EXCLUSIVE - Compassionate trooper goes viral
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A glimpse into the day of a local Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper has gone viral. We first shared the image Thursday night of an…
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Troopers search for driver after crash takes out power poles in Gibson Co.
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A car wreck Friday morning near Milan left hundreds without power and police looking for the driver. Officials say the driver veered off the road and hit two utility poles so hard they were cut in two. But when first responders…
Students evacuate high school for disaster drill
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Students evacuated Henry County High School Friday morning, all in hopes of being better prepared in the event of a real threat. "Hopefully it will…
McNairy Regional Hospital to close in May
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- McNairy Regional Hospital and its affiliated clinics will close permanently on May 18, according to Tennova Healthcare. After recent plumbing problems, an examination of the building revealed the need for the replacement of sewer pipes that…
Police make more arrests in north Jackson home invasion
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have announced more arrests and new details in a home invasion in which four suspects are accused of stealing from a woman in her 90s while she was at home. Two more arrests have been made, and both are juveniles, according…
Animal shelter opening in memory of Lexington woman
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Five years in the making, an animal shelter in Lexington is set to open Monday. "We finally got it done," Doris Johnson said. Johnson is the administrator…
Woman charged with attempted murder in stabbing
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman is facing an attempted murder charge after a confrontation that reportedly ended with another woman being stabbed. Police say Johnetra Raychelle Person confronted another woman March 15 outside Guardian…
Madison Co. inmates graduate into second chance
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Ten female inmates housed at the Madison County Jail graduated Friday from Celebrate Recovery, a program focused on rehabilitating inmates. “When I walked through them doors, the last…
Police ID accused gunman who was stabbed by homeowner
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have identified the man they say was stabbed in the neck after pulling a gun on a homeowner. Chew Sawyer, 29,…
Search of Gibson Co. home yields 6 ounces of meth; 4 arrested
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A search at a Gibson County home led deputies to six ounces of meth and resulted in four arrests, according to the Gibson County Sheriff's Office. [caption…
Office Depot in Jackson to close in May
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Office Depot retail store in Jackson will be closing in May, according to the company's public relations department. The store, located at 2151 North Highland Avenue, will close on May 14, according to senior public relations…
THP: Woman charged after fleeing traffic stop with toddler in car
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- THP officials have identified the woman they say crashed her car Thursday afternoon in Gadsden after fleeing a traffic stop with her 3-year-old daughter unrestrained in the back seat. Teerika Settles,…
Car flips after crashing into North Jackson home
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An unusual crash in North Jackson ends with car landing on its side after ramming through part of a house. The driver was taken from the scene…
U of M Lambuth hosts Do It Art Exhibit
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The art exhibit on display in the Varnell-Jones Hall at the University of Memphis Lambuth, Thursday evening, was anything but boring. Actually it was quite hands on.…
Martin traffic stop leads to drug arrest
MARTIN, Tenn. -- What started out as a routine traffic stop, turned into something much more serious early Thursday morning. According to the Martin Police Department, Patrolman Nick Combs stopped a car after seeing it run a stop sign on…
