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Carpenters for Christ help church in Dyer

DYER, Tenn. -- Some special carpenters are now at work for a congregation in Dyer. The volunteer group Carpenters for Christ is spending the next week adding onto the New Hope Baptist Church…

Jackson Chamber recognizes local home-based businesses

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Chamber celebrated a number of small Hub City businesses Wednesday afternoon in downtown Jackson. The largely home-based groups don't have storefronts. The Jackson Chamber recognized the seven businesses with…

Local man grows business from gardening hobby

KENTON, Tenn. -- What if you could make your hobby your livelihood? That's exactly what one West Tennessee man did, turning his love for lilies into a business that stretches across…

Man charged with attempted murder in Union City shooting

UNION CITY, Tenn. -- A man is facing an attempted murder charge after a Wednesday afternoon shooting in Union City. Bronzie Johnson Jr., 19, is the accused gunman, according to a news release from the Union City Police Department. Officers…

THP identifies man killed in Hardin Co. motorcycle crash

HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a motorcycle wreck near Savannah. Thomas Whaley, 55, of Savannah was killed when the Kawasaki motorcycle he was riding left the roadway along Highway 64, according to a report…

Water main break cuts water pressure to homes in northeast Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Several homes in northeast Madison County lost water pressure, Tuesday night.  Jackson Energy Authority confirms it was due to a water main break along Christmasville Road.  Drivers also reported high waters along Christmasville, making it almost impossible…

Bystander training teaches how to become a hero

JACKSON, Tenn.- Dozens packed Luther Hall at Union University, Tuesday night to become a hero. Local non-profit, WRAP teamed up with the Madison County Health Department to host the discussion about…

State breaks ground on phase 2 of I-69

UNION CITY, Tenn. -- The second phase of a project that will connect Union City to Troy in Dyer County is officially under way. The corridor is expected to be completed in October…

Local NAACP chapter kicks off summer reading program

JACKSON, Tenn. -- One of this summer's biggest reading campaigns kicked off Tuesday. Hoping to help students looking to learn over the summer, the Jackson-Madison County Chapter of the NAACP hosted…

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