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Dresden hit among several cities during Friday storms

DRESDEN, Tenn. -- The town of Dresden is nearly destroyed after Friday night storms swept across the town’s downtown area.  “It went from an immediate really loud event into a quiet and calm right…

Residents in Lexington react to storm damage

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Severe weather may be gone, but still taking a toll. There is still lots of damage in West Tennessee as the city of Lexington is still recovering from the severe weather.…

Local school closings due to storm and tornado damage

According to information received from Karen Campbell, Communications Director Weakley County schools: Gleason, Greenfield and Martin schools will be open tomorrow. Due to road safety concerns, Dresden and Sharon schools will be closed. "We are aware that our students, staff…

Ballet Arts hosts final Nutcracker performance

JACKSON, Tenn.-- The annual Ballet Arts Jackson Nutcracker is coming to an end. This is the 40th anniversary of Ballet Arts performing the Nutcracker. Guests can expect many routines from past performances with a special twist. This is the…

Chickasaw lights up the night with holiday cheer

CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. — A  local state park lit up the night sky with Christmas cheer. Chickasaw State Park in Chester Co. is hosting its annual Lighting of Park this weekend. The park offered the free lights starting on Friday,…

Kenton residents react to storm aftermath

KENTON, Tenn. -- Friday night, storms swept across several states, including Tennessee, affecting hundreds of residents and homes. “Watching it on Facebook and they said to Newbern, Rutherford, Kenton you need to take…

Multiple areas without power after West TN storms

---Multiple residents in West TN without power following storm damage. According to information received in a news release from Gibson Electric Membership Corporation, as of around 1:00 p.m, 22 outages were reported and 4,571 member-owners' homes and businesses were without…

Severe weather damages areas in West TN

WEST TN --- We are receiving reports and photos of multiple counties throughout the West Tennessee area with storm damage. We have included some of the storm damage photos we've received here from a campground at Beech Lake and also…

Paris Christmas Festival canceled for today

PARIS, Tenn. ----  Christmas festivities canceled due to last night's inclement weather. According to information from the Paris Chamber of Commerce, today's planned events for their annual Christmas Festival have been canceled. Details for the rescheduled times will be announced…

Outages reported in northwest Tennessee following storm

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Gibson Electric Membership Corporation is reporting 3,035 homes and businesses are without power. The outages are effecting Lake, Obion and Dyer counties, and the outages was caused by the recent storm. As of 9:30 p.m., the Obion…

Community offers prayers following Humboldt shooting

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Community members came together at a local school following a tragedy. "With the recent incident, we wanted to make sure that the school knew that there were people in the community that were coming together in prayer,"…

Judge keeps Tennessee limits on school mask mandates blocked

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge is keeping a Tennessee law blocked from sharply restricting the ability of public schools to require masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, saying the new law “offers no protection to students, let…

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