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Body found near cemetery outside Milan

GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas has confirmed a body was found on Hope Hill Cemetery Road outside Milan. Thomas said the body has been taken to the medical examiner's office for autopsy. The body has not…

Woman killed after being hit by car on Interstate 40

HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman was killed Tuesday night after being hit by a car on Interstate 40 in Haywood County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 37-year-old Jennifer Sanders, of Batesville, Mississippi, was crossing Interstate 40 around exit 56…

School closures for Friday, Feb. 7

Several schools and districts in West Tennessee will be closed Friday due to illness. Those schools are: Chester County Schools Family Christian School Jackson-Madison County Schools Milan Special School District Trinity Christian Academy West Carroll Special Schools

JMCSS to close Friday, Feb. 7 for illness

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County Schools have announced they will be closed Friday, Feb. 7 due to illness in the district. Central Office will be open for regular business hours on Friday. Trinity Christian Academy has also announced they will…

What's New Wednesday: Fit Happens Bootcamp

"If you would have asked me three years ago, I would be sitting on the couch. There's days when I'm not motivated," said Brooke Carrell. It wasn't until Brooke started pushing herself at the…

Black History Month: Katie Brantley

JACKSON, Tenn. -- For 84 years, Ms. Katie Brantley has lived in Madison County. She grew up near Riverside Cemetery. "We did what we did and the kids all went to school and we…

Milan police search for robbery suspect

MILAN, Tenn. -- Investigators look for answers in an armed robbery that occurred early Wednesday morning. "The biggest piece for us is, we're going to need the cooperation of the community to help us out with this one," Lt. Nick…

Songwriters Week coming to historic theatre

MCKENZIE, Tenn. -- The Park Theatre in McKenzie has a long history. It first opened in 1941, and it remained open for 50 years until it was closed in the early 1990s. But thanks to a revival effort in 2016,…

Alamo shop damaged in afternoon fire

ALAMO, Tenn. -- Fire crews responded to a shop in Alamo Wednesday afternoon after a fire broke out. The fire started at the shop on Birmingham Road off U.S. 412 around 1 p.m. Wednesday. Several small explosions were heard during…

Tennessee flu deaths on the rise

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The number of flu deaths across the state has increased. According to the Tennessee Department of Health, 10 children have died from the flu this season in Tennessee, including one in West Tennessee. Six of the deaths…

Two lawmakers call for Tigers, Vols to face off regularly

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Two lawmakers are calling for the University of Memphis Tigers and the University of Tennessee Vols to face each other regularly in football and men’s basketball. A Senate Joint Resolution sponsored by Sen. Brian Kelsey and Rep.…

Nova Early Learning Center closed due to illness

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Nova Early Learning Center has confirmed it will be closed for the rest of the week due to illness. The school will be closed Thursday, Feb. 6 through Friday, Feb. 7. Students are expected to return on…

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