Competition heats up with 'Senior Brain Games'
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Ready, set, go for the sharpest minds in West Tennessee. "So today is our fifth annual Senior Brain Games," Southwest Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability Director Shelley…
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Trenton community comes together to help dog with cancer
TRENTON, Tenn. -- A dog responsible for saving lives is now fighting for her own, but she's getting a little help. Hottie was deployed while her owner, Chais Wallsmith, was in…
UT Martin welcomes one of their largest freshman classes
MARTIN, Tenn. — Thousands of students are preparing to begin their college careers at the University of Tennessee Martin. One of the largest freshman classes is moving into the…
Local men protest lack of African American educators in JMCSS
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two local men with concerns about the Jackson-Madison County School System came together Friday for a press conference. They say their main concern is for the future of the children.…
McNairy Co. bank robbery suspect uses ATV as getaway vehicle
FINGER, Tenn. -- Just after 9 a.m. Friday, McNairy County deputies responded to a robbery call. "Our branch office of Home Banking out in Selmer, Tennessee, our Finger Branch, was…
McNairy Co. Sheriff's Department searching for armed robbery suspect
FINGER, Tenn. -- The McNairy County Sheriff's Department is currently investigating an armed robbery. Officials with the sheriff's department say the robbery happened shortly after 9 a.m. Friday at the Home…
Search for missing Alamo man ends in tragedy
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Logan Hopper, 22, was found dead around 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Investigators are now on the hunt to figure out what happened. A family's search for…
McKenzie police investigate shooting that injured woman
McKENZIE, Tenn. — A late night shooting leaves many residents in McKenzie on edge. Police say there were multiple gunshots around 10 p.m. Wednesday at an apartment on Walnut Circle,…
Couple rings in 70 years of marriage
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A couple in Jackson is celebrating a big milestone. Couple William and Kathleen Bell have been married for 70 years as of Thursday. They lived in Arkansas for most of…
McKenzie hosts 'Southern Fried & Sweet Tea Festival' this weekend
McKENZIE, Tenn. -- Fried food lovers will come together this weekend in McKenzie for an annual festival. The Southern Fried and Sweet Tea Festival will kick off in downtown McKenzie starting…
2nd grader finds pepper spray on JMCSS school bus
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Just before 8 a.m. Thursday, Jackson Police Department officers knocked on Rodney Nelson's door. "Explaining to me that my daughter had somehow gotten ahold of some…
United Way offers small businesses big chance to give back
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The United Way of West Tennessee has created an easy, affordable and effective way for small local businesses to give back to their local community while also helping…
Local students celebrate Teacher of the Year
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A local school celebrated West Tennessee's Teacher of the Year Thursday. Mandy Fraley of Northeast Middle School was named Teacher of the Year. Blue Bell provided ice…
Police investigate theft of bricks from Bemis Mill site
BEMIS, Tenn. -- Police say they are investigating the theft of bricks from the work site that was once Bemis Mill. The bricks were stolen sometime between…
New documents emerge weeks before Holly Bobo suspect's trial
SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- We are weeks away from the beginning of one of the biggest court cases to ever hit Hardin County as the murder trial for a suspect in the…
