker John Schnatter and conservative Charles Koch are giving $12 million to the University of Kentucky for a new research and teaching institute and renovation and expansion in the Gatton College of Business and Economics.…
LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) - Lucedale residents have voted in favor of selling beer and light wine. WLOX-TV reports Mayor Doug Lee says 323 residents voted Tuesday in favor of the proposal, while 267 voted against it. Lee says a petition…
PITTSBORO, Miss. (AP) - A Calhoun County man is dead following a home invasion in Pittsboro. WLBT-TV reports two men were at home Tuesday morning when two heavily-armed men entered the home. Gunshots were exchanged and one man died at…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - A developer has received an early approval from Ocean Springs aldermen for a townhouse project on Front Beach that received approval from the Planning Commission. Lee Brumfield is proposing 41 individual townhouses on 5.6 acres.…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Biloxi Councilwoman Dixie Newman has asked for a quarterly report to keep up with the new hires the administration is asking the council to approve. On Tuesday, the council agreed to hire R. Scott Levanway at…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A Moss Point man and his wife have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a drug-trafficking case in Jackson County. The Sun Herald reports 36-year-old Melvin Eugene Summers accepted a plea agreement to federal charges of…
SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Bullitt County sheriff is threatening to cease law enforcement patrols unless the county's Fiscal Court provides an additional $250,000 in funding. Local media outlets report that Sheriff Dave Greenwell has given the Fiscal Court 90…
