School closures for Jan. 24, 2020
The following schools will be closed due to illness in the district: Hardeman County Schools, closed Friday, Jan. 24 and Monday, Jan. 27 Lexington City Schools, closed Friday, Jan. 24
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U.S. Marshals search for woman accused of trying to hit deputy
SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- The U.S. Marshals are asking for the public's assistance in finding a Savannah woman accused of trying to run over a deputy. In a news release, the Marshals say Rayna Brooke Talley, 30, is wanted on charges…
Jackson firefighter arrested, placed on administrative leave
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Fire Department has confirmed an eight-year veteran of the department was arrested Tuesday. Ray Harvison was arrested Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of Walmart on South Highland Avenue, according to court documents. Court records…
Man killed in Tuesday night crash in Gibson Co.
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol has confirmed a man was killed in a crash near Atwood late Tuesday night. THP says Richard Casey, 38, of Bradford, was killed after his Chevrolet S-10 truck went off the right…
Local city competes in HGTV's 'Hometown Takeover'
MILAN, Tenn. -- Residents in the City of Milan will be gathering Sunday to take pictures downtown, and city leaders will be taking more photos in other residential areas. Those photos will then…
THP: 20 kilos of suspected meth recovered in Madison Co.
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol has confirmed investigators recovered 20 kilograms of a drug suspected to be methamphetamine on Thursday. THP confirmed the find Friday in a news release. The release says troopers and agents with the…
Man allegedly kills roommate because "the demons told him to"
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man accused of stabbing his roommate at a home in Silerton is in custody. Matthew Lang, 25, is charged with first-degree murder after deputies responded to the Mayfield Lane home around 11 a.m. January 20…
Former Crockett County Circuit Court bookkeeper indicted
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- The former Crockett County Circuit Court bookkeeper has been indicted on charges of theft, official misconduct, and destruction of and tampering with governmental records. The Tennessee Comptroller's Office announced the indictment of April Hicks on Monday.…
USPS places new boxes to assist mail carriers
JACKSON, Tenn. -- You may have noticed some new boxes from the post office around midtown Jackson. The United States Postal Service said these green relay boxes are something new they're trying out to help mail carriers. They say this…
2 arrested in separate Sunday shots fired incidents
JACKSON, Tenn. -- According to court documents, Jackson police responded to the Waffle House on Casey Jones Lane around 3:30 a.m. Sunday for a shots fired call. William Wesley, a Maxxguard security…
Student finds creative way to get to work after car breaks down
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Taliyah Talley is a senior at North Side High School in Jackson. She spends her mornings at school, but in the afternoon she goes to work through the LOOP…
Woman charged after throwing knives, biscuits at boyfriend
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman accused of throwing utensils and food at her boyfriend Monday night faces a judge. Jordan Boyles is charged with simple assault after police say her boyfriend attempted to throw her out of an east Jackson…
2 arrested after guns, drugs found in Decatur Co. traffic stop
DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two people are in custody after investigators found guns and drugs in a vehicle during a traffic stop on Monday. Investigators say Russell Long and Megan Newcomb were arrested after deputies stopped a vehicle near the…
Suspect in custody after Saturday shooting at local restaurant
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is in custody following a shooting Saturday afternoon at a west Jackson restaurant. Stephun Bush is currently charged with attempted first-degree murder after allegedly shooting at a person in the parking lot of Back Yard…
Man charged after drugs found Thursday
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man accused of running from gang unit investigators at a west Jackson home appeared in court. Court documents say Jackson Police Department Gang Unit investigators were near Blackberry Trail on Thursday afternoon when investigators saw Trevion…
